Ranking U.S. Generations on Their Power and Influence Over Society
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AnonymityX1000
Veteran
Society will improve when Gen X passes Baby Boomer's overall influence. Unfortunately, we will have to just wait for eventual death not any type of takeover.
KeysT
Playa from the Himalayas #ByrdGang
Yeah I think Gen X has been thoroughly traumatized by their parents.
ogc163
Superstar
Gen-X is just as self centered as their boomer parents/older siblings. They generally believe in the same narratives regarding success.
AnonymityX1000
Veteran
As a member I would have to disagree. We may be more cynical but that lends to be followers by what's popular and universal healthcare, money out of politics more comfortable with diversity are popular among our generation. Those opposed will be quiet and follow moreso than the Boomer generation.
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
i actually hope the power vacuum skips gen x and goes to millennials, yall can sit this one out like everything else...except culture, yall did give us great music in the 90's/00's
AnonymityX1000
Veteran
I don't think it works that way but nothing wrong with hoping. lol
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
it actually can, plenty of gen x folks opted to be IC's instead of managers, gen y can skip ahead in the workplace, if gen x doesn't stack the bench with politicians ready to take over key leadership roles, millennials will, we outnumber yall so when it comes to voting, it's just a matter of participation which should go up next cycle as millenials will be ~29-45. i just haven't seen that desire to lead from gen x...
AnonymityX1000
Veteran
The data presented by the TS shows Gen X has a stronger foot hold in economic and political power. And culturally we control the media (the narrative) even now by a large margin. I think Gen X is positioned well for the most influence when Boomers die off.
Wargames
One Of The Last Real Ones To Do It
I hope so Gen X has done much so it makes sense they get skipped again.
I will give them credit for music. Then again a lot of that music was expressing their pain at being raised by Boomers who are sociopaths as a generation
the cac mamba
Banned
boomers 
Silent gen having more political influence than millennials is pure scust status
I don't think so, Gen X is actually pretty disillusioned/rejecting of the older generations and has generally shifted more and more progressive since the late 1990s.
Agreed, I think they've really followed the trends as millennials have taken the narrative from baby boomers.
I agree this will likely happen. Not that it would be a bad thing if Gen X had more power, I just see it skipping a generation in real time already.
ADevilYouKhow
Rhyme Reason
They need to be liquidated
Gen Millennials will be the most progressive voting bloc in history
We bared the brunt of two recessions, we're mired in debt, and we'll be among the last generation to know what was like to live on a hospitable (climate wise) planet. We'll grow increasingly digusted and embittered by the greed and excesses of Baby Boomers and Gen X. We'll grow to despise them for not having the foresight to prevent and mitigate the existential challenges that'll plague us.
We bared the brunt of two recessions, we're mired in debt, and we'll be among the last generation to know what was like to live on a hospitable (climate wise) planet. We'll grow increasingly digusted and embittered by the greed and excesses of Baby Boomers and Gen X. We'll grow to despise them for not having the foresight to prevent and mitigate the existential challenges that'll plague us.