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3 months ago

an old tv set with the caption 1954-1965 generation jones

movie poster for the rocky horror picture show with frankie superimposed on the famous lips, the tagline is give yourself over to absolute pleasure

if you're a boomer: how do you feel about rhps? Y/N and in which half of boomer gen were you born?

#boomer + #RHPS = #generationjones?

i'm trying to see something about #cuspers - thx!

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3 months ago

Too young to be a Boomer, too old to be Gen X: Meet the unique and competitive 'Generation Jones' Did you know there are folks who don't quite fit into the main generational categories? That's boomers, Gen X, millennials, Gen Z and the up-and-coming Gen Alpha, of course. Sometimes, someone born a few months too early or late can make a world of difference in how they see the world. These in-betweeners, sometimes called "cuspers," are members of microgenerations that straddle two of the biggies. "Xennial" is the nickname for those who fall on the cusp of Gen X and millennial, but there's also a lesser-known microgeneration that straddles Gen X and baby boomers. The folks born from 1954 to 1965 are known as Generation Jones, and they got thrust into the spotlight as Vice President Kamala Harris (born in 1964) became a presidential hopeful in 2024. Generation Jones was born between 1954 and 1965.Photo credit: Canva Like President Obama before her, Harris is a Gen Joneser—not exactly a classic baby boomer but not quite Gen X. Born in October 1964, Harris falls just a few months shy of official Gen X territory. But what exactly differentiates Gen Jones from the boomers and Gen Xers that flank it? "Generation Jones" was coined by writer, television producer and social commentator Jonathan Pontell to describe the decade of Americans who grew up in the '60s and '70s. As Pontell wrote of Gen Jonesers in Politico: _"We fill the space between Woodstock and Lollapalooza, between the Paris student riots and the anti-globalisation protests, and between Dylan going electric and Nirvana going unplugged. Jonesers have a unique identity separate from Boomers and GenXers. An avalanche of attitudinal and behavioural data corroborates this distinction."_ > — (@) __Pontell describes Jonesers as "practical idealists" who were "forged in the fires of social upheaval while too young to play a part." They are the younger siblings of the boomer civil rights and anti-war activists who grew up witnessing and being moved by the passion of those movements but were met with a fatigued culture by the time they themselves came of age. Sometimes, they're described as the cool older siblings of Gen X. Unlike their older boomer counterparts, most Jonesers were not raised by WWII veteran fathers and were too young to be drafted into Vietnam, leaving them in between on military experience. > — (@) Gen Jones gets its name from the competitive "keeping up with the Joneses" spirit that spawned during their populous birth years, but also from the term "jonesin'," meaning an intense craving, that they coined—a drug reference but also a reflection of the yearning to make a difference that their "unrequited idealism" left them with. According to Pontell, their competitiveness and identity as a "generation aching to act" may make Jonesers particularly effective leaders: _"What makes us Jonesers also makes us uniquely positioned to bring about a new era in international affairs. Our practical idealism was created by witnessing the often unrealistic idealism of the 1960s. And we weren’t engaged in that era’s ideological battles; we were children playing with toys while boomers argued over issues. Our non-ideological pragmatism allows us to resolve intra-boomer skirmishes and to bridge that volatile Boomer-GenXer divide. We can lead."_ > @grownupdish > > I found my people and we are Generation Jones! Get ready to re-live our childhoods and follow for more. #grownupdish #midlife #midlifewomen #boomer #babyboomer #generationx #genx #1963 #over50 #generationjones #generationalmarketing #adulting #greenscreen However, generations aren't just calculated by birth year but by a person's cultural reality. Some on the cusp may find themselves identifying more with one generation than the other, such as being culturally more Gen X than boomer. And, of course, not everyone fits into whatever generality they happened to be born into, so stereotyping someone based on their birth year isn't a wise practice. Knowing about these microgenerational differences, however, can help us understand certain sociological realities better as well as help people feel like they have a "home" in the generational discourse. As many Gen Jonesers have commented, it's nice to "find your people" when you haven't felt like you've fit into the generation you fall into by age. Perhaps in our fast-paced, ever-shifting, interconnected world where culture shifts so swiftly, we need to break generations into 10 year increments instead of 20 to 30 to give everyone a generation that better suits their sensibilities. _This article originally appeared last year and has been updated._

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'What Xennials are made of' video has the micro-generation crying tears of nostalgia Millennials span two decades, but within that generation, there's a subgroup, aptly coined xennials. These are the cuspers. Too young to be Gen X, but too old to be millennials. They hold the unique experience of having an analogue childhood and a digital adolescence, putting them into a micro-generation of their own reserved for people born between 1978-1983. Xennials have been standing firm in their micro-generation status, constantly pushing back against being grouped into the generation before and after them. One xennial decided to take all the major moments that were a hallmark of the experience of growing up in this micro-generation, put them into a montage, and set it to music. It's titled, "What Xennials are made of." The results have xennials crying tears of nostalgia and longing for a simpler time. The montage opens with an old-school Apple Macintosh computer displaying the familiar green and black screen of the "Oregon Trail" game. After a few seconds, it transitions into a quick clip of Liv Tyler and Renée Zellweger dancing in _Empire Records,_ then of Carlton dancing on the show _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air._ All the while, you can hear the build-up of The Smashing Pumpkins' song "Tonight, Tonight" as the montage continues, hitting more memory-searing moments. Friends enjoy studio time with peace signs and smiles.Photo credit: Canva The first _Jurassic Park_ , AOL, The Spice Girls, TLC, Princes William and Harry with their father at the funeral of their mother, Princess Diana. Memory after memory, each building on one another, mixes the silly _(__Beavis and Butthead_ ) with the serious (Kerri Strug completing her Olympic vault on an injured leg). Kurt Cobain sings into a microphone before the scene changes to O.J. Simpson's famous white Bronco police chase, which then changes to a clip from _Clueless_. Just when you settle in, remembering all of the generation-forming moments, the clips switch up a little to include old photos of malls and now-defunct stores. By the end, people were left in tears, reminiscing on these cultural moments that helped shape who they are and how they view the world. > @popculturefangurl Best time ever #xennial #genx #eldermillenial #y2k #group7 ♬ оригинальный звук - junior_gd In the description of the video, uploaded by Ohh The Nostalgia on Instagram, they capture what it means to be a part of that micro-generation by writing, "we weren’t quite Gen X. we weren’t quite millennials. We were the glitch in the matrix. We grew up offline... and then logged onto AIM. We lived through dial-up…and then handed our entire lives to smartphones. We were raised on VHS…but built our identities on Napster. We’re the hinge generation. The beta testers. The liminal kids. We are the Xennials." Vintage vinyl collection basking in warm sunlight.Photo credit: Canva Some people commented on the traumatic events sprinkled in with the joyous ones, while others were moved by the wholeness of the experience. One person says, "Fully convinced this was the absolute best years in history and no one will ever change my mind!" Another writes, "Closest thing I’ve ever seen to a slideshow of my life that has nothing to do with my life…. Incredible how connected I feel to so many of these images. Great montage." Neon glow brings back the '90s vibe.Photo credit: Canva Someone else shares they were so overcome they couldn't comment right way: "I have been trying to comment on this for like 20mins!! I literally cannot put into words the emotions and nostalgia this reel invoked! My 19yr old watched it with me & just looked at me and was like I’m so jealous of your youth." "This is THE BEST montage I’ve ever seen for our little subgroup!!! I vividly remember every single one of these clips, well done ‘79 baby!" one person cheers. Emotional reactions continue to be a theme, with someone saying, "I don’t think an IG reel has ever made me cry before. I’m crying and feeling so proud to be…44."

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