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A Boring Dystopia

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The world we live in isn't just dystopic, it isn't just stupid, trying to describe all the ways it sucks just makes for a really boring story.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago (3 children)

As always, us GenX’ers are getting passed over yet again. 😔

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's cause for the most part y'all are doing better than the younger generations. You're more financially stable. Just like boomers you lucked into being born at the right time.

[–] Wazowski@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Tru dat. I’m gen X, wonder how the fuck my kids will be able to afford regular shit like a house and a car.

[–] tburkhol@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Their analysis period includes when GenX, even some Boomers, would have been in that 25-44 yo bracket and contributed to the 3x higher-than-OECD death rates. It's Millennials today, but most of their stats will be GenX

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

just like math class, nobody seems to find x