Thread: who do you think grew up in the best generation

I am 48 and feel we may have had it the best in modern times, always seemed to be plenty of work if you wanted it, never had to do the back braking work of my parents, seen a lot of technoligy that has made life easier. The sad thing is that it is also my generation that is suffering health problems because of all the chemicals and processing of food. I feel I would have been happier if born earlier with less technology, yeh, dont know its a tough call.
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blaze

I think it is almost impossible to answer that question.

1900-1930 Grew up in a marvellous rapidly changing world - radio, aeroplanes, motor cars, gramophones etc. But grew up in a world where many infections we don't even think of today were a death sentence. Where infant mortality figures were what we would now call third world. Many fathers died in the Great War.

1930 - baby boomer Grew up in a world that continued to change rapidly - antibiotics and other rapidly improving health care. Radio broadcasting became everyday and cars became affordable. But overshadowed by depression and a war that affected more civilians than ever before.

Baby Boomers Grew up in a world that continued rapid change - computers, television, booming economy. But overshadowed by wars (Korea, Malaya) and the fear of nuclear war.

Generation X Grew up in a world that was rapidly shrinking, with jet air travel becoming affordable, satellite television relay, a television and phone in almost every home. But still the threat of nuclear war, the Vietnam war, ever more intrusive red tape and government interference in everyday life, predictions of catastrophic shortages of fuel etc by 2000.

Generation Y Growing up in an ever smaller world, with marvellous new communications - internet, mobile phones, etc. But while the threat of nuclear war has receded, in its place we have terrorism and global warming, and the increasing threat of overpopulation. And there are wars all over the place.


I think that most people will believe that they grew up in the best possible world, looking back through rose coloured glasses, but there are so many factors that I don't think an answer is possible - so I am not going to vote.

John

Great answer John,
I feel much the same way. I always wish I was born 10 years earlier, that way I could have experienced the 60's/70's in my teens/20's; free love, great music, hippies and all that (and leaf sprung 4wd's). Which all sounds great, but the reallity may well have been "Birthday Lotto" and a trip to south east asia on a 707.

Yes, good reply John.

But as far as using and enjoying 4x4's in this land, gen X & Y have little to no idea about what has been lost

Originally Posted by Bush65

Yes, good reply John.

But as far as using and enjoying 4x4's in this land, gen X & Y have little to no idea about what has been lost

Some of us do, we've heard the stories and seen the photo's, thats when we weren't watching MTV, playing console games or getting intoxicated listening to grunge music or techno.


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The newer generations slide into and over lap each other since there are many definitions and terms for the people in those generations.

note: these dates are only approximate.

1901-1913: Interbellum Generation
1914-1929: The G.I. Generation
1930-1941: The Silent Generation
1942 to around 1953: The Baby Boom Generation
1954 to 1965: Generation Jones
1965 - 1980 Generation X
1975 -1986 MTV Generation
1980 to mid 90's Generation Y, or "Millennial"
Generation Z are modern children, born from somewhere in the second half of the 1990s to the present. In the early to mid 2010s, the yet-to-exist generation after this will be born.

ahhhhh the late 50's and 60's those times will never come around , ever you could catch a feed of fish from the ocean anywhere camp on the side of the road no matter what journey you were on with out any fear or worries

Since I was not born at any other time I cannot answer that question. I have only experienced one birth and only know of the time that I was born into and subsequently grew up in.

By the way, I don't there is much difference between these "X" and "Y" monikers. You need to realise they are only marketing terms defined by marketing types to work out how they can differentiate and segment markets. The problem they faced was that for those people born into the late-70's, 80's, and 90's there was no real distinction that marked them out. There were no depressions, no world wars, and no major new movements. They had to come up with something to label market segments and so they defined them according to, for example, buying patterns, emotional responses to stimulae; that kind of thing.

I suppose since the late-80's people have been born into a world of mediocrity and consumerism - no wonder young people go to such extremes to get their kicks (whether it is through drug taking - P, etc. - extreme sports, etc.).

Alan

I wish I was born when all the old cars weren't old, like Kingswoods and stuff.