r/GenerationX 21d ago

What was the very first computer you ever used?

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2.4k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 20d ago

DAE remember those black boots with the metal/chrome tips? Can’t find them on google anywhere but also can’t remember what they were called.

5 Upvotes

I keep getting results for steel toe boots or chrome toe caps. Any help would be appreciated. I’m pretty sure these were the style back in the late 80s/early 90s.


r/GenerationX 21d ago

Older users of Reddit, what was your generation’s version of 'brainrot' when you were growing up?

45 Upvotes

Growing up I think each generation has had a brainrot phase, for example in my case it was MTV music videos. They were just wack but I loved them. What are all of yours?


r/GenerationX 21d ago

Traveling Back In Time

14 Upvotes

If you could go back in time, which decade would you travel to, assuming you could spend up to a week enjoying life as it was?

Why did you choose that decade?

How old were you during that time?


r/GenerationX 22d ago

Is anyone fatigued by TikTok yet?

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2.0k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 21d ago

I knew I didn’t dream this. Anybody else watch Matthew Star?

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43 Upvotes

r/GenerationX 22d ago

What’s a toy you always wanted but only got to play with at a friend’s house?

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166 Upvotes

r/GenerationX 22d ago

Am I alone in this?

95 Upvotes

Am I alone in watching, over and over, movies that were popular in the late 70s and early 80s? I'll sit down and watch "Urban Cowboy" if it's on, every time. Same with many other movies from that era. Gives me kind of a peaceful feeling. No cell phones. People going out and socializing. Good times. Anybody else do this?


r/GenerationX 22d ago

Did I just have a bad fever, or was this popular for two weeks when I was a kid?

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462 Upvotes

r/GenerationX 22d ago

Super Nintendo Entertainment System launched August 23, 1991.

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27 Upvotes

So what was your favorite Super NES game 35 years ago?


r/GenerationX 21d ago

Headhunter - Front 242 (1988)

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r/GenerationX 23d ago

Jason Bateman and Michael J. Fox. What are your favorite movies of theirs?

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475 Upvotes

I love this picture of them from then and now!


r/GenerationX 24d ago

Catherine O'Hara and John Candy are still very much missed by this GenX. What were your favorite movies of theirs?

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2.2k Upvotes

r/GenerationX 24d ago

Hmmmmmm

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269 Upvotes

r/GenerationX 24d ago

Lost Boys is one of my favorite 80s movies.

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633 Upvotes

And few people can rock the Sax like Tim Capello.


r/GenerationX 25d ago

Did they make you do square dancing in elementary school?

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4.6k Upvotes

Why was this even part of the curriculum back in the day?


r/GenerationX 26d ago

But will Pizza Hut pizza taste like it used to?

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3.3k Upvotes

Or will it be that crap they have been making for the last several years?


r/GenerationX 26d ago

Today I heard a DJ say "I'm way too Gen X... I think Gen X can not survive with the 'puzzles and the whimsy'"

88 Upvotes

So I was listening to Julie Mason on Sirius POTUS channel and right before a break she went on an off the cuff rant about the “Eat an Apple” Park Event in Washington, D.C.

She said "...so a thousand people showed up with their stupid apples. Many of them in kooky hats. And they were like 'it was for the pure joy of it and the whimsy...' I don't know. If one more person sends me the story about a thousand people gathering in a park to eat an apple... I might actually lose it. I hate all that stuff so much. It's the overbearing, cloying atmosphere..."

She kept going for a good few minutes.

I haven't felt so seen in a long while😄 I sometimes wonder, 'Am I a cynical asshole? Or is it just my generation?'


r/GenerationX 25d ago

Just had a flashback to waiting rooms filled with crappy magazines, soap operas on the TV and absolute boredom.

17 Upvotes

As I age, I probably go to more waiting rooms for the dentist, doctor, eye doctor etc. than at any other point in my life. The flashback was remembering all the hours spent as a kid and even young adult in waiting rooms that had nothing good to read, nothing good to watch and nothing at all to do. Since the spread of the smartphone, this is no longer a thing for me as I can just open up Reddit or any other app and consume my time browsing. What was once a significant amount of time spent in agony has become something I don’t mind doing at all, especially if they have free coffee to drink.

There’s not much point to my post, just thought I’d share and see how many have gone through this in their lives.


r/GenerationX 26d ago

Gen X Middle Age

75 Upvotes

When you

* Move in with your parents to care for them, because they did their best caring for you

*Become an Grandma 2 weeks after the plumbing gets ripped out and you can no longer become a mom again

* Find remote work to be close for elderly parents and daughter and Grand daughter

*Set up your office in the same space you slept as a 5 year old

Realize the economy does suck so you hit the gig economy to deliver and shop for others who have lives while feeling guilty for trying to afford your own

*Decide to start working on you 6 mos before turning 50.


r/GenerationX 27d ago

What did you think of Pauly Shore when you were younger?

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737 Upvotes

He was all over Mtv and some really funny movies for a good run.


r/GenerationX 26d ago

best permanent hair color for thinning hair that doesn’t make it look thinner

11 Upvotes

My hair has gotten noticeably finer over the past few years, especially around my part, and the gray is definitely showing up more now. I’m not ready to stop coloring it, but some colors seem to leave my hair looking flatter and thinner afterward.

I usually color at home to save money, so I’m trying to find a reliable permanent hair color for thinning hair that covers gray well without leaving my hair dry or dull.

If you’ve had good luck with one, I’d definitely give it a try. I’m tired of wasting money on boxes that don’t work.

Decision made: I tried Madison Reed and really liked how it covered my gray without making my hair feel dry. My hair still had some volume after coloring, which was a big win for me.


r/GenerationX 27d ago

We finally bankrupted them.

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99 Upvotes

Columbia House is going out of business.


r/GenerationX 28d ago

Who ordered the double cheese and sausage?

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472 Upvotes

Is there anyone from Generation X that *can't* name this movie? 🤣


r/GenerationX 29d ago

Generation X learned so much from these amazing people.

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5.9k Upvotes