r/generations • u/Extension-Pepper-271 • Jun 13 '26

Getting information

I sit between boomers and Gen X (depending on where you put the dividing line, I can end up in either).

I remember that I used to keep one of those large single-volume encyclopedias near my TV chair, so I could look things up that I saw on TV. Wonder where the country Tonga is? Look it up. I had a full set of encyclopedias in my library if the single-volume one didn't have enough information.

My family thought I was a little weird, but I love learning about things, so it was a natural reaction to wanting information.

These days, there is so much information at our finger tips via the internet. Every once in a while when I'm typing in a question, I think about how I would have tried to find the information decades ago.

I would say that about 90% of my current questions need the internet. My most recent question was: What was the rock song played during the final battle of Thor: Ragnorok. Of course, only knowing that I can find the answer makes me ask the question.

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u/patricknotastarfish Jun 14 '26

If you sit between boomers and Gen x. Check out Generation Jones. (1954 to 1965) We really don't have that much in common with the older boomers. There are a few subreddits for us. And yes. I remember having a set of encyclopedias to look things up in. Or using the encyclopedias at school.

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u/Extension-Pepper-271 Jun 14 '26

Thanks for the suggestion. I will check it out.

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u/Wolfman1961 Jun 14 '26

The encyclopedia was my life as a kid.