Isn’t it fascinating how we’ve divided the human timeline into these quirky categories? We’ve got the silent heroes, the booming boomers, the effortlessly cool Gen X, the tech-savvy millennials, the Zoom-loving Gen Z, and hey there, Gen Alpha, you’re next in line. But right now, let’s turn the spotlight on you, you awesome Gen X’ers – the original latchkey kids, the masters of retro-cool. Born in 1965–1980, you know all too well about neon clothes, jelly bracelets, stirrup leggings, pay phones, big hair, and strawberry shortcake…
From the cosmic dust of the ’60s to the neon glow of the ’80s, the r/GenX subreddit captures the essence of what it was like to grow up and live in this era. We’ve curated our favorite posts from the group, so grab your VHS tapes, dust off your Pogs collection, and get ready for a journey through the era of neon fanny packs, grunge anthems, and a world where the only social network that mattered was the one you actually attended in person.
#1 I Feel Like As A Gen-Xer, This Resonates With Me
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#2 Trying To Think Of A Clever Caption, But I Can’t Top This
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#3 The Best Part Of Getting A New Cassette
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#4 Seems Just About Right For Us
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#5 This Sums Up The Genx Music-Purchasing Experience
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#6 I Feel Like Gen X Is The Only Generation To Just Embrace This Reality
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#7 Sit, Ubu, Sit. Good Dog. Does Anyone Remember This?
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#8 What Are Your Thoughts On This? Accurate?
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#9 I Can’t Disagree
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#10 Just Had To Leave This Here. Had No Choice In Fact
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#11 How Everyone Else Thinks The 80s Looked Like vs. Reality
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#12 “Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner!”
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#13 Who Else Grew Up Learning To Question Authority From This Character?
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#14 Has Happened More Than Once!!!!! Especially About 9/11
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#15 How Very
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#16 I Suspect We Can All Relate To This
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#17 What Would Some Of Our Disproven Facts Be?
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#18 My God… We Suffered… Suffered So Much
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#19 Does Anyone Else Still Do This?
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#20 Stuck In The Middle With You
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#21 Oh, Ain’t This The Truth
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#22 Who Had A Car Stereo That Had A Removeable Faceplate?
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#23 This Is Only Going To Get Worse
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#24 Retirement For Generation X
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#25 Yes We Turned Out Just Fine
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#26 So… Umm… There’s That
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#27 Only Genx Has This Specialized Skill
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#28 The Blockbuster Strikes Back
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#29 Little Bit Of Truth To This. My Mind Is Still 30, But My Body Says Nice Try
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#30 Phil Basically Raised A Generation
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#31 We Ate King Dongs And Listened To Gregorian Chants. What A Time To Be Alive
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#32 Not A Gen Xer, But The Ones I Know Are Exactly Like This
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#33 This Place Was A Friday Night Out
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#34 My Daughter Found My Old Walkman, So I Left Her A Note
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#35 You Can Add Driving During The Day In Any Season, Really
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#36 Who All Laid On One Of These Bad Boys As A Kid?
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#37 It’s Not Even Funny. It’s A Big Source Of My Stress
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#38 Hilarity On A Level That Never Gets Old
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#39 This Post Is To All The Genx’s With Uncommon Names And The Bitter Sting Of The Gift Shop Keychains
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#40 I Learned Opera From A Cross Dressing Rabbit
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#41 What Was Your “Must See” Movie You Shared With Younger Generations?
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#42 Omg Fashion Plates!! Who Else Played With These?
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#43 Yes We Did. F**king Gop Idiots
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#44 Peak Genx – Riding Your Bike Down The Middle Of The Street, Standing On The Banana Seat, No Helmet
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#45 This Post Needs To Be 25 Characters But I Think The Fella Below Said Enough
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#46 Most Accurate Description Of Growing Up Gen X
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#47 Who Had School In A Portable?
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#48 Some Humor Needs No Explanation
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#49 X’ers Were Scrappy Little Hooligans
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#50 I Thought This Sub Would Appreciate This Cosplay From Superman (1978)
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