Gen X, the meh generation

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A community for Gen X, those born between 1965 and 1980. Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z are welcome as long as the topic is Gen X or related. Abusive, racist or anti-LGBTQIA+ commentary/users will be removed.

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77 percent of Gen Xers want to go back to the pre-internet days (www.upworthy.com)

submitted 1 year ago by SocializedHermit to c/genx

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Uhhh, sure about that figure? I mean, social media certainly doesn't rank high but I don't think a plausible majority would do without the internet entirely, and few would roll back every benefit they receive from it.

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[–] theachievers 10 points 1 year ago

The poll asked: "I wish I could go back to a time before everyone was 'plugged in'" And people answered Strongly Agree / Agree / No Opinion / Disagree / Strongly Disagree

Other than noting it was a "Harris Poll" it said nothing about how many respondents there were, how they contacted them or anything else.

Would the world be better if everyone wasn't face-down in an illuminated rectagle every moment they could be? Before climate change became so ridiculously notable? Before Trump? Etc? It probably would be nice. It doesn't mean there shouldn't be Internet, or anything else, really.

There was a point where being online meant you'd read a manual and knew a damn thing. That was nice. But hey. We've got an open-source federated social media platform now, so. Po-TAY-to, Po-TAH-to.

Anyway, I think the phrasing of the title is clickbait.