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Gen X, the meh generation

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77 percent of Gen Xers want to go back to the pre-internet days (www.upworthy.com)
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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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[–] overzeetop 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that headline is substantially different than the question asked. I would probably rank mid way on that scale, but pre-internet? You can fuck right off with that. The internet and our modern devices are science fiction magic to pre-internet me. I paid by the minute for dial-up bbs time at 300 baud.

The internet and always-on social media has its foibles, but living without it is a nonstarter.