Gen Xers know you pay more attention to Gen Zers, millennials, and boomers. They don't care.

There is something a little sad in all the memes that try to capture the essence of my generation of latchkey kids turned cynical slackers.

"It's almost like Gen X was a journey from boomer to millennial, and it wasn't a destination at any point," says Jason Salmon, a standup comic whose comedy often focuses on the plight of Gen X ...

It's often said that Generation X (people born between 1965 and 1980) are the forgotten generation who don't get any attention. But that's about to change, as people are finally talking about Gen ...

6. They Were Told Feelings Were Weakness Unlike Millennials or Gen Z, Gen X wasn’t raised with language for emotional health. Vulnerability wasn’t modeled—it was avoided.