Generation X

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Generation X are those born between 1965 and 1980.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

In the doc you talk about how Generation X was born out of a sense that young people had no future in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Baby boomers and members of Generation X also experienced the sharpest declines in confidence using AI technology, according to a ManpowerGroup survey of more than 13,900 workers in 19 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Boomers have been more financially comfortable than their predecessors during the same times of life, and if the trends continue, they’ll be better off than at least one generation after them, too: Generation X.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

An even worse cliche, Generation X, is already degenerating. get nowhere fast.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner