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How Gen X Redefined Traditional Norms.... Content Warning.
Gen X is often portrayed as the generation that raised themselves and there is a reason for this. Gen X'ers were raised by the Silent Generation and Boomers, which those older generations were generally very set in their ways and opinions. They had a hard life, living through wars and massive changes on a global scale. Religion was still a priority but the time for church became something that was not as pressured on the Gen X kids as by these generations. Silent Gen and Boomers were often busy working, especially as technology began to rapidly advance and the cost of living rose just as quickly. The older generations also were not accustomed to the mindset of there being much to "worry" about when it came to letting "kids be kids", because they were raised with the mindset to work, and work meant supporting your family - even if it kept you from them often.
By Luna Verity8 months ago in Humans
Outsourcing Hell
Because of Satan’s recent decision to outsource their jobs, a group of rebellious demons found themselves with endless idle time on their hoofs, tentacles, mandibles, and hands. Miserable fiends huddled together in flaming magma, with nothing to do but suffer.
By Lightning Bolt ⚡5 months ago in Humor
Vacillating No More… Or Will I?
Dear Brain (or whatever may be in my head), We both know what this is about. Ever since I was an ugly little thing which passed off as a human child or possibly Cthulhu’s long-lost cousin, I've always had difficulty in making choices. I can't make the quick decisions like everyone else; you know, like normal people can. It’s a battle to decide on one thing or the other, be it something inconsequential or something serious with disastrous outcomes.
By Euan Brennan8 months ago in Journal
Interview With an AI
Author’s preface: The employment contract I signed had some fairly strict confidentiality clauses therefore I have had to leave out a significant amount of detail and am not able to provide any information about the actual content of the work. I am probably being overly conservative but I did not want to take any chance with what is the only job I have at the moment over this story. My apologies.
By Everyday Junglist8 months ago in Futurism
Analyzing the Growing Concern Centered on the Voice Cast of "The Simpsons"
We all love The Simpsons, don't we? It's the ultimate cross-generational show. I grew up with this show in the 1990s, and even now, it's still on and obliterating that bar set by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's The Flintstones back in the 1960s. The Simpsons is the ultimate primetime animated series; has been for decades now. I'm barely old enough to remember when the series aired on Thursdays. It's been a Sunday night series for 30 years now.
By Clyde E. Dawkins8 months ago in Geeks
World Leaders React to Imminent Alien Invasion
Israel — We Sold Them Mobile Phones In a bold preemptive move, Israel's Ministry of Defense announced it had successfully marketed “Earth's finest communication devices” to the extraterrestrial fleet. “Our agents disguised as Verizon sales reps convinced them the Galaxy S24 Ultra was a 'peace offering,'” said a spokesperson. “Their self-destruct feature activates at midnight.”
By Scott Christenson🌴8 months ago in Humor
Angelique's Repose
Angelique hides quietly in a shrub as bees and birds flit around her. A ladybug climbs up her arm to rest on her shoulder. As she watches clouds, a napping, curled cat floats in the sky, followed by a strand of pearls spreading vertically and horizontally. There are many cloud shapes: eagles, mountains, a sleeping baby, and a canoe drifting along the sky river. Leaves brush against Angelique's immobile and ageless form, a concrete maiden frozen in time.
By Andrea Corwin 8 months ago in Poets
A Hack You Can Try To Become a Creative Hero
I’ve stopped writing on Vocal. Well, evidentially, I haven’t – I’m writing on Vocal right now. Look at me go. The point is that I had stopped writing on Vocal for quite a while. And now, like Arnie, or 90s fashion, I'm back. For a bit.
By Jamie Jackson8 months ago in Art
My Experience on Vocal
Celebrate good times, come on! 🎶 Today marks a special little milestone: I’ve officially been on Vocal for one whole month! In this piece, I want to take a moment to reflect on my experience so far, including all the lovely people and creativity that I found along the way.
By Dalma Ubitz8 months ago in Journal
