Why Gen X is the real loser generation Don’t cry for millennials or Gen Z. Save your pity for those in their 50s

Why Gen X is the real loser generation https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/why-gen-x-is-the-real-loser-generation?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Daily Reads @daily-reads-TheEconomist

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I am a Gen Xer, and I do not consider myself part of a loser generation.

I do think my generation came up during a time when the family was under assault from companies, the economy, and a culture that made it harder and harder for one parent to stay home. I know my mother and father resisted that pressure for as long as they could.