Move over, millennials. Zip it, Gen Z. Those age groups, according to our number crunchers, are relative winners among the generations. The crushed cohort, apparently, is my own. On multiple fronts, Gen Xers are the losers. Those of us born between 1965 and 1980 are not only neglected (almost nobody bothers making memes or podcasts about our generation), we’re also beleaguered, stuck in the U-bend of life, likely to be caring for needy kids and parents at the same time. 

We have also, on average, done a notably poor job over the decades of nudging up our salaries. We’ve squandered, or lacked, opportunities to accumulate wealth, including houses. Read my colleagues’ analysis of this supposedly cursed generation. But don’t pity us. Remember, the numbers don’t catch everything. Xers definitely have had way more fun, and produced better music, than any generation since. Right?