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Editor's note - at one point in this episode we mistakenly say Millennials are children of Generation X... we meant Boomers. It was late. We needed coffee. God is good.
Show notes:
Generation X-odus - no, this is not a Boomer bash
1.Baby Boomers and the gap between them and the rest of us
They were the children of legends, ie the “greatest generation”
They were the children of the first innovation wave… in home tech, etc
Views on society: Things are made for consumption and their use. Things should be made to make life easy.
Views on authority: it comes from experience. Expertise and recognition are earned and authority is near absolute if earned. They were raised to be institutional and optimistic for the future.
2.Generation X - the first kids of Boomers.
“Latchkey kids” - created an inner sense of independence and cynicism
Society - keep a close, tight circle. Self-preservation
Views on authority - skeptical. Witnesses of many scandals of authority in politics and church and has led to their being the first generation to start departing from organized religion.
Looking for open conversation and willingness to be self-critical
3.Millenials - the second kids of Boomers. The last to adapt to the internet
Society: The first social media generation. Wider sense of consciousness and connectivity
Views on authority - less skeptical of authority than X, but they want to know the “why”... because of this they can be viewed as contrarian.
They struggled with the “because I said so” approach to much of church. If the church couldn’t give reasoning that made sense, then they smelled lack of authenticity and are leaving in numbers even greater that Gen Xers.
- Gen Z - the children of Gen X The first truly online generation. The biggest generation in modern history. Society: They were raised to be independent, and have the wealth of info at their disposal. They are developing quicker than any generation past.
Views on authority: they value experience, but demand mutual respect.
They are the most health conscious generation to date and aspire to be “aware” of societal issues and topics.
The Church of the 80s and 90s was trained to “win” people... and Generation X/ Millennials led the walkout. We have to find a better way...BE better.