Comments on: The Xer Meme: Have we sold out? http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html Social media strategy, training for associations, non-profits Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Can Gen Xers Revolutionize the Workplace? – The Buzz Bin http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1117 Can Gen Xers Revolutionize the Workplace? – The Buzz Bin Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:10:38 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1117 [...] being in the workforce for nearly 20 years, Gen Xers are starting to find their voice. A recent Gen X meme suggested that we’re selling out, but I like to think that we’re growing up. Maybe it’s because we’re hitting middle age and [...] [...] being in the workforce for nearly 20 years, Gen Xers are starting to find their voice. A recent Gen X meme suggested that we’re selling out, but I like to think that we’re growing up. Maybe it’s because we’re hitting middle age and [...]

]]> By: Dave http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1097 Dave Sun, 04 Oct 2009 03:07:52 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1097 @Maddie. First of all, great post and good discussion. I was just having this conversation with my Gen X wife yesterday about selling out and now I find your post thanks to JenX67. I don't think we are selling out, at least I don't think I am. Sure, some do but they do only because they have lost their imagination or it has been beaten out of them. I believe for those of us who have resisted the beatings we are continually re-inventing ourselves as we drive this Gen X Gremlin know as life on earth. @Maddie. First of all, great post and good discussion. I was just having this conversation with my Gen X wife yesterday about selling out and now I find your post thanks to JenX67.
I don’t think we are selling out, at least I don’t think I am. Sure, some do but they do only because they have lost their imagination or it has been beaten out of them. I believe for those of us who have resisted the beatings we are continually re-inventing ourselves as we drive this Gen X Gremlin know as life on earth.

]]> By: Splash: A Blog from MemberClicks » Blog Archive » Friday Top Five: A jumble of topics http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1095 Splash: A Blog from MemberClicks » Blog Archive » Friday Top Five: A jumble of topics Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:17:42 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1095 [...] And the association blogosphere was buzzing this week with Maddie Grant’s Xer meme. I wrote my response earlier this week and shared some others there as well, but here’s one [...] [...] And the association blogosphere was buzzing this week with Maddie Grant’s Xer meme. I wrote my response earlier this week and shared some others there as well, but here’s one [...]

]]> By: “Now Is the Time on Sprockets When We Whine!” — Association Inc http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1094 “Now Is the Time on Sprockets When We Whine!” — Association Inc Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:44:15 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1094 [...] Well, those who argue that lifestage is more important than birth year in determining personal attitudes and behavior can take comfort in the fact that apparently this form of mental miasma is a byproduct of the aging process — because as us Xers hit mid-life, it seems now it is our turn to whine! [...] [...] Well, those who argue that lifestage is more important than birth year in determining personal attitudes and behavior can take comfort in the fact that apparently this form of mental miasma is a byproduct of the aging process — because as us Xers hit mid-life, it seems now it is our turn to whine! [...]

]]> By: www.GenerationXpert.com http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1092 www.GenerationXpert.com Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1092 @Leslie White - I can't tell you how many times I've spoke at conferences about the Gen X/Boomer dynamic and had the Boomers jump in with "we did that," "we did that, too," and my favorite - jumping in when the opinions of Xers were asked for. The Xer experience IS different than the Boomer experience. I do appreciate the fact that you called us whipper snappers, considering I'm 38 and smack in the middle of Gen X. @Maddie - As far as selling out, nah, I don't think so. Gen Xers have always been goofy & sophisticated at the same time. Look at the dialog from any John Hughes movie. I think we just aren't as snarky as we used to be. That's not selling out, it's growing up. @Leslie White – I can’t tell you how many times I’ve spoke at conferences about the Gen X/Boomer dynamic and had the Boomers jump in with “we did that,” “we did that, too,” and my favorite – jumping in when the opinions of Xers were asked for. The Xer experience IS different than the Boomer experience. I do appreciate the fact that you called us whipper snappers, considering I’m 38 and smack in the middle of Gen X.

@Maddie – As far as selling out, nah, I don’t think so. Gen Xers have always been goofy & sophisticated at the same time. Look at the dialog from any John Hughes movie. I think we just aren’t as snarky as we used to be. That’s not selling out, it’s growing up.

]]> By: Ben Stone http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1091 Ben Stone Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:03:57 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1091 Maddie - I lived for Love and Rockets and was able to catch their show in Chicago back when. The Pixies opened. Insanely good tunes and they mattered so much. I may have "unsold out" my job but I have definitely sold out my music. Maddie – I lived for Love and Rockets and was able to catch their show in Chicago back when. The Pixies opened. Insanely good tunes and they mattered so much. I may have “unsold out” my job but I have definitely sold out my music.

]]> By: jen http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1090 jen Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:33:20 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1090 Maddie, Your reference to the obscure Soylent Green has made my day. That movie scared the living crap out of me when I was four or five years old. I've serioulsy never forgotten, and I swear, it shaped my Gen X world view. You're brilliant, Maddie! Maddie,
Your reference to the obscure Soylent Green has made my day. That movie scared the living crap out of me when I was four or five years old. I’ve serioulsy never forgotten, and I swear, it shaped my Gen X world view. You’re brilliant, Maddie!

]]> By: pr_nonprofit http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-3286 pr_nonprofit Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:19:20 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-3286 The Xer Meme: Have we sold out? http://bit.ly/2YomnU #postrank #nonprofit<p class="ubervu_reaction_link">via <a href="http://www.ubervu.com/conversations/www.socialfish.org%2F2009%2F09%2Fthe-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html">uberVU</a></p> The Xer Meme: Have we sold out? http://bit.ly/2YomnU #postrank #nonprofit

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]]> By: Eric Lanke http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1089 Eric Lanke Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:11:35 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1089 Hey, Maddie. Sorry I'm so late to the party. Here's my take. http://thehourglassblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/xer-meme-have-i-sold-out.html Hey, Maddie. Sorry I’m so late to the party. Here’s my take. http://thehourglassblog.blogspot.com/2009/09/xer-meme-have-i-sold-out.html

]]> By: Maddie Grant http://www.socialfish.org/2009/09/the-xer-meme-have-we-sold-out.html#comment-1087 Maddie Grant Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.socialfish.org/?p=1806#comment-1087 Bonus video for y'all (Shelley this one is for you!!) - TOP TEN ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS OF THE 80'S http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUWOsscgivQ Bonus video for y’all (Shelley this one is for you!!) – TOP TEN ALTERNATIVE ROCK SONGS OF THE 80′S

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