Birth of the Slacker | Generation X

most Gen Xers are in school during the

most Gen Xers are in school during the crash so at first they think like so

crash so at first they think like so

crash so at first they think like so what I never quite understood the stock

what I never quite understood the stock

what I never quite understood the stock exchange game enough to be interested I

exchange game enough to be interested I

exchange game enough to be interested I would like to meet this Dow Jones I

would like to meet this Dow Jones I

would like to meet this Dow Jones I thought he was a guy in all the Disney

thought he was a guy in all the Disney

thought he was a guy in all the Disney movies I vividly remember that day

movies I vividly remember that day

movies I vividly remember that day because all these classmates of mine in

because all these classmates of mine in

because all these classmates of mine in college were huddled around the TV and I

college were huddled around the TV and I

college were huddled around the TV and I was like what’s going on like full-on

was like what’s going on like full-on

was like what’s going on like full-on Keanu Reeves like I what’s up

Keanu Reeves like I what’s up

Keanu Reeves like I what’s up stock market’s crashing well that’s fine

stock market’s crashing well that’s fine

stock market’s crashing well that’s fine I’m a creative who cares I’m gonna be a

I’m a creative who cares I’m gonna be a

I’m a creative who cares I’m gonna be a writer it turned out that had an impact

writer it turned out that had an impact

writer it turned out that had an impact on the job market it turned out there

on the job market it turned out there

on the job market it turned out there weren’t as many jobs recession is

weren’t as many jobs recession is

weren’t as many jobs recession is already huge General Motors and Ford are

already huge General Motors and Ford are

already huge General Motors and Ford are laying off almost 25,000 workers coming

laying off almost 25,000 workers coming

laying off almost 25,000 workers coming out of college with a degree doesn’t

out of college with a degree doesn’t

out of college with a degree doesn’t matter no one can find work I applied

matter no one can find work I applied

matter no one can find work I applied for every single opening in my field but

for every single opening in my field but

for every single opening in my field but there’s just there’s nothing abs are

there’s just there’s nothing abs are

there’s just there’s nothing abs are hard are you just going to swallow your

hard are you just going to swallow your

hard are you just going to swallow your pride for Gen Xers the new reality she’s

pride for Gen Xers the new reality she’s

pride for Gen Xers the new reality she’s the birth of McJob x’ and the death of

the birth of McJob x’ and the death of

the birth of McJob x’ and the death of traditional careers white-collar workers

traditional careers white-collar workers

traditional careers white-collar workers are hit the hardest this time the

are hit the hardest this time the

are hit the hardest this time the stereotype of the slacker is born

stereotype of the slacker is born

stereotype of the slacker is born the whole idea of us being pegged as

the whole idea of us being pegged as

the whole idea of us being pegged as slackers I think came out of the fact

slackers I think came out of the fact

slackers I think came out of the fact that we couldn’t get jobs people started

that we couldn’t get jobs people started

that we couldn’t get jobs people started looking at different ways that they

looking at different ways that they

looking at different ways that they could do things precisely because those

could do things precisely because those

could do things precisely because those traditional paths weren’t there anymore

traditional paths weren’t there anymore

traditional paths weren’t there anymore that’s kind of what Gen X was bunch of

that’s kind of what Gen X was bunch of

that’s kind of what Gen X was bunch of us kind of gone like well maybe there’s

us kind of gone like well maybe there’s

us kind of gone like well maybe there’s like a backdoor into this bitch all

like a backdoor into this bitch all

like a backdoor into this bitch all sorts of independent film independent

sorts of independent film independent

sorts of independent film independent music alternative ways of working that

music alternative ways of working that

music alternative ways of working that doesn’t make you a slacker it actually

doesn’t make you a slacker it actually

doesn’t make you a slacker it actually makes you the opposite