If you haven’t played them at the time they were released you are less likely to realise how far ahead of time they when it comes to various themes they covered. People notice this only after the thing Kojima predicted happens. Most recent and obvious example would be Death Stranding being released months before pandemic begun while the whole game is about a delivery man in a world where nobody can go outside. MGS2 was so far out when it comes to then upcoming intertwining politics and memes it requires at least an essay to properly describe. But when it clicks, it clicks.

Lots of us in Gen X had another leg up: technology jobs.

This path is still available for Millennials even if a bit harder. Long term there’s a lot of job safety to be had because Gen Alpha can’t use computers beyond phones and tablets. I do worry that by the time I’m really old I’ll be like a watchmaker, logging people into their bank accounts when biometrics fail or things like that.

One challenge that Gen X has appeared to be facing more than prior generations is generational squeeze. Adult Gen X’ers having to care their own now adult children that are struggling to survive on their own outside of the home as well as caring for Boomer parents (many of whom didn’t save enough themselves).

Having children is a terrifying thought given where the world is and is going. I feel like Gen X got really screwed on that end, reproducing in the last hurrah of western optimism.

It’s not isolated to Gen X. Wealth is largely transferred as early inheritance, always has been, therefore it’s just rich keeping getting richer. The only thing that changed after we got rid of monarchy was that social status was determined by wealth and not by birth. Given that the wealth of upper class was not redistributed - nothing could really change. There was a brief moment in time after WWII where high taxation of the rich changed things but it was quickly resolved in 70/80s when we went back to tried and true exploitation of the masses.

This is your reminder to join your local socialists, whoever they might be.

Yes, but is it made out of alumunulum?

There is no civilisation there.

I don’t want to sound like an ass but its quite likely that much of your experience is caused by weed, especially being content with mediocrity and mild depression. I’m speaking from current experience of how much my perception of things is changing on a t-break.