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Gen Xers are admitting the 17 things that baby boomers got right

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Gen Xers are admitting the 17 things that baby boomers got right about.

Boomer women paved a huge path for younger generations in the workplace.

They introduced casual clothing as an everyday thing.

They were good teachers.

They ended rampant sexual harassment through law, social norms.

"They got us right by neglecting us to the point of ferality, and that’s why we are who we are now?" "But which generation is more likely to survive an apocalypse? And the world seems to be headed that way, so our feral upbringing might come in handy." "My mom told me to go outside and play. All the bike riding, running around and swimming has made us healthier than the younger generations".

Millenials share their boomer parents’ 15 quirky (and frustrating) habits they just don't get.

People born between 1954 and 1965 are thrilled to learn they're not boomers, but ' Gen Jones' - What is 'Generation Jones'? The unique qualities of the not-quite-quite Gen-X-baby-boomers.

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informal

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English

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