We need to talk about Gen X...

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let's discuss the Gen X problem!

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00:00 why are gen xers like that
06:36 lead poisoning
11:21 parental traumas
20:00 technological change
23:56 depoliticization

Selected Bibliography:
McLaughlin, Dan. (2024). Why Gen X Went MAGA. National Review. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner...

Jacobs, Ben. (2022). How Gen X Became the Trumpiest Generation. Politico. https://www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Kelly, Jane. (2025). Generation X Is in the Bullseye for Lead Exposure, Harms to Mental Health. University of Virginia News.
https://news.virginia.edu/content/gen...

Ramírez Ortega, D., González Esquivel, D. F., Blanco Ayala, T., Pineda, B., Gómez Manzo, S., Marcial Quino, J., Carrillo Mora, P., & Pérez de la Cruz, V. (2021). Cognitive Impairment Induced by Lead Exposure during Lifespan: Mechanisms of Lead Neurotoxicity. Toxics, 9(2), 23. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics9020023

(2015). Domestic Violence in the 70s. Circulating Now. https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/20...

Dodd, Vikram. (2020). Police uncovering 'epidemic of child abuse' in 1970s and 80s. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...

Brashier, N. M., & Schacter, D. L. (2020). Aging in an Era of Fake News. Current directions in psychological science, 29(3), 316–323. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721420915872

Singh Chaudhary, Ajay. (2024). The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World. Penguin Random House.