Douglas Coupeland var en av de första att porträttera sextio- och sjuttiotalets barn. Här är några av de (cyniska) uttryck och beteendemönster som han anser är delar av X-generationens sotade vardagslunk:
Recurving: Leaving one job to take another that pays less but places one back on the learning curve.
Brazilification: The widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes.
Cult of Aloneness: The need for autonomy at all costs, usually at the expense of long-term relationships. Often brought about by overly high expectations of others.
Dorian Graying: The unwillingness to gracefully allow one’s body to show the signs of aging.
Fame-Induced Apathy: The attitude that no activity is worth pursuing unless one can become very famous pursuing it. Fame-Induced Apathy mimics laziness, but its roots are much deeper.
Japanese Minimalism: The most frequently offered interior design aesthetic used by rootless career-hopping young people.
McJob: A low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low-benefit, no-future job in the service sector. Frequently considered a satisfying career choice by people who have never held one.
Att bli fortsättad…