Generation Jones, Born 1955–1965: Who They Are, What They Want, and How They Buy
If you were born between 1955 and 1965, you were more likely to have grown up watching The Brady Bunch rather than Leave It to Beaver. If you remember President Kennedy’s funeral at all, you mostly remember your parents’ reaction to the loss, rather than feeling a loss yourself. You were too young to protest the Vietnam War, and too old for Sesame Street when it began. You never really felt like a Boomer, even though your age slotted you in that category, and you never really felt like a Gen X-er, either.
There are 42 million of you in the United States, including President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, who were children in the 1960s and adolescents in the 1970s. Until recently, your cohort went unrecognized, lost between the much-publicized baby boom and baby bust generations. But now, thanks to writer/speaker Jonathan Pontell, you’ve got your own name and identity: Generation Jones. The name refers both to being anonymous or invisible and to the slang term “Jonesing,” an offshoot of “keeping up with the Joneses” that means a craving or strong desire for something.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 24, 2020 7:17 PM
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So boring and pointless; of course you found it on LinkedIn
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | July 24, 2020 5:06 AM
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The Generation Jones Troll has been at it for years.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | July 24, 2020 5:08 AM
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I can never remember what generation file I belong to. Now we're adding another? As if we don't already have enough on our plates!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | July 24, 2020 5:09 AM
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Leaving this here without comment.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | July 24, 2020 5:15 AM
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Actually R4, you DID comment. Nice picture.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | July 24, 2020 5:17 AM
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What about the Generation Jenny Jones Troll?
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | July 24, 2020 5:21 AM
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And the Generation Geraldine Jones troll?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | July 24, 2020 5:27 AM
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I'm Generation Jones and none pays us any attention. But we had the best music in the1980s, so there.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | July 24, 2020 5:44 AM
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[Quote] Now we're adding another?
It was added a few decades ago.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | July 24, 2020 5:48 AM
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The first time I heard the term, I was just relieved to no longer be lumped in with the Baby Boomers.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | July 24, 2020 6:18 AM
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So what is the description of this generation?
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | July 24, 2020 6:36 AM
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I was born in 1962 and I have no connection with Boomers. They were in college, protesting Vietnam and having acid trips when I was only entering kindergarten. There should be a separate generation classification for those who were teenagers in the 1970s.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | July 24, 2020 6:58 AM
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Yes, r18. Exactly the point.
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | July 24, 2020 5:19 PM
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Why the fuck does anyone care about their "generation classification"?
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | July 24, 2020 5:26 PM
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[Quote] Why the fuck does anyone care about their "generation classification"?
Probably the same reason you care so much about Naya Rivera? Maybe you should get back to those threads and stop bitching and moaning here, hon.
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | July 24, 2020 5:31 PM
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Meh - they still had many of the economic advantages of Boomers - cheap university, low housing prices, good economies.
Subtract Vietnam and it's not that dissimilar.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | July 24, 2020 5:32 PM
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Not really r23 but you knew that.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | July 24, 2020 5:33 PM
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R24 - actually yes to everything I wrote. University costs didn't start spiraling out of control until the late 80's. They prospered in the 80s and 90's economies - when rent and real estate were also comparably a lot cheaper.
Prove me wrong.
| by Anonymous | reply 26 | July 24, 2020 5:45 PM
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I'll admit a difference, my friend who are older all grew up listening and enjoying elton john and Queen. I liked talking heads and devo
| by Anonymous | reply 27 | July 24, 2020 5:45 PM
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[quote] Probably the same reason you care so much about Naya Rivera?
Hello, weirdo stalker; I actually couldn't give a fuck about Naya Rivera, either (still not even sure who she was), but I did think the teen Twitter outrage over the search for her was hilarious.
[quote] Maybe you should get back to those threads and stop bitching and moaning here, hon.
Yeah, maybe, but most likely I'll keep posting where I please. Since you are apparently invested enough in the generation thing to bother troll-dar-ing people who aren't, perhaps you could explain its appeal?
| by Anonymous | reply 28 | July 24, 2020 5:47 PM
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It's not difficult to hit one button, hon/r28. Sheeeeeesh!
| by Anonymous | reply 29 | July 24, 2020 5:50 PM
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At least your mother was home, bitches.
| by Anonymous | reply 30 | July 24, 2020 6:27 PM
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Me and Mrs. Generation Jones
| by Anonymous | reply 31 | July 24, 2020 6:30 PM
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The reality is that like with the line between Millennial and X and Millennial and Zoomer, the generation you identify with depends on your family.
If you were a youngest child born in 1960, you probably identify more with Boomers as your siblings were Boomers and your parents were more like Boomer parents.
Similarly, if you were the oldest child, you may identify more with Xers for the same reasons.
| by Anonymous | reply 32 | July 24, 2020 6:43 PM
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[Quote] If you were a youngest child born in 1960, you probably identify more with Boomers as your siblings
I would think your peers would have an influence.
| by Anonymous | reply 33 | July 24, 2020 7:17 PM
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