that whole iraq war microgeneration of pundits have all been kicked in the head by a centrist horse and I don’t know why
Ezra Klein's post-election analysis doesn't shout out Bernie Sanders or AOC, but does glaze centrist darling Jared Golden — who is retiring because his constituents hate him.
November 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
that whole iraq war microgeneration of pundits have all been kicked in the head by a centrist horse and I don’t know why
It's also weird to see a piece of media that is specifically aimed at my microgeneration (Xennial/Oregon Trail generation). All the references are spot-on (both Fergies??) to the point where it felt like fan service (derogatory)
November 7, 2026 at 3:01 AM
It's also weird to see a piece of media that is specifically aimed at my microgeneration (Xennial/Oregon Trail generation). All the references are spot-on (both Fergies??) to the point where it felt like fan service (derogatory)
Been saying this since fall 2025 when I heard some of the speeches he was doing. Ossoff and I are the same age (and even know some of the same people) - there's a particular microgeneration of Great Recession millennial graduates that have wanted to bring the righteous hammer down for 17 years.
I think he's gonna be the President www.ajc.com/politics/202...
November 4, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Been saying this since fall 2025 when I heard some of the speeches he was doing. Ossoff and I are the same age (and even know some of the same people) - there's a particular microgeneration of Great Recession millennial graduates that have wanted to bring the righteous hammer down for 17 years.
It is really interesting. I have a Gen Z kid, and it's really interesting to see the differences and maybe even moreso the similarities between generations. Feels a little bit like every generation has become a microgeneration since the internet.
October 30, 2026 at 2:42 PM
It is really interesting. I have a Gen Z kid, and it's really interesting to see the differences and maybe even moreso the similarities between generations. Feels a little bit like every generation has become a microgeneration since the internet.
I'm a little younger than you, so I was in undergrad (aka, not connected to a larger reality) during the worst of the recession. My first vote was for Obama 08. I might be from the millenial-optimist microgeneration.
October 31, 2026 at 1:26 AM
I'm a little younger than you, so I was in undergrad (aka, not connected to a larger reality) during the worst of the recession. My first vote was for Obama 08. I might be from the millenial-optimist microgeneration.
yeah... there's a specific microgeneration for whom that is *the most* formative piece of media, it's fucked up
October 28, 2026 at 10:09 PM
yeah... there's a specific microgeneration for whom that is *the most* formative piece of media, it's fucked up
16WW Energy Systems Diagrams - Energy subsystem diagrams including microgeneration and storage at 16WW. #Energy #microgen #storage - https://www.earth.org.uk/energy-systems-diagrams.html
16WW Energy Systems Diagrams
Energy subsystem diagrams including microgeneration and storage at 16WW. #energy #microgen #storage
www.earth.org.uk
October 30, 2026 at 7:51 PM
16WW Energy Systems Diagrams - Energy subsystem diagrams including microgeneration and storage at 16WW. #Energy #microgen #storage - https://www.earth.org.uk/energy-systems-diagrams.html
I very much wonder whether and to what extent Xennials / Oregon Trail microgeneration have distinct behavior and belief patterns around "AI."
October 26, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I very much wonder whether and to what extent Xennials / Oregon Trail microgeneration have distinct behavior and belief patterns around "AI."
It is odd. Been thinking about getting solar for a while, and if I've understood correctly this means that energy bill savings plus microgeneration income could cover loan repayment costs. Absolutely huge.
October 28, 2026 at 10:55 AM
It is odd. Been thinking about getting solar for a while, and if I've understood correctly this means that energy bill savings plus microgeneration income could cover loan repayment costs. Absolutely huge.
Data point of 1, but I'm part of that microgeneration and I hate generative AI junk and don't voluntarily use it.
October 26, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Data point of 1, but I'm part of that microgeneration and I hate generative AI junk and don't voluntarily use it.
I think our microgeneration is uniquely positioned to see the efficacy and the hyperbole of new tech in ways others don't.
October 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I think our microgeneration is uniquely positioned to see the efficacy and the hyperbole of new tech in ways others don't.
The microgeneration at the start of the 80s is the Oregon Trail Generation, we already established this.
October 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
The microgeneration at the start of the 80s is the Oregon Trail Generation, we already established this.
Observation: So much Elder Millennial discourse on social media applies to many of us in the 1976-1980s cohorts as well.
We can't remember the 70s; we were babies then. We were kids in the 80s, teens in the 90s, young adults in the 2000s.
*whispers* that's why we were the same microgeneration! 🤫😂
We can't remember the 70s; we were babies then. We were kids in the 80s, teens in the 90s, young adults in the 2000s.
*whispers* that's why we were the same microgeneration! 🤫😂
October 24, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Observation: So much Elder Millennial discourse on social media applies to many of us in the 1976-1980s cohorts as well.
We can't remember the 70s; we were babies then. We were kids in the 80s, teens in the 90s, young adults in the 2000s.
*whispers* that's why we were the same microgeneration! 🤫😂
We can't remember the 70s; we were babies then. We were kids in the 80s, teens in the 90s, young adults in the 2000s.
*whispers* that's why we were the same microgeneration! 🤫😂
they already named our microgeneration and those 70s hanger-ons aren't allowed in it
October 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
they already named our microgeneration and those 70s hanger-ons aren't allowed in it
It was so prevalent I remember a piece that specifically called Xennials the “Oregon Trail” microgeneration.
Loved that game.
Loved that game.
Americans who went to school in the 90s: did you play Oregon Trail? Did EVERYONE play Oregon Trail? I keep seeing it come up and wonder if it was truly that prevalent
October 24, 2026 at 1:19 PM
It was so prevalent I remember a piece that specifically called Xennials the “Oregon Trail” microgeneration.
Loved that game.
Loved that game.
Yeah, no one is gonna use that. I vaguely humored the idea of an Oregon Trail microgeneration, as proposed for the late 70s/early 80s folks (like me) who basically never knew a world without PCs, but did know one without home internet, but that tech was unevenly distributed, so millennial fits fine.
October 25, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Yeah, no one is gonna use that. I vaguely humored the idea of an Oregon Trail microgeneration, as proposed for the late 70s/early 80s folks (like me) who basically never knew a world without PCs, but did know one without home internet, but that tech was unevenly distributed, so millennial fits fine.
I am fine with "xennial", because it really is a little microgeneration.
The internet came into being when we were in high school. 9/11 happened when we were in college and trying to break into the world. Feels like '78-'83 is its own little window.
The internet came into being when we were in high school. 9/11 happened when we were in college and trying to break into the world. Feels like '78-'83 is its own little window.
October 25, 2026 at 1:56 AM
I am fine with "xennial", because it really is a little microgeneration.
The internet came into being when we were in high school. 9/11 happened when we were in college and trying to break into the world. Feels like '78-'83 is its own little window.
The internet came into being when we were in high school. 9/11 happened when we were in college and trying to break into the world. Feels like '78-'83 is its own little window.
Those of my specific microgeneration: what's the indefensible pop punk cover of a classic song that you can't admit in mixed company to liking more than the original
It's very hard for me to choose between Goldfinger's '99 Red Balloons', Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Desperado', amd NOFX 'Vincent'
It's very hard for me to choose between Goldfinger's '99 Red Balloons', Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Desperado', amd NOFX 'Vincent'
October 22, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Those of my specific microgeneration: what's the indefensible pop punk cover of a classic song that you can't admit in mixed company to liking more than the original
It's very hard for me to choose between Goldfinger's '99 Red Balloons', Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Desperado', amd NOFX 'Vincent'
It's very hard for me to choose between Goldfinger's '99 Red Balloons', Me First and the Gimme Gimmes 'Desperado', amd NOFX 'Vincent'
Notice I said "microgeneration" "indefensible", "pop punk", and "not in mixed company" to make it completely clear what I'm talking about.
October 22, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Notice I said "microgeneration" "indefensible", "pop punk", and "not in mixed company" to make it completely clear what I'm talking about.
you'll be pleased to learn they re-covered it with everyone remote during covid www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szu...
keeping it to the (same?) microgeneration, not actually that many options (punk goes pop, random limewire one-offs?), so i'll take Glory of Love off of NFG From The Screen To Your Stereo
keeping it to the (same?) microgeneration, not actually that many options (punk goes pop, random limewire one-offs?), so i'll take Glory of Love off of NFG From The Screen To Your Stereo
Goldfinger - "99 Red Balloons" (Quarantine Video)
YouTube video by Goldfinger Music
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2026 at 2:25 AM
you'll be pleased to learn they re-covered it with everyone remote during covid www.youtube.com/watch?v=5szu...
keeping it to the (same?) microgeneration, not actually that many options (punk goes pop, random limewire one-offs?), so i'll take Glory of Love off of NFG From The Screen To Your Stereo
keeping it to the (same?) microgeneration, not actually that many options (punk goes pop, random limewire one-offs?), so i'll take Glory of Love off of NFG From The Screen To Your Stereo
A question on #Microgeneration #Housing tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 19-10-2026 has been answered by Michael Shanks. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-19/35809
October 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A question on #Microgeneration #Housing tabled by Mr Andrew Snowden on 19-10-2026 has been answered by Michael Shanks. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-10-19/35809
given that i was in the exact peak microgeneration for glee (in middle/high school from 2009-2015), all i will say is that only that exact moment of obama-era social politics could produce that show and no reboot could ever come close
October 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
given that i was in the exact peak microgeneration for glee (in middle/high school from 2009-2015), all i will say is that only that exact moment of obama-era social politics could produce that show and no reboot could ever come close
She could have retired after these two movies and been an icon to my microgeneration forever.
We all know the "Viggo broke his toe" story but what's another movie fact you're personally compelled to bring up every time without prompting?
For me, it's the fact that Robin Tunney is wearing a wig in The Craft because of having just shaved her head to save her job filming Empire Records.
For me, it's the fact that Robin Tunney is wearing a wig in The Craft because of having just shaved her head to save her job filming Empire Records.
October 19, 2026 at 9:11 PM
She could have retired after these two movies and been an icon to my microgeneration forever.
Microgeneration named Avid Tumblr Users (b. 1995, I can reclaim)
not rly a millenial bc i have no memories of the he-man genre of cartoons or gen 1 MLP. but im not rly gen z bc i collected LPS when i was 11 instead of 6, and MLP friendship is magic was on when i was in highschool.
October 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Microgeneration named Avid Tumblr Users (b. 1995, I can reclaim)