Install
Midlife & Gen X
Career pivots, sandwich caregiving, community leadership, and midlife health.
- 6 Tracked terms
- Last 30 days Feed window
What this topic collects on
An article joins this feed when it matches these terms. Each one is also a search of its own.
Related topics
Latest in Midlife & Gen X
Older Gen Z’ers Are Revealing The Trends Among Younger People That Make Them Feel 100 Years Old, And It’s About To Send You Into A Quarter-Life Crisis
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (307+ words) “Until they start looking like an extra from the Scooby-Doo movie, they can’t call their aesthetic Y2K.” I currently cover pop culture and trending news here at BuzzFeed. “Having siblings helps immensely with not falling out of touch entirely.” “I feel…...
10 Things My 80s Teenage Self Experienced That Are Now Largely Gone
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (183+ words) There are plenty of aspects of being a teenager that are universal. Wanting to assert your independence, all-encompassing friendships, and the struggle to find your place in the world, just to name a few. That being said, the cultural landscape…...
X — The Disappearing Generation
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (396+ words) Historically, each successive generation could count on living longer, healthier lives than the one before. But according to data from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that upward curve in life expectancy flattened with Baby Boomers. For groups…...
Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X & Boomers Have Very Different Ideas Of What Grandparents Should Do
11+ hour ago (644+ words) Written on Oct 06, 2026 Grandparents play a vital role in families, but what that role is exactly has certainly changed a great deal in the last century or so. Now that people are living longer and longer lives, more of us…...
Video of students walking into high school in 2006 is bringing Millennials back to a more carefree time
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (588+ words) Life for Millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996) looked very different during their teenage years than it does for today’s Gen Alpha and Gen Z teens. Millennial high schoolers were still hanging out and shopping at malls, choosing the best ringback…...
Gen Z considers these 7 things rude that Boomers & Gen X were raised to believe were polite
21+ hour, 12+ min ago (1546+ words) Every rule of etiquette started as a fix for a specific problem. Calling instead of writing meant the message arrived faster. Dropping by meant you cared enough to make the trip. Telling a kid to hug Grandma kept the peace…...
10 Things That Will Take Every Iowa ’80s Kid Straight Back Home
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (510+ words) 1. Encyclopedia Set - In the 1980s, we didn't have the internet. There was no Google. If you wanted to look up a fact, you had to look it up in your musty, old set of encyclopedias. Why go to the library when…...
17 Of The Most Concerning Things Gen Z And Gen Alpha Are “Guilty” Of Doing, According To Older Generations
17+ hour, 14+ min ago (55+ words) “AI isn’t always right, social media isn’t always right, and your friend isn’t always right.” I'm a Resident Writer at BuzzFeed covering pop culture, internet trends, politics, and whatever people can't stop fighting over online! —Anonymous, Gen X, 52, Connecticut —Anonymous,…...
What Did Early Humans Do for Fun Before Netflix, Phones, and the Internet?
19+ hour, 1+ min ago (172+ words) Long before screens, social media, and modern entertainment, humans were already creating art, playing games, telling stories, and finding ways to enjoy their free time. Imagine finishing everything you needed to survive for the day. The sun is going down…...
Difference Is a Luxury
1+ day, 9+ min ago (1430+ words) The social cost of differentiation We like to tell people to be themselves. Be authentic.Follow your own path.Don’t worry about what people think.You don’t have to fit in. It is also advice that is easier to give…...