Stuck between boomers and millennials, Gen X keeps rolling with the punches

In a world heavily populated by Gen Z, millennials, and baby boomers, the much smaller Gen X is often overlooked.

In late 2022, a poll made its way along social media asking people to vote on the most ignored generation: Gen Z, millennials, baby boomers, or the Silent Generation. For many Gen Xers (those born between 1965 and 1980), the request summarizes exactly what it’s like to be part of Gen X: You’re so much of an afterthought, you don’t even make the poll. “That sounds about right,” says Eve Simon, host and executive producer of the Gen X Stories podcast. “We’re ignored. Half of us will say we’re happy we’re ignored; the other half hate it. We’re America’s middle child—the forgotten generation.”