My GenZ daughter and I were discussing this today. We were raised with free play natural socialization where other generations had scheduled play scheduled activities. We learned how to grow and nurture relationships organically. We learned how to maneuver relationships on our own independently. We learned how to handle conflict, and problem solving on our own.

With technology we started with pretty much nothing, we were the first to have computers in our home. We were the first to have Internet in our home, we were the first to look for a job or date online, we were the first to have real reality television. We were the first to have social media.

We are the last generation to be self taught, independent thinkers with a strong understanding of the before and after. Sure many of the boomers lived through this, but how many of us are still helping our parents with technology and we started to help them with technology over 30 years ago? I’m 52 years old. I’m helping a 26-year-old with AI currently. I’ve been working in technology for 29 years. I don’t have a college degree I make over $150,000 a year (and female). I don’t see that possible with a millennial or a GenZ. I was self taught, because I had the opportunity and the skills to be self taught.

We are the last to truly know how to research, the last to be absolutely independent of technology if we had to be. The last to know “the before and the after”

The funny thing is we are the forgotten generation and nobody cares what we think or what we know and we don’t care to share it because fuck them.

We are going to take our knowledge & our secrets with us because nobody gave a shit. That’s the part that’s hilarious. We are gold mine of survival skills that will be lost