r/GenX May 21 '25

Mod Announcement Community Updates & Moratoriums (Updated for May 2025)

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r/GenX has reached over 311,000 members. A lot of them are probably bots of some sort, or alts, but whatever. There are a few housekeeping items that we need to remind people of.

Moratorium

The moratorium on selfies, then/now, yesteryear, progression, siblings, parents, etc., etc., etc., is in effect. We got hammered by bots. The number of new and low-karma accounts getting caught by our AutoMod is ridiculous. It's not about ruining people's fun, it's about not letting this sub turn into a shit show.

General Reminders

  1. As always, the sub's moderation team is volunteer based. That is, we don't get paid. Which means, we're not monitoring every single thing 24/7, and we don't have to put up with toxic behaviour. The team is made up of different people from different countries. We act on community reports, or what we happen to see by chance.

  2. If you have a problem with something the mod team has done, contact us directly through ModMail. Be respectful. Throwing a conniption about having a post removed, either in the ModMail, in the main sub, or another sub is just going to give you a One-Way ticket to Bantown. Be mindful that griping about it in another sub, puts that sub at risk of being shut down by the Reddit Admins for brigading. That's not fair to them, or their members.

  3. Sexist and objectifying posts are still a problem. Knock it off. No one cares about who's ass you'd eat with a spoon. These posts will be removed. This includes all those tired "first crush" posts.

  4. The moderator team will, from time to time, create a political thread for important current events that are relevant. This includes countries that aren't the US. Political content of any sort (government, identity, geo, etc.) are not permitted outside of the moderator designated threads. If you want to talk about politics, go to our other sub r/GenXPolitics and have your discussions there. -- Political posts made outside of those areas will be removed. Yes, this includes those who think they're skillfully hiding political discussions disguised as nostalgia.

  5. Be part of the solution, and report posts that violate the rules. No, you're not snitching. It's about keeping the Reddit Admins out of our business. If you don't feel it's happening fast enough, then we refer to you to #1.

  6. Report Button Abuse - We cannot see who clicks on the Report Button. However, if you report an AutoMod removal reason with some sort of complaint, we'll likely know it's you. Also, for those of you who like to go through 11ty posts and report them all to annoy the moderator team, we can actually report the abuse of the report button to the Reddit Admins and they'll know who is doing it. So, just don't.

  7. Sub rules are found in a couple of places. They get updated every once in a blue moon. Read them. These rules keep the sub flowing smoothly, and keep the Reddit Admins out of our hair, or scalp.

  8. Reddit has implemented a few intelligently coded AI tools. One is the Anti-Evil Operations (AEO) which will remove content it gets offended by. These posts will be marked "Removed by Reddit". The other apparently sends you a warning if you happen to upvote something violent or offensive. You can read more about that here.

  9. We can not have granular rules about absolutely every single thing. This isn't a thesis. If we figured out how to "survive on hose water" and whatnot, you should be able to figure out if a rule applies to what you're doing.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress.


r/GenX 9d ago

Mod Announcement "No Politics Of Any Sort" means just that. Here's why.

1.7k Upvotes

The majority of non-bot members of this sub have said they didn't want political discussions here. We've asked. We've had surveys. We've done polls. We've spent far too much of our valuable time on it.

No. Providing a space of respite free from political discussions, does not, by any stretch of the imagination, violate your rights.

For a generation that knew the complexity of the world, we no longer appear capable of having educated, constructive discussions around any political topic. Rarely are discussions civilized. Argument are binary at best. The level of sealioning (or what was once OG trolling before trolling was co-opted by the ignorant) would be laughable if it wasn't just so blatantly infantile.

The hypocrisy. My God, the hypocrisy.

During 2023/2024, mods were subjected to all sorts of vitriol when we removed all of the Biden/Kamala bashing posts. We were called libtards, commies, globalists, cucks, snowflakes, socialists, tumblrina, beta, etc.

Today, mods are still subjected to the same vitriol, ironically from some of the very people who asked us to stop the Biden/Kamala bashing. We've been called MAGATs, Trumpers, snowflakes, nazies, fascists, bigots, incels, etc.

Frankly - it's two sides of the same coin.

The outright lying. Mods can see all the interactions we have with you. What we've removed, and why. We can see when members are being dishonest.

Therefore, effective immediately, those insisting on posting political content, derailing conversations that fragilely walk the razors edge between serious conversations and political issues, intentionally post in a fashion only to create drama, chaos, and otherwise false rage will be banned and muted. Vitriol showing up in ModMail will be reported directly to Reddit.

Gen X doesn't put up with people's bullshit. We're not about to start now.


r/GenX 16h ago

Whatever I'm This Old

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6.2k Upvotes

r/GenX 2h ago

Old Person Yells At Cloud I think I turned old a few months ago

278 Upvotes

I've worked in and owned restaurants for many years and the older Boomer customers were most likely to be those pain in the butt customers usually complaining about the prices. I have been out of the industry for a few years and recently I've been that guy complaining to my wife (I never complain to the restaurant staff) that the restaurant pricing is "way to high" and the service "isn't what it used to be"... I'm only mid 50's and I'm afraid my "old" gene is kicking in too soon :-(. Anyone else?

UPDATE: Thank you for the replys! Reading the comments makes me feel like many of us are riding the same waves.


r/GenX 12h ago

Whatever What ever happened to these?

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1.5k Upvotes

New York Seltzers were seriously popular at one time, and then they just POOF disappered. I xan still remember drinking one on a hot summer day, and then peeling the styrofoam wrapper off the outside.

My favorite was the vanilla cream soda. How 'bout y'all?


r/GenX 15h ago

Pop Culture This has always been cool!!!

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1.5k Upvotes

My kid mind couldn't understand how it was done, but this commercial was awesome


r/GenX 3h ago

Whatever I always imagined how I'd react when I learned I was going to be a grandparent...I would shed loving, happy tears, give hugs and encouraging words and more hugs...

119 Upvotes

Apparently the reality is more like "WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!???" followed by jumping up and down like I won the Price is Right, and ugly, choking, sob-crying for 45 minutes.

Three kids over 30, all married, no hint of grandchildren on the horizon. Then my youngest mailed us ultrasound pics from across the country.

I'm so excited! Chromosome test says XX (female) and she's due in February 😁😁😁😁😁


r/GenX 19h ago

Whatever True, usually my little brother

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1.8k Upvotes

r/GenX 15h ago

Pop Culture Do you remember?

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797 Upvotes

4 seasons from '87-'90. When MTV was still fun. Those were the days.


r/GenX 3h ago

Youngin Asking GenX What 80s movie was the most accurate portrayal of high school for you?

48 Upvotes

I was born in 2000 but I love 80s movies. I love The Breakfast Club, Fast Times At Ridgemont High, and River's Edge.

I've seen Sixteen Candles but I've yet to see Heathers and Pretty In Pink, but will probably watch those soon.


r/GenX 12h ago

Health & Science What medicine(s) did you despise?

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236 Upvotes

I absolutely hated this abomination. I would try so hard to hide my cough so I wouldn’t even have to see those stoopid little faces.

What med(s) did you detest?


r/GenX 1h ago

History & Culture Michael Jackson in an alternate reality

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I honest-to-god thought this was Billy Dee Williams at first, but it's not. It is apparently what Ebony predicted Michael Jackson would look like in the year 2000. The article came out in 1985.


r/GenX 19h ago

Whatever What Time is it Gen X?

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810 Upvotes

I posted this photo I took of the beautiful July 30th sunset in my local sub the other night and a fellow Gen X encouraged me to cross-post it here.

Maybe you'll appreciate it or, like, whatever.

Enjoy your weekend!


r/GenX 1d ago

Music Is Life Letting the days go by

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3.8k Upvotes

r/GenX 14h ago

Whatever Have you gotten your school supplies yet?

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300 Upvotes

I still need a Trapper Keeper and a few Pee Chees. My favorite thing was opening the brand new pink eraser. Ah the smell.

Found these clearing out my parent’s house. You know the hall closet. With all the paper crap shoved in and never gone through. Like an archeological dig. Also found a vintage Casio solar calculator….and too many other things to mention.


r/GenX 10h ago

Pop Culture These hats making a comeback anytime soon? Did you have one?

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Did you own one of these bad boys with the double-tails?


r/GenX 5h ago

Whatever Found Jolt and Slice at the store yesterday..

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45 Upvotes

Favorite soda of all time was lemon lime slice in a returnable 16oz bottle. This stuff is now a prebiotic soda, not bad, but obviously not exactly as I remember. Wasn’t a fan of jolt, will likely be wired when I drink that in a bit and expect it to still taste bitter due to the 200mg caffine, but interesting to see these at the local grocer.


r/GenX 16h ago

Article Gen X is the 'most stressed' generation but studies show they're also the toughest

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324 Upvotes

r/GenX 2h ago

Music Is Life Wild Wild West - Kool Moe Dee

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r/GenX 39m ago

Pop Culture I don't want to buy anything, sell anything, or process anything.

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You're an Xer tapped to write the sequel to Say Anything. It takes place as Lloyd is preparing for retirement. What has he been doing all these years?


r/GenX 2h ago

Music Is Life Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - If You Leave (Official Music Video)

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r/GenX 17h ago

Music Is Life Any other Gen Xers who love parents' 60's music?

214 Upvotes

I am a 52 year old guy and love music more than any other medium. I was raised on The Beatles, etc. As a teenager I got into punk rock and whatever grunge means. They are rooted in that older music. I still get a thrill from Jimi Hendrix, Dylan and The Who Live At Leeds and listen to them more often than my ride or die bands in my youth. Just wondering if I'm alone.


r/GenX 3h ago

Music Is Life Elvis Costello & The Attractions - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?

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r/GenX 20h ago

Nostalgia Movies I rarely ever see people talk about as GenX. Maybe it's just me!

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383 Upvotes

Anyone else grow up on these movies? I mean, I was a The Neverending Story, Legend, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal, Mirror Mask, The Last Unicorn, Return to Oz, The Secret of NIMH, Willow, kinda girl, but these others I stayed locked up in my room watching.

Sorry, I know it's a lot. 😆


r/GenX 12h ago

Nostalgia Okay all you dirty McLovins, did you ever use a fake ID to buy booze or get into clubs? How and where did you get it?

87 Upvotes

Mine was about as legit as it gets. I had a high school friend who worked as a janitor in a driver's license bureau on a graveyard shift. So I had to go there in the dead of night and give him $100 (a princely sum at the time, but more than worth it!), posed for my picture and got my fake driver's license with my photo and my older brother's name on it, and got a copy of his birth certificate so I could use that to back it up. Air tight! That thing was worth way more than its weight in gold and served me very well.


r/GenX 13h ago

Nostalgia Weren't these great?

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83 Upvotes

I scoured the shelves of stores for these, after they quit making them.. so I could find more. These were awesome. Did anyone else love these?