"Orthodox" "A Post-Cynic's Manifesto"

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The unusually large impact that they have had on our economy.
Generation X's invention of a free agency lifestyle.
Generation X has the lowest participation of young adult voters ever.

Summary:
The article "A Post-Cynic's Manifesto" was writtten in the attempt to present the way Gen Xer's think when it comes to advertising and purchasing items. Gen Xer's are looking for something "authentic" nothing mainstream. They don't want to participate in the mass illusion of things. They would much rather buy something hand made in a "Ma and Pa" style store than to buy a mass produced product in a factory. The article then cites specific examples to back it's statement.

Both of the articles dealt with explaining the Generation X's way of thinking. "OrthodoX" described the contributions of Gen X both positive and negative. Then it also went into some of the down falls of the generation. I liked how it broke it all down into seven different categories and explained each one. When the "OrthodoX" talked about the lifestyles of Gen X being "free agent" like I thought that it was a good way of putting it. Another thing I liked about the article is how it explained that if Gen X cares about something they will have a big effect on it, but if they don't, they won't do anything about it. "A Post-Cynic's Manifesto" was more concentrated on marketing and the way the Gen X consumer thinks. It cited a lot of examples which helped give some logos to the whole article. In both of the articles I noticed that they both mentioned a decrease in spirituality for the Gen Xers. I thought that was kinda interesting. Overall the articles were good, but I prefered the "OrthodoX" article over "A Post-Cynic's Manifesto" because it was easier to read and focused on more than just one aspect.