Generation X by Douglas Coupland

While I'm not a big Douglas Coupland fan and I thought Generation X was just alright, I have to say the little bits in the sidebars are spot on. I think I've just made it in the tail end of being a Generation X-er, and I know exactly what Coupland's talking about in these psuedo-dictionary entries.

Fame-Induced Apathy: The attitude that no activity is worth pursuing unless one can become very famous pursuing it. Fame-Induced Apathy mimics laziness, but its roots are much deeper.

Option Paralysis: The tendency, when given unlimited choices, to make none.

Cafe Minimalism: To espouse a philosophy of minimalism without actually putting into practice any of its tenets.

Paper Rabies: Hypersensitivity to littering.

Generation X by Douglas Coupland

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