Nobody ever gave a shit about my generation, it seems. I'm on the very old-end of this range. I was the last high school class that had shop class. The last to have a World History requirement. The last to have mechanical typing class as a part of the graduating requirements (they removed the typing classes and offered computers as an elective the year after I graduated). I am also in the generation of men now most likely to kill themselves. Not sure what that adds to the conversation, but fuck 2016, right?

Speaking of silent generations, not a single vet from Korea ever became President. Carter was post Korea and he was closest. W was technically a VietNam vet although he was never over there. Us X'ers are not the first glossed over generation, won't be the last, and we will end up a footnote in a history book somewhere long after we are all dead. The Millennials will even be the last people alive from the 1900's next century so we don't even get that. Will be interesting to see who we put up to be President or if the US goes straight to the "Y" and Millennial generations.