Technology is brilliant. We can video call someone on the other side of the world, stream millions of songs instantly and order dinner without speaking to another human being. It's incredible. And yet... Why does it sometimes feel like technology creates as many problems as it solves? Gen X has lived through one of the biggest technological revolutions in history. We grew up with cassette tapes, VHS recorders and payphones, […]

We all have one. That item sitting in a cupboard, garage, loft or drawer that nobody else understands. It has no real value. It probably hasn’t been used for years. Someone has probably suggested getting rid of it. But you can’t. Because it’s not really about the object. It’s about the memories attached to it. Gen X especially grew up in a time when things weren’t automatically replaced every few […]

Work has changed a lot since Gen X first entered the workplace. Some changes were definitely improvements. Some are slightly confusing. And some make older generations sound like they survived employment during Victorian times. Because back then, offices, shops and workplaces had rules that now seem completely unbelievable. Yet at the time, everybody just accepted them. Mostly because there was no internet to complain about them publicly. Here are some […]