#generationjones — Public Fediverse posts

#Nutopia - by #MegLeeChin, 1999

"My generation
My generation
My generation
The cities all wrapped up

I saw the best minds of my generation
Running on empty, superglued to the TV
Dreaming of prosperity
Talking incessantly
Saying nothing
Sleeping on platforms at train stations
Sipping chemical cocktails
Alive to the Universe
Dead to the World

Hallucinating delusions of media reality in Camden Town, Desperate in the pursuit of cool

He's in a suit, she's in a straight jacket
7-11 nightmares at 3am. lay low..

"and the moon is quiet and holy"
Watch all the bridges collide
And I think we might have to lay low, for a while

I saw the best minds of my generation
Caught up in the virtual reality of living
Memorizing pin numbers and secret codes
Swaying robotically to non-existent rhythms
Flashing memberships to clubs so exclusive
Nobody belongs

Scared shitless, witless, clueless, useless, tight-lipped, tight-fisted, tight-assed, half-assed, ass-licking, coke-sniffing, money grabbing, ego-jabbing
Lay low..
Ass-licking, coke-sniffing, money grabbing, ego-jabbing
Lay low..
Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning
Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning
Sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling
Sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling

"and the moon is quiet and holy"
Watch all the bridges collide
And I think we might have to lay low, for a while

Jesus said " Lay down your arms." Jesus said "Children come home."

The city's all wrapped up in plastic like an electronic cocoon
If you lay in the street you can hear it humming
Building up slowly from underground
If you close your eyes you can observe the blueprint
The man-made DNA that spirals breathlessly out of control

As synapses collapse, bridges snap, to a restless utopia:
Nutopia

Now the rain has arrived, and I think we might have to lay low, lay low..
Watch all the bridges collide, and I think we might have to lay low
Jesus said "Lay down your arms." Jesus said "Children come home."
My generation
My generation
My generation"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjYy5kN4glQ

#90sMusic #GenerationJones #IndustrialMusic #TripHopIndustrial #TripHop

#Nutopia - by #MegLeeChin, 1999

"My generation
My generation
My generation
The cities all wrapped up

I saw the best minds of my generation
Running on empty, superglued to the TV
Dreaming of prosperity
Talking incessantly
Saying nothing
Sleeping on platforms at train stations
Sipping chemical cocktails
Alive to the Universe
Dead to the World

Hallucinating delusions of media reality in Camden Town, Desperate in the pursuit of cool

He's in a suit, she's in a straight jacket
7-11 nightmares at 3am. lay low..

"and the moon is quiet and holy"
Watch all the bridges collide
And I think we might have to lay low, for a while

I saw the best minds of my generation
Caught up in the virtual reality of living
Memorizing pin numbers and secret codes
Swaying robotically to non-existent rhythms
Flashing memberships to clubs so exclusive
Nobody belongs

Scared shitless, witless, clueless, useless, tight-lipped, tight-fisted, tight-assed, half-assed, ass-licking, coke-sniffing, money grabbing, ego-jabbing
Lay low..
Ass-licking, coke-sniffing, money grabbing, ego-jabbing
Lay low..
Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning
Sniveling, groveling, moaning, groaning
Sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling
Sniveling, groveling, sniveling, groveling

"and the moon is quiet and holy"
Watch all the bridges collide
And I think we might have to lay low, for a while

Jesus said " Lay down your arms." Jesus said "Children come home."

The city's all wrapped up in plastic like an electronic cocoon
If you lay in the street you can hear it humming
Building up slowly from underground
If you close your eyes you can observe the blueprint
The man-made DNA that spirals breathlessly out of control

As synapses collapse, bridges snap, to a restless utopia:
Nutopia

Now the rain has arrived, and I think we might have to lay low, lay low..
Watch all the bridges collide, and I think we might have to lay low
Jesus said "Lay down your arms." Jesus said "Children come home."
My generation
My generation
My generation"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjYy5kN4glQ

#90sMusic #GenerationJones #IndustrialMusic #TripHopIndustrial #TripHop

Too young to be a #Boomer, too old to be #GenX: Meet the microgeneration '#GenerationJones'

https://www.upworthy.com/generation-jones-years-ex1/

#news #society #culture #toldyouiwasnotaboomer #vsn #SupportIndependentMedia

Too young to be a #Boomer, too old to be #GenX: Meet the microgeneration '#GenerationJones'

https://www.upworthy.com/generation-jones-years-ex1/

#news #society #culture #toldyouiwasnotaboomer #vsn #SupportIndependentMedia

The one exception? #DavidBowie. But as many of us know, he was a #Timelord and transcended Time, Space, and Gender! (Much like #GenerationJones actor, #TildaSwinton!)

The one exception? #DavidBowie. But as many of us know, he was a #Timelord and transcended Time, Space, and Gender! (Much like #GenerationJones actor, #TildaSwinton!)

TBH, the whole #GenerationJones explains why I related to folks who were older than me, but didn't seem to represent the #BabyBoomers. I did not worship Bob Dylan (though I adored Patti Smith), and most of the musicians I most strongly identified with were born in the 1954-1965 range. Hmmmm... 🤔

TBH, the whole #GenerationJones explains why I related to folks who were older than me, but didn't seem to represent the #BabyBoomers. I did not worship Bob Dylan (though I adored Patti Smith), and most of the musicians I most strongly identified with were born in the 1954-1965 range. Hmmmm... 🤔

@Hawaii #GaryNuman wrote the lyrics as part of a post-apocalyptic tale for his daughter. It goes wicked deep and I think represents the sense of hopelessness that #GenerationJones felt / feels.

@Hawaii #GaryNuman wrote the lyrics as part of a post-apocalyptic tale for his daughter. It goes wicked deep and I think represents the sense of hopelessness that #GenerationJones felt / feels.

I suspect our dear friend @breadandcircuses is #GenerationJones as well. But until he returns, we'll never know...

I suspect our dear friend @breadandcircuses is #GenerationJones as well. But until he returns, we'll never know...

RE: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/116094163457539913

#GenerationJones represented (and updated for the times)!

#LivingColor #CultOfPersonality

RE: https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/@strypey/116094163457539913

#GenerationJones represented (and updated for the times)!

#LivingColor #CultOfPersonality

#GenerationJones

We care a lot

"We care a lot
A-ha

(We care a lot) about disasters, fires, floods and killer bees
(We care a lot) about Los Angeles falling in the sea
(We care a lot) about starvation and the food that Live Aid bought
(We care a lot) about disease, baby Rock, Hudson, rock, yeah!

We care a lot!
We care a lot!

(We care a lot) about the gamblers and the pushers and the freaks
(We care a lot) about the people who live up the streets
(We care a lot) about the welfare of all you boys and girls
(We care a lot) about you people cause we're out to save the world
Yeah!

It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Well, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
Well, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it"

- #FaithNoMore, 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQhX8PbNUWI

#FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

#GenerationJones

We care a lot

"We care a lot
A-ha

(We care a lot) about disasters, fires, floods and killer bees
(We care a lot) about Los Angeles falling in the sea
(We care a lot) about starvation and the food that Live Aid bought
(We care a lot) about disease, baby Rock, Hudson, rock, yeah!

We care a lot!
We care a lot!

(We care a lot) about the gamblers and the pushers and the freaks
(We care a lot) about the people who live up the streets
(We care a lot) about the welfare of all you boys and girls
(We care a lot) about you people cause we're out to save the world
Yeah!

It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it
Well, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
Well, it's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it
It's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it"

- #FaithNoMore, 1985

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQhX8PbNUWI

#FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/112142691165293686

#GenerationJones

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/112142691165293686

#GenerationJones

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115628144940526148

#GenerationJones!

#ShipOfFools by #WorldParty

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/115628144940526148

#GenerationJones!

#ShipOfFools by #WorldParty

#GenerationJones represented!

Cry

"Cry for the bird with broken wings
Cry for the world that will not spin
Cry for the loss of innocence
Cry for a love, turned loveless

Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
When I'm alone, alone

Oh, cry, oh, cry
Oh, cry, cry, cry

Nothing will ever be the same
All is ruined and put to shame
Tears and stars are one and the same
When I look up through my focused lens

But sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
When I'm alone, alone

Oh, cry, oh cry
Tears and stars collide, confide then die
Deep inside, tears run dry
But I cry and cry and cry

Tiger skins and elephant tusks
In guilted mountains seep disgust
I look at you and I want to speak
For once in a while, be a man and weep

'Cause all the dolphins and whales have gone
All good tidings and hopes have blown
All our nightmares are flying home
And it's too late to do anything

But cry, oh, cry
Tears and stars collide, confide then die
Deep inside, tears run dry
But I cry, cry and cry

Oh, cry
Oh, cry
Cry, cry, cry."

#SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, 1991.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpK73oQM_c

#GenerationJones represented!

Cry

"Cry for the bird with broken wings
Cry for the world that will not spin
Cry for the loss of innocence
Cry for a love, turned loveless

Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
When I'm alone, alone

Oh, cry, oh, cry
Oh, cry, cry, cry

Nothing will ever be the same
All is ruined and put to shame
Tears and stars are one and the same
When I look up through my focused lens

But sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
Sometimes I think of you
When I'm alone, alone

Oh, cry, oh cry
Tears and stars collide, confide then die
Deep inside, tears run dry
But I cry and cry and cry

Tiger skins and elephant tusks
In guilted mountains seep disgust
I look at you and I want to speak
For once in a while, be a man and weep

'Cause all the dolphins and whales have gone
All good tidings and hopes have blown
All our nightmares are flying home
And it's too late to do anything

But cry, oh, cry
Tears and stars collide, confide then die
Deep inside, tears run dry
But I cry, cry and cry

Oh, cry
Oh, cry
Cry, cry, cry."

#SiouxsieAndTheBanshees, 1991.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRpK73oQM_c

#GenerationJones represented!

My Name Is Ruin

"When they called me broken, I knew
When they called me evil, I knew
When they called me ruin, I knew
I would always find my way to you

When I begged forgiveness, they knew
When I begged for mercy, they knew
When I begged for nothing, they knew
I would always find my way to you

My name is ruin
My name is vengeance
My name is no one
And no one is calling

My name is ruin
My name is heartbreak
My name is lonely
My sorrow's a darkness

My name is ruin
My name is evil
My name's a war song
I'll sing you a new war

My name is ruin
My name is broken
My name is shameless
I'll tear your world open

When I called you poison, you knew
When I called you shameful, you knew
When I called you liar, you knew
I would always find my way to you

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you vengeance
I'll show you no one
And no one is calling

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you heartbreak
I'll show you lonely
A sorrow in darkness

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you evil
I'll sing you a war song
I'll sing you a new war

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you broken
I'll show you shameless
I'll tear your world open."

#GaryNuman, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY

#Autist #GenJonesRepresented #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

#GenerationJones represented!

My Name Is Ruin

"When they called me broken, I knew
When they called me evil, I knew
When they called me ruin, I knew
I would always find my way to you

When I begged forgiveness, they knew
When I begged for mercy, they knew
When I begged for nothing, they knew
I would always find my way to you

My name is ruin
My name is vengeance
My name is no one
And no one is calling

My name is ruin
My name is heartbreak
My name is lonely
My sorrow's a darkness

My name is ruin
My name is evil
My name's a war song
I'll sing you a new war

My name is ruin
My name is broken
My name is shameless
I'll tear your world open

When I called you poison, you knew
When I called you shameful, you knew
When I called you liar, you knew
I would always find my way to you

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you vengeance
I'll show you no one
And no one is calling

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you heartbreak
I'll show you lonely
A sorrow in darkness

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you evil
I'll sing you a war song
I'll sing you a new war

I'll show you ruin
I'll show you broken
I'll show you shameless
I'll tear your world open."

#GaryNuman, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY

#Autist #GenJonesRepresented #FridayNightMusic #FridayNightMusicVideos

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/112142745708280952

My generation! #GenerationJones, Mother Fuckers! #TrentReznor rocks!

RE: https://kolektiva.social/@DoomsdaysCW/112142745708280952

My generation! #GenerationJones, Mother Fuckers! #TrentReznor rocks!

Heh. So, truth be told, I am "Doomsday Jones". And I am #GenerationJones! Was it named after me? Probably not. However, I'm in company with #RobertSmith, #SiouxsieSioux and #TrentReznor! Generation Jones, Mother Fuckers!

Too young to be a #Boomer, too old to be #GenX: Meet the microgeneration 'Generation Jones'

Generation Jones is made up of people born from 1954 to 1965.

Excerpt: "Gen Jones gets its name from the competitive 'keeping up with the Joneses' spirit that spawned during their populous birth years, but also from the term 'jonesin',' meaning an intense craving, that they coined—a drug reference but also a reflection of the yearning to make a difference that their 'unrequited idealism left them with.' "

https://www.upworthy.com/generation-jones-years-ex1

#NotABoomer but not quite #GenX!

Heh. So, truth be told, I am "Doomsday Jones". And I am #GenerationJones! Was it named after me? Probably not. However, I'm in company with #RobertSmith, #SiouxsieSioux and #TrentReznor! Generation Jones, Mother Fuckers!

Too young to be a #Boomer, too old to be #GenX: Meet the microgeneration 'Generation Jones'

Generation Jones is made up of people born from 1954 to 1965.

Excerpt: "Gen Jones gets its name from the competitive 'keeping up with the Joneses' spirit that spawned during their populous birth years, but also from the term 'jonesin',' meaning an intense craving, that they coined—a drug reference but also a reflection of the yearning to make a difference that their 'unrequited idealism left them with.' "

https://www.upworthy.com/generation-jones-years-ex1

#NotABoomer but not quite #GenX!

#GenerationJones represented!

Us Or Them

"There is no terror in my heart
Death is with us all
We suck him down with our first breath
And spit him out as we fall

There is no terror in my heart
No dread of the unknown
Desire for paradise to be
We love this on our own

I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want your 'us or them'
No I don't need your 'us or them'
Oh I don't want your 'us or them'
I don't need your 'us or them'
Your 'us or them'

'I live in knowledge of real truth
And all my gods are great!'
The doleful cant of a bigot
Blinded by fear and hate

You live in knowledge of real truth?
Oh the biggest lie I heard
How sick in your mind and soul
To be scared of my voice and my words

Oh you don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
I don't want your 'us or them'
No I don't need your 'us or them'
Oh I don't want your 'us or them'
I don't need your 'us or them'
As the only way this ever ends is 'me' "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqTwHi2Pfo

#TheCure #UsOrThem #FridayNightMusic

#GenerationJones represented!

Us Or Them

"There is no terror in my heart
Death is with us all
We suck him down with our first breath
And spit him out as we fall

There is no terror in my heart
No dread of the unknown
Desire for paradise to be
We love this on our own

I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want you anywhere near me
I don't want you anywhere near me
Get your fucking world out of my head
I don't want your 'us or them'
No I don't need your 'us or them'
Oh I don't want your 'us or them'
I don't need your 'us or them'
Your 'us or them'

'I live in knowledge of real truth
And all my gods are great!'
The doleful cant of a bigot
Blinded by fear and hate

You live in knowledge of real truth?
Oh the biggest lie I heard
How sick in your mind and soul
To be scared of my voice and my words

Oh you don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
You don't want me anywhere near you
You don't want me anywhere near you
Get my fucking head out of your world
I don't want your 'us or them'
No I don't need your 'us or them'
Oh I don't want your 'us or them'
I don't need your 'us or them'
As the only way this ever ends is 'me' "

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESqTwHi2Pfo

#TheCure #UsOrThem #FridayNightMusic

When I came home sick on Thursday I went straight to bed and haven't touched a computer or phone since.

4.5 days. Didn't bother me at all and I'm only here now because I must be. I expect because I'm from the before times. Since masto skews older I'm curious about you.

How long are you ok without your phone/computer?

#genx #millenial #generationjones

Friday #palateCleanser 😭

#generationJones #EltonJohn
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-10-04/la-affairs-marcus-ryle-was-it-love-at-first-sight-or-the-thrill-of-seeing-elton-john

Friday #palateCleanser 😭

#generationJones #EltonJohn
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-10-04/la-affairs-marcus-ryle-was-it-love-at-first-sight-or-the-thrill-of-seeing-elton-john

@IveyJanette I am so happy that this distinction exists because I am not a boomer, dammit!

What I am is a "practical idealist" who witnessed, but was much too young to participate in the actions of the 60's, though I was just old enough to have an understanding of much of what was happening.

I've maintained that Black people can't be boomers anyway because under segregation and beyond, we never got any of their benefits.

This category fits better 👍🏿

#GenerationJones

@IveyJanette I am so happy that this distinction exists because I am not a boomer, dammit!

What I am is a "practical idealist" who witnessed, but was much too young to participate in the actions of the 60's, though I was just old enough to have an understanding of much of what was happening.

I've maintained that Black people can't be boomers anyway because under segregation and beyond, we never got any of their benefits.

This category fits better 👍🏿

#GenerationJones

Today I learned that there’s a name for people like me.

What’s Generation Jones? Meet those on the Gen X/boomer cusp - Upworthy

" ... there’s also a lesser-known microgeneration that straddles Gen X and baby boomers. The folks born from 1954 to 1965 are known as Generation Jones, and they’ve been thrust into the spotlight as people try to figure out what generation to consider 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris."

https://www.upworthy.com/what-is-generation-jones-the-unique-qualities-of-the-not-quite-gen-xer

#GenerationJones #KamalaHarris #Harris2024

Today I learned that there’s a name for people like me.

What’s Generation Jones? Meet those on the Gen X/boomer cusp - Upworthy

" ... there’s also a lesser-known microgeneration that straddles Gen X and baby boomers. The folks born from 1954 to 1965 are known as Generation Jones, and they’ve been thrust into the spotlight as people try to figure out what generation to consider 59-year-old Vice President Kamala Harris."

https://www.upworthy.com/what-is-generation-jones-the-unique-qualities-of-the-not-quite-gen-xer

#GenerationJones #KamalaHarris #Harris2024

@winterknell #GenerationJones

Yes you may wish me a happy National Cherish an Antique Day, thanks for asking!

#GenX #GenerationJones

@Geojoek @VE2UWY The Boomer generation ended long before 1964. The fact that 1960-1964 falls through the demographic cracks really is the point. #GenerationJones

Just a sampling of the #hashtags I used and followed during the past year...

** Current Tech
- #SwiftUI
+ #Arduino

** #RetroComputing
- #AppleII
+ #pdp10 #tops20
+ #8bit #z80 #mos6502

** #RetroGaming
- #TextAdventure
- #InteractiveFiction
- #Zork
+ #Inform7

** Miscellany
- #WrexhamAFC
- #GenX
- #GenerationJones
+ #Jewish
+ #Hanukkah
+ #Mazeldon
+ #Secondhand
+ #Thrifting

If you're not following hashtags or including them in your posts, you're really missing out on the best part of Mastodon!

Just a sampling of the #hashtags I used and followed during the past year...

** Current Tech
- #SwiftUI
+ #Arduino

** #RetroComputing
- #AppleII
+ #pdp10 #tops20
+ #8bit #z80 #mos6502

** #RetroGaming
- #TextAdventure
- #InteractiveFiction
- #Zork
+ #Inform7

** Miscellany
- #WrexhamAFC
- #GenX
- #GenerationJones
+ #Jewish
+ #Hanukkah
+ #Mazeldon
+ #Secondhand
+ #Thrifting

If you're not following hashtags or including them in your posts, you're really missing out on the best part of Mastodon!

"The creature in the sky
Got sucked in a hole, now there's a hole in the sky
And the ground's not cold
And if the ground's not cold, everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHC9HE7vazI

#ThePixies #Pixies #MonkeyGoneToHeaven #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #80sMusic #Doolittle #ClimateCrisis #GenerationJones

"The creature in the sky
Got sucked in a hole, now there's a hole in the sky
And the ground's not cold
And if the ground's not cold, everything is gonna burn
We'll all take turns, I'll get mine too..."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHC9HE7vazI

#ThePixies #Pixies #MonkeyGoneToHeaven #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #80sMusic #Doolittle #ClimateCrisis #GenerationJones

https://lateboomersden.blog/2023/10/04/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-almost-went-i/
Why would anyone support the Republicans at this point? Maybe it would be helpful to explain how I was convinced of the earlier version that led us to this place.
#Culture, #algorithms, #city, #conservative, #Country, #Extremism, #GenerationJones, #Liberal, #politics, #privilege, #propaganda, #Republican

@motoridersd I’m Generation Jones (1955-1965)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones

#GenerationJones #GenX #BabyBoomer

It’s prolly a good day for some hashtags, huh!
#GenerationJones #SouthernCalifornia #SoCal #DesertLife #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ChronicIllness #AutoImmuneIllness #PsoriaticSpondylitis #Rinvoq #Dogs #DogsOfMastodon #Abortion #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights #AbortionIsHealthcare #Adoption #AdopteesOfMastodon #AdopteeVoices #AdopteeRightsAreHumanRights #FamilyPreservation #BLM #Resist #ERA #CancelStudentDebt #FreeEducationForAll #ReadBannedBooks #PunchANazi

@Crell @ramsey
I'm #GenerationJones. We never got a say. Lumped in with Boomers or Gen X who we have nothing in common with. Probably too late for most of us.