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ImperfectCJ
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Overall, I found this book to be moderate, data-driven, and interesting, with a couple of caveats. First, Twenge sometimes doesn't flag clearly what is data and what is her opinion. This is fine, it just means I have to pay closer attention. Next, I found the GenX section disappointing. She ignores outliers and nuances she points out in the Millennials section, and she reaches different conclusions from some data than I do. (cont'd ⬇️)

ImperfectCJ Admittedly, Twenge is an older GenXer and I'm a younger GenXer, and there's been a divide between those two microgenerations for a long time. Finally, some of the predictions for the future feel jarring given what's happened in the months between the book's publication and now, but I don't fault Twenge for that. We're in wacky territory is all, and data can only predict so much. (edited) 12h
ImperfectCJ And a final note for anyone who reads as I do, bouncing between the audio and the print/ebook: The ebook has been updated since the audiobook was made, so there are sentences and paragraphs in the ebook that aren't in the audio. 12h
RowReads1 Yup! I‘m a Xennial. there is a big divide between older and younger Xers. I‘ve been curious about this one. 11h
ImperfectCJ @RowReads1 Twenge's cutoff for GenX is 1979, which my younger siblings would take issue with (I'm 1976, they're 1981 and 1983). She does mention Xennials, and she quotes Chuck Klosterman about the differences between younger and older GenX, but that's it. I try not to make too big a deal about microgenerational differences within GenX, but when my GenZ teenager generalizes, I set him straight (then he points out that GenX is ignored online). (edited) 10h
RowReads1 @ImperfectCJ I don‘t mind that we‘re ignored online. I mean Gen X by Douglas Coupland is basically where the generational names and categorization “so called” officially took off from. We had tons of attention back then. 9h
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Awk_Word_Smith
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From dyslexia (my preferred learning disability—and before everyone gets all up in arms, I don‘t actually consider my dyslexia a disability, more like an inconvenience at this point in my life) to the Civil Rights Movement to the Conflict in Northern Ireland, Gladwell challenges the notion of The Underdog. [4.5 ⭐️]

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Awk_Word_Smith
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I‘ve been meaning to read this for quite some time now.

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notreallyelaine

…the norm that makes a prison for adults—especially women—out of their own commitment to children they love.

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bibliothecarivs
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Random book from our home library:

📖 The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement by David Brooks

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TracyReadsBooks
Why We're Polarized | Ezra Klein
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Decided I wanted to do more reading to try and understand where—waves hands around—we find ourselves today. Klein‘s book is an eye-opener that examines, among other topics, the role of identity, the desire to be a winner (in politics like in sports), the psychology behind why people vote the way they do, media & the press, the difference between Democrats & Republicans and how to manage polarization going forward. A fascinating, informative read.

TheBookHippie I‘ll pick this up. Around here they vote for who the minister says 😵‍💫 and anything to put the libtard in their place😵‍💫. 3mo
TracyReadsBooks @TheBookHippie both of those are discussed, the latter more than the former, in the book! 😠 My TBR pile is definitely growing after reading this one—he references a lot of books that sound really interesting. 3mo
TheBookHippie @TracyReadsBooks I‘ve almost picked it up a few times, so I really need to! 3mo
TracyReadsBooks @TheBookHippie I found it to be really thought provoking and an excellent overview of the variety of elements feeding into our polarization. Definitely recommend it. 3mo
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GingerAntics
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Straight men, are you okay? Straight white men, are you specifically okay? This entire book is an ode to the idea that it‘s about damned time we abandon our insistence on a binary view of life, love, sexuality, attraction, and gender.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics This book is also very clear on how the toxic masculinity that harms women actually turns on itself in hazing rituals, ultimately using that violence and domination over weaker members of the group to reiterate and perpetuate itself. There is nothing healthy going on here. No, men are not okay. Straight men are not okay. Straight white men are absolutely not okay. Sadly, they are the ones most fervently fighting to keep things this way. 3mo
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GingerAntics
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Seriously, I feel like this entire book is an argument for abandoning the binary views we have of gender, sexuality, attraction, and life.
#JaneWard #NotGay #gender #sexuality #binary #biological #cultural #gay #straight