个性化时代还没有到来
<p><span word="As">As</span> 2017 <span word="drew">drew</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boomers">boomers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> 50. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="possibly">possibly</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="Xers">Xers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="milestone">milestone</span>. <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="affluence">affluence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entitlement">entitlement</span>, <span word="having">having</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hierarchy">hierarchy</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span>; <span word="or">or</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="entering">entering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="resentment">resentment</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="smug">smug</span> <span word="elders">elders</span>’ <span word="lockhold">lockhold</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="inflicted">inflicted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="humankind">humankind</span>.</p><p>到2017年年底，我成为了婴儿潮一代中最后一批步入50岁的人。或者说，我成为了<span word="X">X</span>一代(<span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="X">X</span>)中首批到达50岁的人。根据不同的分界线，我或者是作为维持社会阶层结构并爬上了顶端的人，即将享受半个世纪以来日益增长的财富和福利的果实；或者是，对自命不凡的长者牢牢占据了最好的工作和房子、并对环境和人类造成损害，我开始步入一段愤怒的时期。</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span> <span word="Cusp">Cusp</span>. <span word="Businesses">Businesses</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boomer">boomer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="vex">vex</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grumpy">grumpy</span> <span word="pensioners">pensioners</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postwar">postwar</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="bulge">bulge</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="late">late</span> 60<span word="s">s</span>), <span word="while">while</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Gen">Gen</span> <span word="Xer">Xer</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="annoy">annoy</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="assuming">assuming</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="overambitious">overambitious</span> 30-<span word="somethings">somethings</span>.</p><p>我是处于交叉点的一代。把我视为婴儿潮一代的企业，会用针对脾气暴躁的退休老人的产品广告来烦我（战后出生率暴涨时期出生的人中年纪最大的一些人，现在将近70岁），同样让我恼火的是，那些把我当作<span word="X">X</span>一代的企业则假设我和那些过于雄心勃勃的30来岁的人有一些共同之处。</p>
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