I’m part of the Gen Zs, so objectively, this is the best generation to be part of currently, although our future is uncertain (That being said when has it not been?).
Maybe it’s because I have a romanticised view of the 80s to 90s (summed up by this song) , but I’d like to have been born in the same generation as my parents, aka the Gen Xs (those born from 1965 to 1980).
They grew up in the years when Singapore was still developing. When life was slower, more carefree, and more “genuine” (Or so I’ve been told). They were able to enter the job market, buy homes and settle down before things got too crazy. They got to enjoy “old Singapore” and the current “modern Singapore”.
However, like my generation, their future is also a little uncertain, especially with regard to retirement and life after that.
But nonetheless, I’m grateful to have been born in the 2000s. Although there might be “better” times to be born, there sure as hell are “worse” times to be born.
Netizens’ comments
- To be honest, most of them were born after the war (ww2 ended in 1945 and the first boomers were born the year after) so they don’t even really have the war memories other than “my uncle was killed by the Japanese”
- Those who are in their 40s to 50s now. They have access to many jobs opportunities and can pwn the next gen with high housing cost
- Tail end of boomer generation (those pushing 70 now), they could buy landed property on a single salaryman’s salary while still raising 3 kids, and being able to travel the world frequently. Some of their jobs had benefits that lasted even through retirement (e.g. my father in law worked for SIA all his life and iirc until he dies he has 1 free return flight a year to anywhere in the world with SIA for him and his spouse). Consumer and medical technology had also advanced so much in their lifetime.