gen-xers vs. millenials

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"How exactly did I become the embodiment of everything you can't stand about millennials?" asked Darcy.

"Because you're within reach."

I had just sent her the following text out of the blue.

Gen X: abolished the dress code at work; invented smart phones; invented movie theatres with huge recliners and blankets and waiters; invented the Internet as we know it; invented telecommuting from home; abolished the bellbottom jeans the boomers inflicted upon the world.

You guys: shortened the word failure; lengthened the word creep; invented texting and phone calls in movie theatres; brought back your parents' jeans briefly, then decided you could do even worse and switched to skinny jeans that look ghastly on 99.79% of the world's population.

You're welcome. And we would appreciate an apology.