EOC Week 2 – My Demographic

I am a member of “Generation X” although I was born on the last year of that generation. For this reason, I find that I can relate to a lot of the attributes associated with people from “Generation Y” as well. Starting with my own generation, I would definitely agree with the idea that we were the first generation that was bombarded with new media and technology. I remember having an Atari computer when it was unusual for people to have computers. I remember my older brother spending an obscene amount of money to use the internet back then, and you would pay like a long distance call per minute. I remember when laser tag 1st was invented and was the most amazing idea at the time. Then again VCRs were new when I was a child. I also can agree with the notion that people from my generation are at a point in life where we tend to spend less money than we had through our twenties. We have hit the age where we have started to eliminate a lot of frivolous spending and are more inclined to purchase necessities. I also do feel that I have some things in common with “Generation Y”. For instance I definitely grew up with the internet and 24 hour cable programming, and feel I have so called “street smarts”. I also grew up in a very ethnically diverse surrounding, and I have never felt a prejudice toward any certain group.