What does Gabe Jennings do for living?

It's hogwash that Gabe's being original, living life on his own terms and taking a stand against materialism.

He's living life under his parents' terms and using their materialistic assets instead of his. If he was functioning on his own steam, it'd be different. But he's borrowing they're materials because he can't get his own.

Hope he has a good night's sleep under their roof tonight. If not, his mommy will be just down the hall.

So what? Let me guess: everything you got in life, you got on your own terms. Your parents didn't pay for college, or your first car, or your computers, or give you a down payment on a home, or...

Most of the people on this board are either high school kids living off their parents (as they should) or college kids who are leeching money off their parents to pay for school, beer money, a new computer, a car, etc, etc, etc. Who are all of YOU to criticize Gabe?

Not me, I stole my daddy's cue and made a livin' off of playin' pool.

Not into material things wrote:

So what? Let me guess: everything you got in life, you got on your own terms. Your parents didn't pay for college, or your first car, or your computers, or give you a down payment on a home, or...

Most of the people on this board are either high school kids living off their parents (as they should) or college kids who are leeching money off their parents to pay for school, beer money, a new computer, a car, etc, etc, etc. Who are all of YOU to criticize Gabe?

Actually I did pay for my college. But even if not, getting help in the transition to being independent is much different than mooching because you're useless on your own at 26 going on 27.

redmeansdead wrote:

workaholics living in the suburbs, then we would be a nation of nothing but ethnocentric drones. If we were all like Gabe, then chances are, some important shit would never get done. I mean, can't we just agree that there is a need in our society for people like Gabe, and a need for people who are the opposite? Personally though, I think we could use a few more Gabes and few less red-blooded workaholics.

You lost all credibility when you used the word ethnocentric and brought up angst against boring suburbia. I wish everybody lived in the city ... the big buildings make me feel important and exciting.

Also, in case you haven't figured it out, being a hippy is a front. They don't help the environment, they aren't totally radical against whatever establishment you think is monitoring your hydroponic car's movements, and they aren't deep. Put that in the bong your parents bought you and smoke it, man.

Personally, I am very tired of reading posts about Gabe Jennings that are sarcastic and offensive. It seems every post about him is to mock him. Its sad to think that the majority on here are just a bunch of assholes.

"Its all about the story, never the results. Generation X...at the end of the alphabet for a reason."

Actually, Gabe was born too late to be considered Generation X

Generation X goes all the way to those born in 1981.

According to my MBA circulum, marketing class specifically, Generation X applies to those born between 1965-1976.

caffeinated wrote:

Generation X goes all the way to those born in 1981.

Gabe rocks, and all of you know it.

You Nancies would be scared to death of riding your bike alone in the middle of the Latin American Jungle.

The guy has courage you couldn't dream of having, who cares if he hasn't PRed, he could still rock most of you at any distance and he hasn't trained in 4 years.

I agree with lade da. I don't know him but he seems weird but a pretty cool guy. It was fun at the 2000 trials with all the drums, I still hope he runs fast, if that's what he still wants to do.

Read down, this states (as well as a lot of other pieces about gen X) that is goes into the 80s.

ttc wrote:

It's hogwash that Gabe's being original, living life on his own terms and taking a stand against materialism.

He's living life under his parents' terms and using their materialistic assets instead of his. If he was functioning on his own steam, it'd be different. But he's borrowing they're materials because he can't get his own.

Hope he has a good night's sleep under their roof tonight. If not, his mommy will be just down the hall.

One of the few times ttc has been right. The is nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, original or compelling about Gabe Jennings or his lifestyle. He's an overplayed cliche that should have been retired in the Haight in 1969. Boring. A sponge on society whose destiny is selling melted cheese sandwiches at the Phish reunion tour in 2020.

caffeinated wrote:

http://users.metro2000.net/~stabbott/genxintro.htm

Read down, this states (as well as a lot of other pieces about gen X) that is goes into the 80s.

No it doesn't...says:

"These are the basis for my belief that the 1965-75 timeframe works best since the 1961-81 years do not reflect birthrates as well as the 1965-75 dates do, and it's really a mistake to try to see 40 year olds as having the same shared experiences as 20 year olds who barely remember who Ronald Reagan was!"

I was born in 1971. I'm genX you turds born in 81 have nothing in common with me.

That's funny, and tragically true. He's a Movie of the Week played by a young Jan-Michael Vincent.

You need to read further down. Alhough what you cut and pasted is correct, it also states that a lot of these "boundaries" are cultural, and that the baby boom generation born between (I think) 48-58 didn't feel that they had much in common with those born later.

My parents were born in this range, and I was their first child, born '81. If this entire construct is cultural, then I was raised by the same generation (culturally) as the generation which raised you, so theoretically we share some cultural values (although you are an asshole)

This is probably responsible for the idea that gen X extends so long.

Britney Spears.. wrote:

ttc wrote:

It's hogwash that Gabe's being original, living life on his own terms and taking a stand against materialism.

He's living life under his parents' terms and using their materialistic assets instead of his. If he was functioning on his own steam, it'd be different. But he's borrowing they're materials because he can't get his own.

Hope he has a good night's sleep under their roof tonight. If not, his mommy will be just down the hall.

One of the few times ttc has been right. The is nothing, ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, original or compelling about Gabe Jennings or his lifestyle. He's an overplayed cliche that should have been retired in the Haight in 1969. Boring. A sponge on society whose destiny is selling melted cheese sandwiches at the Phish reunion tour in 2020.

Riding your bike from California to Brazil isn't original or compelling? Either way, it really upsets you people that much that he can live off of his parents or just not give a damn what he does with his life? He's not doing anything to you except for smoking 99% of your PR's without even training (don't bother telling me you're paying his unemployment checks, most of you people really don't know how he is living but are making assumptions) What you people consider success or a waste of time is great, but I'd be perfectly happy coaching/running with just enough money to get by in life, much less support anyone else. Just a different view on how to live...

What are you talking about? Here's a few statements from the article you link:

"the 1965-75 timeframe works best"

"The 1961-1981 dates are purely cultural, and are not biologically correct, and I contend that they should not be used"

"Then what's the 1976-81 crowd called? "Generation Y" comes to mind"

I'm not sure how you get the idea that the author of this piece (whoever he/she is) is endorsing the fact that someone born in 1981 is in Generation X.

The formative years of someone born in 1971 are so vastly different than those of someone born in 1981. Trust me on this.

I'm not getting that the author is endorsing this age range. What I am saying and what is evident from critical reading of this article is that the boundaries are hazy at best. The formative years of those born in 1971 vs 1981 are VASTLY different, I will agree with you there. However, so are those of people born in 48 vs 58 and they are considered the same generation. REREad my last post.

Besides, you're right, the article used probably isn't the best to prove my point, but it was the first I found and I'm a lazy Gen X'r.