Gen X Erasure Is Coming Soon to a TV Near You

Why it’s okay that a millennial-centered reboot of the boomer classic ‘thirtysomething’ totally skips my generation

Meghan Daum
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7 min readJan 22, 2020

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TThe thirtysomething reboot is the latest example of Gen X erasure but I still can’t wait for it.

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Meghan Daum
GEN
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