Overheard
Today this guy sitting next to me in a coffee shop was telling his buddy how after Generation X The Simpsons Generation was born. A Generation Removed, devoted to the satirization of everything it observes. He didn’t describe it exactly like that, but he said that he considered coming up with the aforementioned designation his life’s ouvre. Well, he didn’t say it precisely in those words. His partner in conversation (a GenXer) seemed rather unconvinced, and probably would have preferred to not have had that unanticipated interruption of his detailed exposition on the positives of charter schools.
Anyway, whatever this first guy was talking about, I’m pretty sure everyone I know within a certain age bracket has seen all or nearly all episodes of The Simpsons, one of the many filters through which they absorbed some vague understanding of current events/trends. Not drawing any conclusions, just noting.
