<p><em><strong>&quot;We were 30 at 10, and we&#39;ll be 30 at 60. That X variable is also our age.&quot;</strong></em></p><p>What happens when a Gen X-er from Buffalo turns a COVID lockdown into 60 million monthly views, celebrating the forgotten generation? Well, we are no longer forgotten; it is the most popular generation right now. Leave your bikes on the front lawn and enjoy the conversation.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>John Kotrides— <a href="https://www.genxjono.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GenXJono</a>—didn&#39;t set out to become an internet personality. He just wanted to make TikToks with his 9-year-old daughter. But when he turned the camera on himself one night and answered a simple question—&quot;Why are Gen Xers so tough?&quot;—something clicked. Millions of people who grew up with metal playground equipment, unsupervised summers, and Columbia House finally had someone speaking their language.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this conversation, we dive into:</strong></p><ul><li>The Gen X paradox: How we were simultaneously ignored and watched by everyone. </li></ul><ul><li>How we had no technology, yet created it all. We&#39;re cynical skeptics who somehow became the most connected generation.</li></ul><ul><li>Why nostalgia isn&#39;t about going back: John makes a compelling case that everything we miss about the &#39;80s is still here—we just need to bring forward the <em>people</em> we were, not the decade itself.</li></ul><ul><li>The cost of division:  John shares why he refuses to pick sides and how Gen X might be the generation that brings people back together.</li></ul><ul><li>Meeting your heroes: The convention circuit, celebrity encounters, and what John is up to lately. GO meet your Heros!</li></ul><p>This episode will &quot;unlock memories&quot; you forgot you had. You&#39;ll laugh at the Columbia House penny scam, remember the game &quot;Perfection&quot; and the fun we had with that type of anxiety, and maybe—just maybe—realize you don&#39;t need a DeLorean to reclaim what made those decades special; it is all still inside of us.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>GO Follow</strong> John and be transported to a magical time and place that still lives within the generation!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> John Kotrides (<a href="https://www.genxjono.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">GenXJono</a>) - Content creator, internet personality, professional Gen X spokesperson </p><p><strong>Connect:</strong> @GenXJono on all platforms <a href="http://genxjono.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">genxjono.com</a> </p><p><strong>Merch: </strong> <a href="https://genxjono.dashery.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://genxjono.dashery.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>