The demographic cohort born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s
The 1970s were a period where pop culture was all about smashing taboos. Religion, specifically Christianity, was routinely mocked. Hedonism and debauchery were the flavour of the month, and being a freak or an outsider was the in-thing, a real contrast to the supposed banality of the 1950s. Of course, if everyone's dressing up as a freak, that just makes it the new normal.
The Gen X mindset in a nutshell is a deadpan snarker with a simplistic psychological explanation for absolutely everything.
So, something as profound as religious faith just becomes a mere psychological need because, you know, the human mind can't handle the vastness of space or the great unknown.
And anything like coordinated action, say on a national or international level? That's just a conspiracy theory. People are too stupid and incompetent to actually plan anything that big.
Because by the 1990s, Generation X, with all their wisdom and cynicism and lack of faith, became the most hedonistic and stupid generation ever. Yet the Gen X midwit thought of themselves as enlightened. SLeaning on science to confirm their belief that they were above old superstitionsm wallowing in their ironic, detached, smug self-satisfied mid-wittery.
But the truth is, Generation X was asleep at the wheel. Irony is a killer; it stops you having faith, which is essential for any real action. Generation X has been weak, cowardly, and indecisive, which is why the Boomers and Millennials have walked all over them. All that snarky cynicism and lack of faith? It's just cowardice by another name