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Me generation

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noun

  1. the generation, originally in the 1970s, characterized by self-absorption; in the 1980s, characterized by material greed

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This was the 1960s in the United States and the Me generation was leading a revolution.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2019

The result is a new breed of Japanese, a burgeoning Me generation, whose self-absorption is sending shock waves through the older We generation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Richard Grossman describes the phenomenon as "another transition" for the restless Me generation: "They protested against the wars, and now they're protesting against the mirrors."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Baby Boomers were the Spock generation, the Now generation, the Woodstock generation, the Me generation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Alfred Humbert Jr. Chicago It comes as no surprise that the Me generation is committing psychoanalysis to the grave.

From Time Magazine Archive