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===Nostalgia=== In the United States, there was more [[1970s nostalgia]] among Generation X than any other generation in 1995.<ref>{{cite newspaper |title=The '70s: For Generation X, those were the days |work=The Vindicator |date=9 March 1995 |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gm1KAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA34#v=onepage&q&f=false |p=D1 |via=[[Knight Ridder Newspapers]]}}</ref> In 2005, Generation X was less nostalgic than [[baby boomer]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/13/arts/music/we-hate-the-80s.html |title=We Hate the 80's |newspaper=The New York Times |date=13 February 2005}}</ref> By 2016, Generation X had introduced its children to 1980s popular culture,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/10/2016-why-are-we-obsessed-with-the-80s.html |title=It's 2016. Why Are We Still Obsessed With the '80s? |work=Vulture |date=24 October 2016}}</ref> and as of 2018, Generation X was contributing to [[1980s nostalgia]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/may/24/1980s-cultural-nostalgia-kept-strong-aging-generat/ |title=1980s cultural nostalgia kept strong by aging Generation Xers |newspaper=The Washington Times |date=24 May 2018}}</ref> The television show ''[[Stranger Things]]'' is Generation X nostalgia that appeals to Generation X.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/stranger-things-4-threads-on-repetitive-themes-almost-pandering-to-fan-service-nostalgia-10726151.html |title=Stranger Things 4 threads on repetitive themes, almost pandering to fan service nostalgia |website=Firstpost |date=27 May 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2017/12/29/why-we-love-the-1980s-today/ Why we love the 1980s today]. Spiked. 29 December 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.salon.com/2022/05/27/stranger-things-and-the-frustrations-of-gen-xs-80s-nostalgia-habit/ |title="Stranger Things" and the frustrations of Gen X's '80s nostalgia habit |work=Salon |date=27 May 2022 |access-date=April 22, 2025}}</ref>
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