# Survivor 33 - Gen X vs Millennials **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569 "2016-08-31T14:42:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/1 "2016-08-31T14:42:09Z")
[Does anybody care?](http://www.cbs.com/shows/survivor/photos/1006780/survivor-season-33-meet-the-cast-of-millennials-vs-gen-x/113596/meet-the-full-cast-of-survivor-millennials-vs-gen-x/) I predict a very whiny season. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/2 "2016-08-31T14:51:09Z")
Yeah, I’m guessing the first few episodes will suck as they often do in these enforced-segregation seasons. Hopefully they’ll tone that down or drop it quickly. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/3 "2016-08-31T14:55:22Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I predict a very whiny season. That is what I like to see, Someone going out on a limb! 😉 I care. I’ll be watching. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/4 "2016-08-31T15:42:41Z")
The Gen X tribe is older than I was expecting, which is a nice surprise. When they first announced it I was worried it was going to be a bunch of 20 year olds vs. 30 year olds. But half the Gen X tribe is over 40, and only one is younger than 37. ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/5 "2016-08-31T15:47:16Z")
I wonder if Jeff will play the “I got nothing for ya - not even a participation trophy - head back to camp” card? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/6 "2016-08-31T15:58:58Z")
> [@Duke\_of\_Rat](#): > > I wonder if Jeff will play the “I got nothing for ya - not even a participation trophy - head back to camp” card? 😃 Actually, I’d like to see him give the Milenials a PT, and then they’d finally learn that it’s not worth shit! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/7 "2016-08-31T16:15:35Z")
I will be watching. I’ve never missed an episode in all 16 years of this show. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/8 "2016-08-31T20:00:23Z")
“Here comes the first tribe, the Nirvanites with their plaid buffs…and here comes our second tribe, The Nickelbackians, with their goatees and pre-stressed denim buffs…” ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/9 "2016-08-31T21:53:30Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Actually, I’d like to see him give the Milenials a PT, and then they’d finally learn that it’s not worth shit! 😃 [_Cough_](http://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2014-02-10) ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/10 "2016-09-01T01:24:43Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I will be watching. I’ve never missed an episode in all 16 years of this show. I’m glad I’m not the only one. But Jeebus, what an annoying premise. But I have faith in the survivor producers. I can’t help being caught up in this glorious social experiment. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/11 "2016-09-01T01:43:27Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > I’m glad I’m not the only one. But Jeebus, what an annoying premise. But I have faith in the survivor producers. I can’t help being caught up in this glorious social experiment. These gags only last so long. Ultimately, everyone is for themselves. ---
**Author:** ![tenacious\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/12 "2016-09-01T02:00:20Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I will be watching. I’ve never missed an episode in all 16 years of this show. > [@singular1](#): > > I’m glad I’m not the only one. I’d kind of feel sorry for both of you if I couldn’t say the same myself. Never missed even one, thanks to my DVR. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > These gags only last so long. Ultimately, everyone is for themselves. Hope it lasts about 2 weeks and there’s actually a few likeable people in each group. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/13 "2016-09-01T02:13:25Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Actually, I’d like to see him give the Milenials a PT, and then they’d finally learn that it’s not worth shit! 😃 Participation Trophies were first handed out in the 1970s. Which means they were given to the youngest Boomers and the oldest Xers long before Millenials were even born. But thanks for playing, here’s your trophy: [https://www.google.com/search?q=participation+trophy&tbm=isch](https://www.google.com/search?q=participation+trophy&tbm=isch) ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/14 "2016-09-01T02:35:07Z")
Damn, I never got a participation trophy in the 70s. I never even heard of one until a few years ago. What do I win for playing? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/15 "2016-09-01T13:09:51Z")
I try to not buy into the theme rhetoric that Producers force onto us. There is no way Alicia (“Blondie”) should have been pigeon-holed into the Brawn tribe last year and Tai should would be pigeon holed into Beauty last year. It is a way for producers to create artificial talking points and I take any confessionals that talk about tribe divisions with several grains of salt. After three or four weeks, more than likely there is going to be a “Drop Your Buffs” moment that is going to completely take the Survivors by surprise (lol). I am just glad there is no Blood vs Water theme. I can’t stand those seasons. All the whiny confessionals about winning a Immunity Challenge which puts their “Loved One” at risk. Cry me a fricking river. Producer forced drama. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/16 "2016-09-01T13:24:12Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > The Gen X tribe is older than I was expecting, which is a nice surprise. When they first announced it I was worried it was going to be a bunch of 20 year olds vs. 30 year olds. But half the Gen X tribe is over 40, and only one is younger than 37. It’s the second decade of the Twenty-First Century; that’s how old Gen-X is getting. And if you consider yourself to be Gen-X, then I got news for you: You’re getting old. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/17 "2016-09-01T19:17:24Z")
Yup, I’m fully prepared to gird myself against all the horrible forced theming for the first few weeks. The ‘surprise’ tribe swap will not come fast enough. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/18 "2016-09-01T19:42:08Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > The Gen X tribe is older than I was expecting, which is a nice surprise. When they first announced it I was worried it was going to be a bunch of 20 year olds vs. 30 year olds. But half the Gen X tribe is over 40, and only one is younger than 37. The oldest millennials are around 35 now so… ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-33-gen-x-vs-millennials/764569/19 "2016-09-01T20:14:45Z")
Haven’t watched for a long time but I clicked to read the contestant profiles. Hilarious. the Gen-xers are all “we’re about hard work!” The Millennials are all, “we’re snowflakes!” Of course if it were Gen-X vs. Boomer the Boomers would be all, “hard work!” and the Gen-Xers would be all “snowflake!” In ten years it will be the Millennials saying “hard work” and the Gen-Zs saying “snowflake!”