...I am GenX. We were abandoned by our parents and the socialism wasn't very well developed yet in the 1970s and 1980s when we were growing up. So we had to fend for ourselves and thus are very pragmatic....
True but also (in the US at least) 40% of my paycheck was taxed my entire life and I was assured that was for my retirement so our generation expects to have some services when we retire or become injured. I also contributed 8% to a 401k as well which is needed if you expect to live near or above the poverty level when you retire (proof of the pragmatism).