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I would say [Buffy the Vampire Slayer] is the Gen Y equivalent of modern myth to Gen X’s Star Wars “fighting Daddy” obsessions.
— Jacob Clifton

Darth Vader tells Skywalker he has to made a decision: He can keep fighting a war he will probably lose, or he can compromise his ethics and succeed wildly. Many young adults face a similar decision after college, and those seen as “responsible” inevitably choose the latter path. However, an eight-year-old would never sell out. Little kids will always take the righteous option. And what’s intriguing about Gen Xers is they never really wavered from that decision. Luke’s quandary in The Empire Strikes Back is exactly like the situation facing Winona Rider in 1994′s Reality Bites: Should she stick with the nice, sensible guy who treats her well (Ben Stiller), or should she roll the dice with the frustrating boho bozo who treats her like crap (Ethan Hawke)?
— Chuck Klosterman

There’s a slightly embarrassing reptile-like part of my brain that would be perfectly happy if I strapped myself to an IV and just consumed cultural criticism for the rest of my life.

You have too many principles.
— a friend, a couple days ago