#the lost generation

[theworldofwars]

Canadian infantry in a front line breastwork in Ploegstreet Wood, October 1915.

#world war 1 #canadian history #wwi #historical photos #world war one #war history #military history #The Lost Generation #The wars #the Battle of the Somme #ww1 #history #black history month #ww1 stories #ww1 portrait #The Great War #The First World War #1918 #1917 #1916 #1914 #Battle of the Somme

[herohimbowhore]

The Lost Generation of Formula 1

Generation Why by Conan Gray is perhaps the anthem of F1's current lost generation.

So you may ask - what is the lost generation?

The lost generation is defined as the generation that reached maturity during and just after World War I, in which a high proportion of the men were killed during the war years. A lost generation is a generation with unfulfilled potential that missed out on the opportunities that were enjoyed by their predecessors and will be enjoyed by their successors.

For F1, at least currently, the lost generation would be drivers who entered Formula 1 sometime between 2010 and 2014.

Of the 2023 grid, the lost generation would include:

Nico Hulkenberg (2010)

Daniel Ricciardo (2011)

Sergio Perez (2011)

Valtteri Bottas (2013)

Kevin Magnussen (2014)

When they entered F1, they were hopeful of their chances of winning a championship. The years prior had been highly competitive with no easily identifiable dominance since the Schumacher/Ferrari era came to an end with Fernando Alonso's 2005 championship win. Alonso had won the 2006 championship, then Kimi Raikkonen won in 2007, Lewis Hamilton in 2008, and Jenson Button in 2009.

But as they were entering the Red Bull or Mercedes dominance was beginning. They became valued and experienced drivers during the Mercedes' dominance era. Now as they reach the latter years of their careers, another dominance has begun but with new championship hopefuls.

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Go wherever we want 'cause no one cares that we're gone

The lost generation of F1 isn't filled with the Lewis Hamiltons, Max Verstappens, Charles Leclercs, Fernando Alonsos, Sebastian Vettels, and so on.

Daniel Ricciardo is one of the most well-known drivers in F1 right now, Sergio Perez drives for the current dominant team, and Valtteri Bottas drove alongside Lewis Hamilton after the brocedes dissolution and throughout some of Mercedes' dominant years.

But in the end, they're not World Champions, nor are they in the conversation for being world champions as often as they once were. The expected challengers to Max Verstappen right now are assumed to be Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso (if he gets the right car), and so on.

With the exception of Daniel Ricciardo, who became the person who brought fans to the sport through the access he gave Drive to Survive from the start, people wouldn't necessarily care as much about the lost generation retiring as they would about Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, and Max Verstappen.

You and I haven't got much to lose

So do you wanna rot in your room like we always do?

Talk about how fast we grew

And all the big dreams that we won't pursue

Every F1 driver comes into the sport with hopes of winning - winning races, winning championships, just winning.

That is the big dream that they want to pursue and have dedicated their childhoods to. Giving their blood, sweat, and tears to this goal.

But with F1, timing is everything.

They entered Formula 1 as the Red Bull or Mercedes' dominance eras were beginning. From 2010 to 2013, Red Bull was the team to be in. Did others challenge Sebastian Vettel? Yes, but in the end, he was dominant. Then beginning in 2014, the Mercedes dominance era began with two highly competent and competitive drivers - Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

They grew into experienced drivers during the Mercedes' dominance era. From 2014 to 2016, the battle was always between the Mercedes drivers - a living Greek tragedy. And after that, the dominance was so clearly by just Lewis Hamilton.

And now, well we all know the story of the 2023 season. We are now in the era of Max Verstappen with a younger generation of drivers coming in to challenge him.

Bookended by dominant eras, F1's lost generation grew up quickly and never got to truly pursue the dreams and hopes they came into the sport with.

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why

We're livin' night to night

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Since we're bound to die, oh

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why

Oh, what's the use in trying?

Why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why, why,

And it's exactly why

The lost generation is living race to race, season to season. To keep their place in Formula 1, they need to show their value to the teams that they drive for.

They're not guaranteed a seat for as long as they may like in the way that proven world champions are. If Fernando Alonso wants to race well into his 40s and 50s, some team or another will provide him the race seat to continue on. He could have a horrible season and still be guaranteed a race seat unlike the members of the lost generation that need to keep showing their value.

For Haas, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg bring two experienced drivers that aren't costing them millions in damage. Haas doesn't have the capacity to develop drivers so they need the experience offered by their current lineup and they don't have the ability to bring drivers with expected WDC potential. On a similar note, Valtteri Bottas brings experience and stability to Alfa Romeo/Sauber as they wait for Audi to come in.

Sergio Perez was brought in to help Max Verstappen's championship campaign from 2021 onwards and be there when Max Verstappen couldn't be to maximize points potential for the team. And while the current season has brought that into question, he was able to help Red Bull secure their first 1-2 in the WDC.

Daniel Ricciardo is perhaps the anomaly in this lineup. While he didn't win a championship, he made his mark on Formula 1 as a highly regarded driver and someone who is often cited by fans as the person who brought them to the sport. Daniel Ricciardo brings to AlphaTauri/Red Bull his marketability and experience. AlphaTauri has cited his arrival to the team as a resurgence in morale and form after a lackluster beginning of the year. There's also been new sponsor interest due to his return.

But they're bound to eventually leave the sport, and unfortunately, it will be sooner than later.

As time progressed, members of the lost generation left F1 for one reason or another until only 5 have remained.

Other notable members of this generation included:

Bruno Senna (2010)

Pastor Maldonado (2011)

Jean-Éric Vergne (2012)

Jules Bianchi (2013)

Marcus Ericsson (2014)

Daniil Kyvat (2014)

Alexander Rossi (2014)

#formula 1 #f1 through music #daniel ricciardo #max verstappen #lewis hamilton #nico hulkenberg #kevin magnussen #sergio perez #valtteri bottas #sebastian vettel #fernando alonso #f1 #charles leclerc #red bull racing #mercedes #the lost generation #formula one

[clearingmyheadspace]

RSD had me in a bad/anxious/sad mood today and it took me until just now to realized how much of that is trauma related to my childhood and how much of an outsider I’ve been my whole life.

I have amazing friends who love and accept me but before I found them, I spent the majority of 40 years trying to make people like me, and pretending to be someone I thought others wanted me to be. I think all of that has taken a larger toll on me than I’ve ever realized before.

Taking the masks off has left me feeling like I can just be who I want to be, but it doesn’t erase old habits, emotions, and behavior from those traumas.

I guess I know what I need to bring up in therapy next week.

#trauma #childhood trauma #audhd #actually adhd #self diagnosed autism #self diagnosis is valid #autistic adult #late diagnosed adhd #adult adhd #the lost generation #RSD #rejection sensitive dysphoria

[ashintheairlikesnow]

They're wraiths, all of them. They aren't people. God knows what they've done with their realities. - Robert McAlmon

#Robert mcalmon #quotes #1920s #writers #writing #flappers #postwar #wwi #the lost generation #the bright young things #classic literature #poets

[soulmusicsongs]

All in The Course Of A Day - The Lost Generation (The Young, Tough and Terrible, 1972)

#Soul #Soul Music #Soul Music Songs #Music #Music Songs #1972 #The Lost Generation #The Young Tough and Terrible #Brunswick #All in The Course Of A Day #Youtube

[greatwyrmgold]

File this under "I'd call this a painfully blunt metaphor if it happened in a sci-fi novel".

#primitive cyberpunk #capitalism #metaphor #prosthetics #the lost generation #industry #random stuff #twitter

[tcmreads]

‘the new lost generation’ from the book ‘roaring twenties’ by taylor c milnes

#dark academia #light academia #dark academia aesthetic #neutral aesthetic #books #art #poetry #literature #romantic academia #taylor c milnes #roaring twenties #the lost generation #modern poetry #modern poet #insta poetry #poets of tumblr #spilled thoughts #poems about depression #spilled poem #spilled words #quotes

[danbenzvi]

Just listened to: “Nope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”

Original music composed by Michael Abels.  Featuring the following tracks:

Jodie Foster (yup, *that* Jodie Foster) - “La Vie C’est Chouette”

Dionne Warwick - “Walk On By”

The Lost Generation - “This Is The Lost Generation”

Corey Hart - “Sunglasses At Night (Jean Jacket Mix)” [Kudos to Jean Jacket.  I did not think there was a way to make “Sunglasses At Night” creepy.  You have proven me wrong.]

Michael Abels & Michael Wincott - “Purple People Reader”

Exuma - “Exuma, The Obeah Man”

#nope #michael abels #jodie foster #dionne warwick #the lost generation #corey hart #jean jacket #michael wincott #exuma

[that-blue-spren]

"We Are Gen X" - Original Song

#youtube #hahah #the lost generation

[mummichogsarerad]

me in the library 11/29/23

#the lost generation #quotes

[needledropproject]

nope (2022) feat. "this is the lost generation" by the lost generation

#nope #2022 #jordan peele #this is the lost generation #the lost generation #daniel kaluuya #keke palmer #film #needle drop

[theworldofwars]

Canadian dispatch riders prepare to train across Salisbury Plain with their Douglas 2.75 horse-power motorcycles, 28 January 1915.

#world war one #historical photos #world war 1 #wwi #canadian history #1915 #war history #military history #The Lost Generation #The wars #the Battle of the Somme #ww1 #history #black history month #ww1 stories #ww1 portrait #The Great War #The First World War #1918 #1917 #1916 #1914 #Battle of the Somme

[djevilninja]

'Cause the sly - he's got a fly, fly alibi, For all the unnecessary tears that a woman like you might cry. The slick - he thinks he's so, so quick, And he'll try to pull the wool over your eyes. But remember - there's one more, And he's the wicked - he shows you a good time; He's gonna gain your confidence, baby - and he'll leave you behind.

The Lost Generation - The Sly, Slick and the Wicked

#the lost generation #music #soul #70s #classic #slow jams #sunday night slow jams #the sly slick and the wicked #(upload)

[saltypiss]

You'll know it's bullshit when the next generation isn't called "the lost generation"

No boomers, millenials, no gen z, none of that shit. They're not to be promised shit. We should not repeat the failures of the previous and pretend shit is okay. They have no future, immensely less opportunities, far more hell than we've dealt with previously, on their plate.

Our generation is to be the last to be lied to, understand? We will not set the next generation up for failure and heartbreak. Unfortunately, we simply have to not allow the light to grow, the harsh realities are coming, and I'd rather a generation know this than to be mislead into ensuring it.

They're realistically just called "Fucked" but let's be presentable. The Lost Generation is the last.

#millenial #generation #the lost generation #gen z #boomers

[guardianreadersofthegalaxy]

Day #302: Today I Listened to ‘This Is The Lost Generation’ by The Lost Generation.

I tried to look up the lyrics but some little twerp called Rizzle Kicks* has a track with a similar name. Tbf I might have still been able to find them if The Lost Generation hadn’t named the song after themselves, making it impossible to be more specific with my googling.

It really bugs me when people say “this generation”. That’s not how generations work! Do you think the only people capable of listening to your music are those born within the same 15-year window as you? It’s such in-group/out-group bullshit.

Anyway, wow why am I so angry this morning?! Take a deep breath Dom. Trivial David Mitchell-esque rants aside, this is a great song. It’s perfectly mixed and panned and the lyrics tell a story. As soul goes it’s pretty generic, but the execution’s spot on.

*I’m sorry Rizzle Kicks, I don’t know you. I’m sure you’re very lovely, you just have a silly name.

#my post #today i listened #the lost generation #soul #r'n'b #music

[soulmusicsongs]

You've Got To Crawl Before You Walk - The Lost Generation (The Young, Tough and Terrible, 1972)

#Soul #Soul Music #Soul Music Songs #Music #Music Songs #1972 #The Lost Generation #The Young Tough and Terrible #Brunswick #You've Got To Crawl Before You Walk #Youtube