As 2014 drew to a close, I became one of the last baby boomers to turn 50. Or possibly, I became one of the first Generation Xers to reach that milestone. Depending where you draw the line, either I am about to enjoy the fruits of half a century of increasing affluence and entitlement, having climbed to the top of the hierarchy I help sustain; or I am entering a period of resentment about my smug elders’ lockhold on the best jobs and homes and the damage they have inflicted on the environment and humankind.
到2014年年底，我成为了婴儿潮一代中最后一批步入50岁的人。或者说，我成为了X一代(Generation X)中首批到达50岁的人。根据不同的分界线，我或者是作为维持社会阶层结构并爬上了顶端的人，即将享受半个世纪以来日益增长的财富和福利的果实；或者是，对自命不凡的长者牢牢占据了最好的工作和房子、并对环境和人类造成损害，我开始步入一段愤怒的时期。
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