We kinda call bullshit on this one -- but then again, we're jaded and snarky! According to Allison Mooney, "vice president of emerging trends" at a consulting firm called Mobile Behavior, Gen Xers have a harder time coming across well on the internet because we're too mean. To wit: "I think Gen X is a very sarcastic generation, and sarcasm doesn't really translate online. Gen Y has grown up interacting with people online. They've developed different social skills, a different rapport. Being sort of dry, sarcastic, snarky — that's not going to get you any friends online. Social currency is only built around positive interactions."

Whatever. We bet you're a real ball of laughs, Allison. [via NY Mag]