Generation X was presented with a choice and about half chose the conventional wisdom of adulthood and the other half did not.

You are not your popularity or your lack of it.
You are not the number of “likes” on your Facebook feed.
You are not your credit score.
You are not the number of dates you went on.
You are not your ability to influence others to do the things you want them to do.
You are not your weight or your body image.