noun
apathetic generation; generation of young people indifferent to social issues (esp. 1970s)
Refers to the generation that came of age in the 1970s, characterized by disillusionment with political activism and a turn toward personal interests. Often used in sociological or historical contexts.
しらけ世代は、学生運動の後の無気力な若者たちを指す言葉だ。
The term 'shirake sedai' refers to the apathetic young people after the student movement era.
彼は自分をしらけ世代だと自嘲気味に言った。
He self-deprecatingly said he belongs to the apathetic generation.