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.
The term 'shirake sedai' refers to the apathetic young people after the student movement era.
He self-deprecatingly said he belongs to the apathetic generation.
From しらける (to be apathetic, to be turned off) + 世代 (generation). Coined to describe the generation that grew up after the intense political activism of the 1960s, showing a marked disinterest in social movements.