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Generation labels are generally generalization, ie that they aren't concrete; they often consist of generational overlaps (for example, there's typically a grey area of when Gen Z starts and millennials end, which is typically 1995-2001).
And of course there will always be people who feel out of place in their generation. I was born in that "grey" area for Millennials and Gen Z, and I detest whenever someone calls me a millennial. Nonetheless, I would have to agree with the study that people born in 80s are millennials. I guess the grey area would be 1979-1982.
I see this as a general rule...
1905-1920: Greatest Generation
1921-1925: Greatest/Silent gray area
1926-1940: Silent Generation
1941-1944: Silent/Boomer gray area
1945-1960: Baby Boomers
1961-1964: Boomer/X gray area
1965-1980: Generation X
1981-1984: X/Millennial gray area
1985-2000: Millennials
I loathe to be called a Millenial. I was born in the 80's and I have little to nothing in common with a quintessential "Millenial".
Same thing with me. I was born in the early 90s and I hate being called a millenial. I do not have anything in common with them. I'd rather be a 90s kids.
Same thing with me. I was born in the early 90s and I hate being called a millenial. I do not have anything in common with them. I'd rather be a 90s kids.
I think his point might be that the kids who came of age in the 90s don't consider themselves Millennials and he'd rather be associated with that generation.
The "true" Millennials came of age in the 00s. If you grew up on Power Rangers instead of Thundercats, you are a true Millennial. If you weren't alive when Big Bird made his trip to China, then you are a true Millennial. If you're not old enough to remember watching the Smurfs on Saturday, then you are a true Millennial.
1905-1920: Greatest Generation
1921-1925: Greatest/Silent gray area
1926-1940: Silent Generation
1941-1944: Silent/Boomer gray area
1945-1960: Baby Boomers
1961-1964: Boomer/X gray area
1965-1980: Generation X
1981-1984: X/Millennial gray area
1985-2000: Millennials
I like this one from Boston Globe
1884-93: The New Kids
1894-1903:Hardboiled Generation
1904-13: Partisans
1914-23: The New Gods
1924-33: Postmodernist Generation
1934-43: Anti-Anti-Utopian Generation
1944-53: Baby Boomers
1954-63: (Original Generation X)
1964-73: PC Generation
1974-83: Net Generation
1984-93: Millennials
1994-2003: TBA
That grey area is late 70s and early 80s. I was born in 83 but I have very little in common with those born in say 90 much less 95.
I like this one from Boston Globe
1884-93: The New Kids
1894-1903:Hardboiled Generation
1904-13: Partisans
1914-23: The New Gods
1924-33: Postmodernist Generation
1934-43: Anti-Anti-Utopian Generation
1944-53: Baby Boomers
1954-63: (Original Generation X)
1964-73: PC Generation
1974-83: Net Generation
1984-93: Millennials
1994-2003: TBA
That grey area is late 70s and early 80s. I was born in 83 but I have very little in common with those born in say 90 much less 95.
Here's another good test for whether you are a Millennial or not: Could you download music from the internet (legally or illegally) in HS/college?
I think the generation preceding Millennials (the "Net Generation" as the Globe puts it) was the last generation to see huge mainstream rock success. While there were some bands that have enjoyed considerable success in the 00s (Maroon 5, Coldplay, etc.), none of them ever reached Nirvana/Metallica God-Legendary status and never will.
I think his point might be that the kids who came of age in the 90s don't consider themselves Millennials and he'd rather be associated with that generation.
The "true" Millennials came of age in the 00s. If you grew up on Power Rangers instead of Thundercats, you are a true Millennial. If you weren't alive when Big Bird made his trip to China, then you are a true Millennial. If you're not old enough to remember watching the Smurfs on Saturday, then you are a true Millennial.
I don't know-I was born in '86 and think I "came of age" in the '90s-unless you mean like teen years/adolescence in which case it was like 2000-2001. Seems like a lot of people consider the '90s to be like a golden era though lol.
My brothers born in 1979 and 1982 don't really consider themselves Millennials.
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