Per Harvard: Gen X is 1965-1984, Millennials is 1986- 2004, Boomers 1945-1964. Thoughts?

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t find the comment, but someone earlier made the point that as technology started changing more quickly, generational periods might get shorter — to reflect the very different cultural experiences from one generation to the next. As a tween with a bus pass, before cell phones, I really had a startling amount of autonomy and freedom compared to many tweens today.

I’m curious about what general historical markers people feel are aligned with generational cohorts. I think the explosion of news sources and options for communication has had an enormous impact on generational experiences.

I think we’re seeing that with the millennial experience. Someone born in 1994 had a radically different childhood than someone born in 1984 and lumping them together into one generation is a little silly.

[Anonymous]

This article sums it up for me. Old Millennials (1988 and earlier) had very different experiences than younger millennials.

https://www.thecut.com/2017/04/two-types-of-millennials.html

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By Cmglee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91612069

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

More than Xennial?

You are missing millennial by a few years with any classification. And are still middle aged like X.

The definition of millennial typically starts in the early 80s, but many people born in roughly 1981-1987 feel very different from people born in the 90s, hence the term elder millennial.

Snort. But you don’t see the nuance with other generations, just your own. You’re closer in age to someone born in ‘78 than ‘87.

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Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

But you're not. You are a Gen Xer.

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Anonymous wrote:1979

Gen X

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I was born in 1979 and I definitely consider myself gen x. I think part of it is that I have older siblings so I always identified with the things they did and liked. So my cultural touch points might skew a bit older than they otherwise might, if that makes sense. I didn't have a cell phone until the end of college but I did have a pager in high school!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

More than Xennial?

You are missing millennial by a few years with any classification. And are still middle aged like X.

The definition of millennial typically starts in the early 80s, but many people born in roughly 1981-1987 feel very different from people born in the 90s, hence the term elder millennial.

Snort. But you don’t see the nuance with other generations, just your own. You’re closer in age to someone born in ‘78 than ‘87.

When did I say that?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

More than Xennial?

You are missing millennial by a few years with any classification. And are still middle aged like X.

The definition of millennial typically starts in the early 80s, but many people born in roughly 1981-1987 feel very different from people born in the 90s, hence the term elder millennial.

Snort. But you don’t see the nuance with other generations, just your own. You’re closer in age to someone born in ‘78 than ‘87.

When did I say that?

You didn’t need to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

But you're not. You are a Gen Xer.

Plenty of sources use 81 as the starting year for Millennials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

More than Xennial?

You are missing millennial by a few years with any classification. And are still middle aged like X.

The definition of millennial typically starts in the early 80s, but many people born in roughly 1981-1987 feel very different from people born in the 90s, hence the term elder millennial.

Snort. But you don’t see the nuance with other generations, just your own. You’re closer in age to someone born in ‘78 than ‘87.

When did I say that?

You didn’t need to.

Lol ok

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Anonymous wrote:

By Cmglee - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=91612069

This one makes way more sense. It’s laughable to think someone born in 1985 has had an upbringing remotely similar to someone born in 2004. The Harvard article’s reasoning seems to be, “If Boomers span 20 years, then all generations should!”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was born in 81 and prefer “elder Millenial” (thanks for that Iliza Schlesinger).

But you're not. You are a Gen Xer.

Plenty of sources use 81 as the starting year for Millennials.

+1. This is the only source I have ever seen saying that 1984 is Gen X. It’s just not. They were infants during the Breakfast Club/ 16 Candles era.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvard:

Wow, those of us born in the 70’s are really outnumbered!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: No. There are always birth years between generations that don’t feel they belong. For example early 1960s- not baby boomers & not GenX. Also, early 80s - not GenX and not Millennials (although close to millennials, I would hazard?)

This.
- 1962 baby - we just don’t have that whole post-war vibe.