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

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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!”

I was born in 1974. Do I magically have more in common with someone born in 1965?

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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!”

I was born in 1974. Do I magically have more in common with someone born in 1965?

And there is no chance someone born in 1964 feels culturally connected to someone born in 1947

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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.

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

Eh. You’re still closer to X than a millennial.

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I was born in 1957 and just lived my life without ever being judged and called a name until fairly recently. Now I’m a Boomer and a Karen because in a WASP. I’m liberal and educated.

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1970. A lot of it fits.

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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.

I mentioned earlier, we are considered Generation Jones 1954-1964

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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.

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

41 is still not the new 31.

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Anonymous wrote:I was born in 1957 and just lived my life without ever being judged and called a name until fairly recently. Now I’m a Boomer and a Karen because in a WASP. I’m liberal and educated.

Oh, the good old days. You also got yours and then broke the economy and the environment for the generations to follow. [Guess what generation I am!]

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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.

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.

1981 is 100% generation X. I just is. Respectfully, you’re just older than millennials are so you’re an Xer. No big deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Where is gen z??

Gen Z was that until somebody renamed them millennials when they all turned 20 and started annoying people.

No. Gen Z is after millenials.

Millenials are the generation who grew up at the turn of the millenium. So those of us coming of age right around Y2K. I turned 20 in 2000 so I fit.

Another delineation is: did you have a computer in the house during your childhood? Is yes, you are a millenial. If not until high school or later, you are Gen X.

That's not true. I'm GenX and had a computer in my house from the time I was 4.

Yeah this also depends on income. I didn’t have a computer until senior year of high school but I’m sure others my age did. I’m 1977.

Really interesting. I'm also '77 and the one above who said I had a computer in my house from age 4. My father was a professor, so solidly middle class, but obviously it's so much easier to revise your work on a computer rather than a typewriter, so I guess he was motivated!

Early Computer ownership=Not only based on income but also your parents’ professions and interests. My parents were not wealthy but my dad is a writer so he wanted a computer early on to do research and writing. My husbands’ parents were lower middle class but very into tech and they had a computer growing up too. Then I have friends from much wealthier families who didn’t have computers growing up too.

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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.

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

Eh. You’re still closer to X than a millennial.

I’m not sure why you’re arguing w this person. Every source I’ve ever seen about generations has millennial starting at either 80, 81, or 82. I’ve never heard of it starting in 86 like OP claims. So typically, the entire time I’ve been aware of generations (20 years or so), millennial has been defined as starting a those born in the early 80s. So if they ARE a millennial then how are they closer to gen x than millennial?

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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.

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.

1981 is 100% generation X. I just is. Respectfully, you’re just older than millennials are so you’re an Xer. No big deal.

The person above you said 84 not 81, doofus. No way is someone born in 84 gen x. Not according to any generation data until the one OP noted. Not culturally, it just doesn’t fit. 81 is on the cusp. 84 is solidly millennial.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 1961 and am considered Generation Jones. I do not identify with boomer nor x

I was born a bit later and agree … the boomer generation is too long compared to others …

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I was born in 1984. When I was in high school and college we were told we were millennials and I’ve never heard different. Not that I love being a millennial or anything but I don’t identify w gen x at all. I had a computer at home starting in 2nd grade I think 1992 and my own email address by 5th grade 1995. I spent middle and high school years chatting on aol instant messenger. I had a cell phone by age 18. I don’t remember anything about living in the 80s. I mean I have a few memories from around age 3-5 but they aren’t anything that is specifically 80s, just stuff like my younger brother being born, moving to a new house, going camping w my family, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:I am 1961 and am considered Generation Jones. I do not identify with boomer nor x

I was born a bit later and agree … the boomer generation is too long compared to others …

Generations Born Current Ages

Millennials 1981 – 1996 26 – 41

Gen X 1965 – 1980 42 – 57

Boomers II (a/k/a Generation Jones)* 1955 – 1964 58 – 67

Boomers I* 1946 – 1954 68 – 76