I’ve never understood why Boomers were listed up to 1964 (my year); that’s 20 years after the war ended. If it took you 20 years to “boom”, then you should see a doctor.
I’d wish that I would have known that there is little science supporting the theories about generational differences:
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“…evidence for the existence of generations and generational differences is limited. On the other hand, the idea of generations is pervasive and is used to explain myriad patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that we observe day-to-day, especially in the workplace. Thus, there exists a tension between what science “says” about generations and what people “do” with the idea of generations.”
Sure! Please do, but let’s take into account that these generational difference are not scientific or factual, they are perceptions. What started out as descriptive research, was turned into something prescriptive, so we need to be careful not to put people into boxes that do not in fact exist.
As to ‘what I would have liked to have known” I would very much want be able to go back to my 15, 16 year old self and tell myself: “it’s alright, you’re not as weird and you think you are, there are people out there whom you will meet and who will understand you, and what’s more: you will understand them. Give it some time and things will work out. Don’t panic!”
I wonder without readily available proof of this, your 15 yr old self would dismiss this and hang on to his fear/insecurity? I thought much of that sentiment a fallacy, as I derailed the book thread, because an unformed 15 yr old brain, inexperienced, could cannot walk across the bridge being laid out by the well-meaning adult.
I think my grandmother exhibited that generation, the silent generation well. They lived through difficult eras, and it shaped them.
One of the distinguishing features between gen-X and gen-Y I’ve noted, and would be interested to test here, is whether or not you use one, or two thumbs when texting on your phone.
That is a change that was made 10 to 15 years ago. I’m born in 64 and up til at least 15 years back I was ALWAYS considered GenX. I;m wi8th @UncleSpellbinder I do not nor will ever identify with Boomers since 1/2 of Boomers are the main reason we have the mess we have now.
What this topic does not need to be, is denigrating towards any group of persons, including a generation of people who’s alleged insult was being born at a particular time.
I feel these classifications are mostly used to provide some kind of false identity that serves as a shortcut to create a convenient and shallow us/them narrative: Boomers this, Millennials that … The age wars are just facet of the the U.S. culture wars - and people happily participate.
@drunkenvicar A marketing researcher’s table, however, it’s an archived piece on my HDD. Wanna screenshot?
Just like @UncleSpellbinder said, a good number of people grew up more often with the older, or younger, generation than within their own.
I think, the hand gesture for making photos is interesting, too, a) classic two hands in front of the eyes, vs. b) one-handed further away from the head.
