(09-20-2019, 07:39 AM)Bill the Piper Wrote: Generation Y was originally believed to start in the late 70s, but the dates moved. So will the dates for generation Z.
The Millennial and Generation Z birth years are so muddled.
The earliest birth year I've seen for Millennials from a legitimate source is 1974 (1972 if you include Canada's definition of Millennials), and the latest birthyear I've seen from a legitimate source is 2006 (yes, not joking here). However, the most common definitions seem to be either 1981-1996 (not at school when the Challenger exploded but at school during at least one of these three - the Columbine shooting, Y2K, and/or 9/11) or 1982-2000 (coincidentally parallels with the 1946-1964 definition according to the Chinese zodiac).
So, in reality, a 45-year-old and a 13-year old can both be Millennials, even though the former could literally be the parent of the latter.
Some say that Generation X will eventually be 1965-1985 and that Generation Y/Millennials will eventually be 1986-2006, but what does a 33-year old guy with a job, a house, and kids have in common with someone who just became a teenager today?
Edit: Coincidentally, 1986-2006 is actually 1365-1385 according to the Persian calendar.