Hybrid types

[Eric the Green]

(01-18-2020, 10:06 AM)AspieMillennial Wrote:

(01-18-2020, 10:01 AM)Anthony Wrote:

(01-18-2020, 09:15 AM)AspieMillennial Wrote:

(01-18-2020, 09:02 AM)Anthony Wrote: I know this is a bit "off-topic" - but I have an older brother (1955 cohort) who was a Boomer through and through growing up.  He smoked pot, and got into epic battles with his (and my), 1930-cohort, Korean War-era veteran father over things like hair length and clothing styles.

Me?  I never cared for any of those things - and where my brother was way into acid rock and progressive rock, I was way into AM rock at first, later disco, and new wave after that.

Our 3-year age difference might as well have been a 30-year age difference.  That is why I am so adamant about my not being a Boomer.

But this is where it gets tricky. What about someone born in 1955 that was similar to you? Would they not be a Boomer because they don't meet stereotypes? What about someone born in 1960 who was like your brother in personality and interests? Would they be a Boomer or not?

I've also met tons of people born in 1956 and 1957.  Never got along with any of them.

Well how would you explain someone younger than you that gets along with them very well then? Like a 1962 born in the USA.

You can't define a generation based only on yourself and a few people you know. This is a big study and requires biographies and statistics.

But there are sub-generations and cusps which the S&H books don't cover. The Jones Boomers are more conservative than core Boomers. I think the Jones "youngest boomers" start in around 1957-58. The Jones Xers are also somewhat boomer-like; those born in 1961 (which I think are often still boomers) through 1963.

See my classification here:
http://philosopherswheel.com/generations.htm

Note however, I now group 1962 with the Xers, but as I said, I think some 1961 cohorts are Jones boomers.

And note that not all individuals fit into the general generation type they are from.