Can Someone be a Hybrid type without being a Cusper?

[David Horn]

Let's give this one moment's thought, and agree that generational influences are important but not totally determinative. We are all born to families with their own unique dynamics. Likewise, we are born where we're born and into circumstances unique to us. That's a lot of weight for the theory to dominate. Generations tend to follow a pattern, but that doesn't mean that many within it aren't dramatically different. It's statistics, not branding. If the dominant archetype is represented by a majority (or near majority), then we can say that the generation is conforming. I think older Boomers met the conforming mold; younger ones less so. Xers are a bit of a mystery, because their conformance is more hidden. SO that brings us to the Millennials. Are they conforming? I think yes, but not to he extent the elder-Boom conformed.