(01-23-2020, 07:12 PM)jleagans Wrote: 72 years, with each turning and generational cohort covering 18 years. 18 is our clearest demarcation of childhood to adulthood, with 18x4=72.
I remember having a thread where I argued about 72-year saeculums. However, it received a lot of criticism on here.
It actually does make a lot of sense and I can see how it works. The 1996 cutoff for Millennials seems very similar to the 1924 cutoff for the GI Generation, with 1997-1999 and 1925-1927 as being years that are mostly seen as the later generation despite having some sources occasionally lumping them with the previous generation. (for 97-99, it would be Homelanders, and for 25-27, it would be the Silents). 1924-1927 also have the same Chinese zodiac animals as 1996-1999 (1924 and 1996 are rat years, 1925 and 1997 are ox years, 1926 and 1998 are tiger years, 1927 and 1999 are rabbit years).
1925 and 1928 are both very good starting points for Silents, similar to how 1997 and 2000 are both very good starting points for Generation Z/Homelanders.