03-10-2020, 09:30 PM
(03-10-2020, 08:21 PM)Cocoa Puff Wrote: Specific waves for generations (Boomers-Millennials; Homelanders are too early to do because none of them have yet come of age and still mostly children, or even not born yet)
Baby Boom: 1943-1960
Early-Wave Boomers (Hippie Wave): 1943-1951 (Classic Boomers; children of the 50's; came of age in the 60's during JFK assassination, Vietnam, Summer of Love, & Woodstock) Mostly children of GI's and are optimistic-idealists
Late-Wave (Disco Wave): 1952-1960 (Peak of the "baby boom"; children of the 60's; came of age in the 70's during Watergate, Gay Rights Movement, Roe v. Wade) Mostly children of Silents and are pessimistic-idealists
First-Wave Boom: 1943-1947 (the leaders of the generation; the last gasp of any Silent relations) Definitely GI parents
Second-Wave Boom: 1948-1951 (early-core) a mix of GI/Silent parents, more GI
Third-Wave Boom: 1952-1956 (late-core) a mix of GI/Silent parents, more Silent
Fourth-Wave Boom: 1957-1960 (the caboose of the generation; introduced new trends for the next generation; the prelude to Generation X, a la Generation Jones, part I) Definitely Silent parents
13th Generation (Generation X): 1961-1981
Early-Wave 13'er (Atari Wave X): 1961-1970 (Classic Gen X; children of the 70's; came of age in the 80's during Reagan administration, Challenger explosion, AIDS, and Cold War) Mostly children of Silents and are pessimistic-reactives
Late-Wave 13'er (Nintendo Wave X): 1971-1981 (True "baby bust"; children of the 80's; came of age in the 90's during USSR collapse, WTC and OKC bombings, OJ Simpson Trial, Princess Diana death, Columbine, and Y2K) Mostly children of Boomers and are optimistic-reactives
First-Wave 13'er: 1961-1964 (the leaders of the generation; the last of the "baby boom" and last gasp of any Boomer relations, a la Generation Jones, part II) Definitely Silent parents
Second-Wave 13'er: 1965-1970 (early-core; solidified the trends that the first-wavers introduced) a mix of Silent/Boomer parents, more Silent
Third-Wave 13'er: 1971-1976 (late-core; grew up with the early-wave trends, but brought up new trends for the late-wave) a mix of Silent/Boomer parents, more Boomer
Fourth-Wave 13'er: 1977-1981 (the caboose of the generation; introduced new trends for the next generation; the prelude to Millennials, a.k.a. "Generation Y" X'ers) Definitely Boomer parents
Millennials: 1982-2004
Early-Wave Millennials (Skater, Hipster, and Emo Wave): 1982-1992 (Classic Millennials; children of the 90's; came of age in the "aughts" during 9/11, Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, Great Recession, and 2008 Election) Mostly children of Boomers and are optimistic-civics
Late-Wave Millennials (Social Media & Activist Wave): 1993-2004 (Younger Millennials; children of the "aughts"; came of age in the 2010's and early 2020's during school shootings, political turmoil, gay marriage legalized, and 2016 Election) Mostly children of 13'ers and are pessimistic-civics
First-Wave Millennials 1982-1986 (the leaders of the generation; the last gasp of any Generation X relations, hence Xennials or Generation Y) Definitely Boomer parents
Second-Wave Millennials: 1987-1992 (early-core; solidified the trends that the first-wavers introduced) a mix of Boomer/13'er parents, more Boomer
Third-Wave Millennials: 1993-1996 (late-core; grew up with the early-wave trends, but brought up new trends for the late-wave) a mix of Boomer/13'er parents, more 13'er
Fourth-Wave Millennials: 1997-2004 (the caboose and the longest wave of the generation; introduced new trends for the next generation; the prelude to Homelanders, a.k.a. "Generation Z" Millennials) Definitely 13'er parents
I'd put 1993/late 1992-mid 1993 in the Early Wave Millennials:
*When they started elementary school, Google wasn't around, Clinton wasn't impeached, and the Columbine shooting didn't happen yet.
*They spent most of their elementary school years before 9/11.
*They were out of elementary school by the time Web 2.0 became a thing.
*They were in high school before the Recession occurred.
*They graduated high school before Occupy Wall Street.