08-13-2020, 02:49 PM
And sorry to double post, but the original document has the whole concept of a cusp wrong. Cusps are not the different sections of a generation, but are the years BETWEEN the different generations. I would argue cusps are usually periods of 3-4 years, but don't always exist. For example, I don't think the Silent -> Boomer transition had much of a cusp (would be 1942-1944 years).
The cusp years around millennials (roughly) are 1981-1983 and 1997-2000.
The way I come to those years is a little backward, but something that seems clear to me is that generations have "prime" years that are unquestionably characteristic of a generation and tend to go on to be a dominant leadership force in the generation. Nomad and Artist generations may not have a prime year, but the Hero and Prophets definitely do.
Prophet gen prime year : 1946. First year back from the war and every non-Obama Boomer president was born this year.
Millennial prime year : 1984/1985. Inciting event for this would be the Morning in America positivity.
Zoomer prime year: 2001/2002. Inciting event is 9/11. Their defining characteristic is being raised in the post "End of History" world and 9/11 was the start of it.
The cusp years around millennials (roughly) are 1981-1983 and 1997-2000.
The way I come to those years is a little backward, but something that seems clear to me is that generations have "prime" years that are unquestionably characteristic of a generation and tend to go on to be a dominant leadership force in the generation. Nomad and Artist generations may not have a prime year, but the Hero and Prophets definitely do.
Prophet gen prime year : 1946. First year back from the war and every non-Obama Boomer president was born this year.
Millennial prime year : 1984/1985. Inciting event for this would be the Morning in America positivity.
Zoomer prime year: 2001/2002. Inciting event is 9/11. Their defining characteristic is being raised in the post "End of History" world and 9/11 was the start of it.