05-05-2022, 02:10 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2022, 02:13 PM by Eric the Green.)
I sure would hate to lump all the late boomers into an evangelical generation. That trend in the 70s, 80s and 90s was spread among many generations, and still is. Nor would all early boomers fit the description as hippies, or want it. Sorry, nice try but those are poor labels. I think the late and early boomers still have much in common, even though there are subgenerational differences.
Your longer descriptions of Silent and X are more apt. But in this case, especially among Xers and Boomers, the later subgenerations of them are a smaller group.
Are late Silents "nationalists"? Maybe in the Trump era, but not in middle age. I would hestitate also to call any large group of people "atheist". Throwing labels around too easily is usually wrong or inaccurate.
My descriptions from my 1997 book still are pretty good.
https://philosopherswheel.com/generations.htm
Your longer descriptions of Silent and X are more apt. But in this case, especially among Xers and Boomers, the later subgenerations of them are a smaller group.
Are late Silents "nationalists"? Maybe in the Trump era, but not in middle age. I would hestitate also to call any large group of people "atheist". Throwing labels around too easily is usually wrong or inaccurate.
My descriptions from my 1997 book still are pretty good.
https://philosopherswheel.com/generations.htm