08-17-2020, 06:42 PM
Nah, those boomer dates are totally off.
The generation starts in 1946 as they are DEFINED as the generation born after the war, which ended in 1945.
And sure this is a personal theory of mine but I would argue that Gen X starts the moment the bullet went into JFK. That's THE moment the optimism gave way to cynicism.
Millennials start 1984, as 1983 is when the unemployment from stagflation ended (pessimism giving way to optimism and morning in america).
And Zoomers start 9/11.
These are the turning points in the American zeitgeist that defined our national moods, and for generational theory to work it has to work around these moments.
The generation starts in 1946 as they are DEFINED as the generation born after the war, which ended in 1945.
And sure this is a personal theory of mine but I would argue that Gen X starts the moment the bullet went into JFK. That's THE moment the optimism gave way to cynicism.
Millennials start 1984, as 1983 is when the unemployment from stagflation ended (pessimism giving way to optimism and morning in america).
And Zoomers start 9/11.
These are the turning points in the American zeitgeist that defined our national moods, and for generational theory to work it has to work around these moments.