03-11-2020, 12:02 AM
(03-10-2020, 09:30 PM)Ghost Wrote:(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.
Yeah, now that I think about it, it makes sense for 1993ers to be Early-Wave, rather than Late-Wave, especially since they grew up more like late 80s and early 90s babies, were in the peak group for the emo trends, and that is mathematically the ultimate Millennial birth year. I’d go as far to add 1994 in the Early Wave, but anyone after would definitely be in the Late Wave. So, I will fix that.