Names for Cusps?

[jleagans]

(04-23-2020, 08:52 AM)Camz Wrote: This document has got me thinking. It gives the following names for cusps:

Millennial -> Charter Cusp -> Homelander
X -> Justice Cusp -> Millennial
Boomer -> Jones Cusp -> X
Silent -> War Baby Cusp -> Boomer
G.I. -> Greatest Cusp -> Silent
Lost -> Interbellum Cusp -> G.I.
Missionary -> Roosevelt Cusp -> Lost
Progressive -> Civil War Baby -> Missionary
Gilded -> Bloody Shirt Cusp -> Progressive
Robber Baron Cusp
Transcendental Cusp...
New Frontier Cusp (these three are inconsistent)
Republican -> Federal Cusp -> Compromise
Liberty -> Founder Cusp -> Republican

Cusps are almost as important as generations as a whole, and it'd be cool if they had official names. Let's come up with some!

The name "Charter Cusp" sounds a bit dated IMO. We should use "Zoomer Cusp" instead, because
a) It references the media calling us "Gen Z" at some point
b) It references generation memes where we're called "Zoomers" because we're the antithesis to Boomers
c) It references "Zoom", which many of us are using for online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic
d) I guess it references the "Zoomer" mechanical pet toys? They were advertised all the time on TV back in the early to mid-2010s.

I don't know where "Justice Cusp" comes from. If anyone does know, let me know.

I think we can all agree that "Jones Cusp" is a perfect name.

I would disagree with the overall concept of naming the cusps.  Cusps are best understood as carrying characteristics of both generations, and by giving them unique names it can create an incorrect perception of unique identity associated with the cusps.