This includes every start date that has ever been proposed on this website.
1976: 1/10
These guys started elementary school after Reagan's victory (arguably the start of 3T), but other than that, there isn't really a lot that can be written down here.
1977: 1/10
Probably among the first to have celebrities that exhibit "hero" characteristics (like Gerard Way and John Cena), but that can apply to another birthyear.
1978: 3/10
I was actually a bit surprised that this was ranked that high. They were among the first to not really remember a time of stagflation, the first to graduate high school after the release of Windows 95 (the "dawn" of the Internet becoming popular, meaning they were probably the first to have some exposure to it in their K-12 education), and probably were among the first to be negatively impacted by the Great Recession (this can apply to other birthyears, but I'm only going by an article that said the average homebuyer was 30 in 2008)
The article: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists...-2001-2010
1979: 0/10
There is really nothing that makes 1979 a good starting date (or even a good ending date). This is easily the worst starting date on this list, and the first 0 I gave.
1980: 2/10
These guys are probably the first to not really have a likely chance of remembering Morning in America, but that is really it.
1981: 8/10
http://generational-theory.com/forum/thread-19635.html
Although I do like this start date and thought it was the best starting date in the past, I think there's a better one.
1982: 10/10
I think this starting date makes the most sense for Millennials. They were the first to be born after AIDS became a crisis, the first to be born after the "Baby on Board" stickers became popular, probably among the first to not feel that impacted by Reagan and Bush 41's presidencies, and the first to graduate in a year that starts with a 2 (which is why they got their name). This is also the start date proposed by Strauss and Howe.
1983: 7/10
This starting date isn't the best, but I can still see it work. They were the first to be born after the end of stagflation, among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering Black Monday, and were the first to graduate high school after the actual start of the new millennium.
1984: 2/10
Other than being the first to graduate after 9/11, there is really not much else I can think of. Likely a controversial opinion, but I think this is a weaker start date than what most people think.
1985: 3/10
This is simply too late for a start date, but I think it has more merit than a 1984 one. They were the first to be born after Morning in America (the start of "absolute 3T"), among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering the Berlin Wall falling, the first to start high school after the Columbine shooting, and the first to graduate high school after the Iraq invasion.
1976: 1/10
These guys started elementary school after Reagan's victory (arguably the start of 3T), but other than that, there isn't really a lot that can be written down here.
1977: 1/10
Probably among the first to have celebrities that exhibit "hero" characteristics (like Gerard Way and John Cena), but that can apply to another birthyear.
1978: 3/10
I was actually a bit surprised that this was ranked that high. They were among the first to not really remember a time of stagflation, the first to graduate high school after the release of Windows 95 (the "dawn" of the Internet becoming popular, meaning they were probably the first to have some exposure to it in their K-12 education), and probably were among the first to be negatively impacted by the Great Recession (this can apply to other birthyears, but I'm only going by an article that said the average homebuyer was 30 in 2008)
The article: https://www.nar.realtor/blogs/economists...-2001-2010
1979: 0/10
There is really nothing that makes 1979 a good starting date (or even a good ending date). This is easily the worst starting date on this list, and the first 0 I gave.
1980: 2/10
These guys are probably the first to not really have a likely chance of remembering Morning in America, but that is really it.
1981: 8/10
http://generational-theory.com/forum/thread-19635.html
Although I do like this start date and thought it was the best starting date in the past, I think there's a better one.
1982: 10/10
I think this starting date makes the most sense for Millennials. They were the first to be born after AIDS became a crisis, the first to be born after the "Baby on Board" stickers became popular, probably among the first to not feel that impacted by Reagan and Bush 41's presidencies, and the first to graduate in a year that starts with a 2 (which is why they got their name). This is also the start date proposed by Strauss and Howe.
1983: 7/10
This starting date isn't the best, but I can still see it work. They were the first to be born after the end of stagflation, among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering Black Monday, and were the first to graduate high school after the actual start of the new millennium.
1984: 2/10
Other than being the first to graduate after 9/11, there is really not much else I can think of. Likely a controversial opinion, but I think this is a weaker start date than what most people think.
1985: 3/10
This is simply too late for a start date, but I think it has more merit than a 1984 one. They were the first to be born after Morning in America (the start of "absolute 3T"), among the first to have an unlikely chance of remembering the Berlin Wall falling, the first to start high school after the Columbine shooting, and the first to graduate high school after the Iraq invasion.
