Quote:
Originally Posted by KSig RC
Almost every source I trust goes no earlier than '81 for Gen Y - at no point should '77 reasonably be included anywhere but Gen X, in my opinion.
This is a go-nowhere argument based purely on minutiae, and represents everything that is wrong with the entire concept of 'generational consistencies' - it's a hijack.
The 'cuspers' argument is totally disingenuous, as it is well-documented that the borders are exceptionally fluid - Gen Y status is likely influenced by how affluent your family was growing up, as the traditional elements of Gen Y upbringing lagged in some parts of the nation, especially poorer parts.
In short - start a new thread, this has nothing to do with the current one, don't you think? After all, today's students are wholly unaffected by "where Gen Y begins" unless you're worried that it somehow magically began in 1989 (for HS students), right? You bring this point (and your blog) up in the weirdest spots, and I think it's purely to push some weird agenda you have against being labeled "Gen Y" - which you wouldn't anyway, because of your corner-case "traditional" upbringing. It just doesn't matter.
|
There's already a thread somewhere about this (posted a long time ago....at least a couple of years....do a search...)...in any case, this is a response to those who seem to lump all Gen Ys together, whether they're in high school, in college or already in the workforce. Posters have mentioned that Gen Y doesn't learn/process information the same way as Gen X or Boomers. This is why I asked what one means by "Gen Y." Being a 79er, I don't like being lumped with Gen Y...I'm usually not, as you've said, but there are those who believe that Gen X ended in 1976 rather than '81 or '82...maybe because 76ers turned 18 the year Kurt Cobain died. Who knows.