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Originally Posted by Taualumna
I think we also have to define Gen Y. There are those who say that Gen Y began immediately after Gen X ended - that means those born in 1977 or later are Gen Y. Then there are those who believe that Gen Y/Millennial generation begins in 1980 and yet again, those who believe that it begins in 1982 (as 1982ers turned 18 in 2000) So which is it? If you are including those born in 1977-1981 (what I like to call Cuspers), then you probably aren't going to find significant differences...except the increased likelihood of reading things online rather than in traditional print format. |
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.
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