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Damn, that's interesting!

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Millennials, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Gen Z and Gen Alpha: Generation Names by Year (www.hellalife.com)
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I didn't know, so I looked it up. Now I know. Thought you might like to know too, if you don't already. ๐Ÿ™‚

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[โ€“] galoisghost@aussie.zone 22 points 2 years ago (11 children)

The whole generation thing is just astrology for marketing departments. Xennials use to get called Gen Y, there was no overlap with Gen X and Generation Jones didnโ€™t exist.

[โ€“] ChonkyMarmot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The boundaries are all rather arbitrary, but there is a grain of truth to some of the analysis.

[โ€“] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

You can certainly look at broad generalizations regarding material circumstances unique to a generational cohort

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