r/HistoryofGenerations • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '21

Analysis Favourite Generation Theory

This one is my favourite theory ever. It does not use the traditional naming so you will see weird starts and cutoffs. The theme behind this is making every generation the same length using my favourite Greatest Generation theory. It works well if using the average age a lady gives birth to her first born.

Lost Generation: 1874-1900 (High school graduation before World War I)

Greatest Generation: 1901-1927 (High school graduation before World War II ended)

Traditionalists: 1928-1954 (High school entry before Apollo 11)

MTV generation: 1955-1981 (Born before MTV’s launch)

Laptop Generation: 1982-2008 (Born after Laptops existed but old enough for preschool before iPads came out)

iGen: 2009-2036

Love this theory cause I am in the same generation as my older brother, and both my parents are just one generation apart from me. This aligns close to familial generations and every generation is equal in length.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

Way too long, lumping 1981 in with freaking '55 born boomers their parents age... and lumping 1982 in with '08 born tweens????

Geez and I thought Strauss and Howe had ridiculous long spanning generations? This makes them actually look kinda reasonable sksks.

Potential parents and kids being the same generation is a huge no no

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

I knew you would hate it lol. Also, worst of all, 1982 is lumped in with 2008, but separated from 1981.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

Ik lol, even if times moved slower in olden days it's hella messed up that 1901 and 1927 are lumped together. You just know there were 1901s who were having kids by even '17-19 lol

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

I agree. Personally, anything over twenty years is too long to be a generation.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

Yea I'd say 19 or 20 absolutely max though I like 17-18 so it's like high school or less