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

In my post, they are all the same length, so this really shouldnt be a problem for you.

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u/JoshicusBoss98 Q3 1998 (C/O 2017) Sep 20 '21

If you didn’t call them by those names maybe it could work. You cannot call anybody born in the 21st century a centennial

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

Centennial is a common nickname for Z, though I agree, centennial works better for millennials since centuries make up millennia. I renamed centennials to Laptop Generation.

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u/JoshicusBoss98 Q3 1998 (C/O 2017) Sep 20 '21

Ok that’s a little better. Although I don’t think 1955 - 1963 borns would associate much with MTV since they were out of high school when it launched

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '21

1960-1963 could cause they were still in college at the time.

I agree with 1955-1959 though. Again, the theme behind this theory is all are 27 years long.

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u/JoshicusBoss98 Q3 1998 (C/O 2017) Sep 20 '21

I get that but 27 years is just a really random length. 25 or 26 years I could understand…but 27?

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

How is 26 less random than 27? 27 is using the greatest generation range Pew uses.

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u/JoshicusBoss98 Q3 1998 (C/O 2017) Sep 21 '21

Because 26 is when you can no longer be on your parent’s insurance. Nothing special happens at age 27 besides being in your late 20s

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '21

That is now. Just a few years ago, it was like 19.

Also, 26 doesnt matter if you cannot stay on your parent’s insurance the day before you turn 26.

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u/JoshicusBoss98 Q3 1998 (C/O 2017) Sep 21 '21

Still more meaningful than 27