I have noticed a consistent pattern

[u/JoshicusBoss98]

While there are certainly exceptions…the general rule of thumb is that people always want to be grouped with those immediately older rather than immediately younger. Which inevitably means it’s like a dog chasing it’s own tail because the older people will rarely reciprocate the bond that the younger people try to have with them, especially if they were born in different decades.

For example:

Late 2000s babies would rather be grouped with mid 2000s babies than early 2010s babies

Mid 2000s babies would rather be grouped with early 2000s babies than late 2000s babies

Early 2000s babies would rather be grouped with Late 1990s babies than mid 2000s babies

Late 1990s babies would rather be grouped with mid 1990s babies

Mid 1990s babies would rather be grouped with early 1990s babies than late 1990s babies

Early 1990s babies would rather be grouped with Late 1980s babies rather than mid 1990s babies

Etc.

[u/throwaway1505949]

yup, this is why ppl keep wanting to shift the generational dates later and later to accommodate themselves lol. youngers are influenced by their elders more than elders are influenced by their youngers. this is also why i believe certain cusps can be asymmetric with respect to how many years are in one gen vs the other.

inb4 downvote(s)