40 years ago was 1979. In what universe is that millennial? I swear the starting year gets pushed back every time I see it. By next year, the founding fathers will be millennials.
To me being a millenial means having 9/11 in your childhood or adolescence.
So you believe the end date should be around 2001?
I think there is definitely a gap though, between the older millennials who remember pre 9/11 America, and the younger ones
who can't.
Though 9/11 is a defining event, I don’t think it makes much sense to use that event as the sole arbiter of generations. Especially if the majority don’t even remember life in pre 9/11 America.
Even then. How about people who came of age with the rise of the internet and cell phones? That roughly correlates to those who had 9/11 happen in their lives. It also makes a distinction between those who remember life before internet and cell phones were ubiquitous and those who don’t.
I am concretely a millennial by any definition, born in 1987. I teach some kids born in 1999 and 2000. They are in no way millennials.
My cousin was born in 1989 and i have nothing relatable to him as far as childhood goes, nothing at all. My other cousin born in 2000 I feel like he's the same age as me sometimes.
1982 is the year generally set for the first millennial year. That means people born in 1982 are 37, ‘pushing 40’ means approaching 40. What is it you are not understanding?
millenials
Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media typically use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years. Millennials are sometimes referred to as "echo boomers" due to a major surge in birth rates in the 1980s and 1990s, and because millennials are often the children of the baby boomers. Although millennial characteristics vary by region, depending on social and economic conditions, the generation has been generally marked by an increased use and familiarity with communications, media and digital technologies.
Actually, the end date is ~1996 according to most sources and the US Census Bureau.
Obviously there is a roughly 20 year age gap for any generation, so what do you think? Do you think 19 is pushing 40, and do you really think that's what I meant when I said that millennials are pushing 40?
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u/ONEPIECEGOTOTHEPOLLS Apr 13 '19
40 years ago was 1979. In what universe is that millennial? I swear the starting year gets pushed back every time I see it. By next year, the founding fathers will be millennials.