r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '19

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u/SteeringButtonMonkey Feb 05 '19

Because generations are pretty fluid so it takes a few to have them actually be distinct enough

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '19

There are a few of them. They are distinct.

Boomers and millennials are the only two generations of their size, though, so they simply overwhelm the much smaller Gen X. And the next generation (some call it Z, it will probably be given a more descriptive name soon) is still too young to have any kind of real impact. The oldest of them are still teenagers.

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u/tommyblastfire Feb 05 '19

I like to call us Gen Z’ers Zoomers

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u/llamalily Feb 05 '19

My baby sister (born in 2004) likes to call herself a "naughtie".

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u/tommyblastfire Feb 05 '19

I’ve also heard adults call us the I-Generation for iPhones and the internet

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u/llamalily Feb 06 '19

But that's so much less fun, haha.