3 ms·
> Millennials were born 1982-2004 What source are you getting this from? Looking at wikipedia, a lot of them put the beginning of Gen Z at ~1995-98. As someone
by jarboot 10y ago
> Millennials were born 1982-2004
What source are you getting this from? Looking at wikipedia, a lot of them put the beginning of Gen Z at ~1995-98. As someone fitting into this bracket (I don't remember 9/11), I'd say it's accurate to loosely define the cutoff for Millennials as somebody who remembered 9/11, was in the labor force during the great recession, or was socially active during Web 1.0. Gen Z doesn't remember life without the internet, grew up on Facebook/Instagram (vs. primarily chatrooms, forums, etc.), and didn't have as much experience with desktop computers for leisure in leu of phones.
This is just my observation as someone who has seen and is currently engaging with a spectrum of youth in the school system. Thoughts?
- amyjess 10y agoIt comes from Strauss-Howe Generational Theory. Strauss and Howe coined the term "Millennial", so I'll take them at their word for the size of the cohort. Here's a table from Neil Howe's website: http://www.lifecourse.com/about/method/timelines/generations.html http://www.lifecourse.com/about/method/timelines/generations... And a Wikipedia article with an overview: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generatio... Source for Strauss and Howe coining "Millennial": http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-05-03/naming-the-next-generation/54737518/1 http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/story/2012-... > "No one knows who will name the next generation," says Neil Howe, who, along with his deceased co-author and business partner, William Strauss, is widely credited with naming the Millennials, a generation he figures spans from about 1982 to 2004.