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I believe the Boomer definition generally includes births from the stretch of 1946–1962 so, if you’re 60, you’re a (fellow) Boomer, but barely. I'm nearing 67,

• ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  I’d have to find the article that talked about it, but I think the years were like ‘59-‘64, where we were too young to be drafted, and too old to be punks, and how it gave our generation a different “mindset” from the “traditional” boomers.
  • notacoward 4y ago
    You might want to look into "Generation Jones" which covers the younger half of the more traditional Boomer definition (e.g. my older brother) plus some of the very earliest part of GenX (e.g. me). It's quite distinct from early Boomers, including in some of the ways you just mentioned. To the extent that generational boundaries and labels make any sense at all, it seems like a somewhat useful grouping to me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones