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Wdym resume? Generation labels have been around for a very long time.

• robocat 1y ago
  The meaning of the labels is pretty unclear to many people outside the US. Boomer is often disparaging and used to mean anyone over middle-aged (and usually encompassing the silent generation too). As a GenX New Zealander, it's a pain trying to learn what age range the labels apply to. The cutoff dates are annoying to learn, and pigeon hole people (poorly if you're at end of a range). I really hate the labels.
  • ttepasse 1y ago
    Also: They don't really work in other countries or demographics. Generational bins presume that shared experiences form a somewhat comparable outlook on life. I am a Xennial. I grew up in Western Germany. Are my life experiences the same as someone who grew up in Eastern Germany, experienced the fall of the Wall and all the economic and political disruptions afterwards in their formative years or by witnessing their family's experiences? My life didn't change, the country got a little bit bigger. Theirs in many measurable and unmeasurable ways. Are we the same generation? And that was a peaceful revolution. Other countries weren't/aren't such lucky.
    • robocat 1y ago
      I hadn't heard of "Xennial", but the existence of the word and defining yourself that way demonstrates the horror of generational labels.
  • JohnFen 1y ago
    > The meaning of the labels is pretty unclear to many people outside the US. They're often unclear inside the US as well. > Boomer is often disparaging and used to mean anyone over middle-aged I learned this when a group of young engineers referred to me as a "boomer". I replied that my parents were boomers, not me. Their answer was "'boomer' doesn't really mean a particular generation, it just means 'old'". Well-played, young snots, well-played.