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If you were born in 1900 you probably are at the tail end of the Lost Generation — the Greatest Generation is considered to be those born between 1901 and 1927.
by dctoedt 3mo ago
If you were born in 1900 you probably are at the tail end of the Lost Generation — the Greatest Generation is considered to be those born between 1901 and 1927.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Generation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greatest_Generation
- bryanlarsen 3mo agoLost Generation describes those who experienced WW1. Given that he turned 18 in 1918 it's certainly possible he enlisted or was drafted. The article implies he didn't join WW1. It's that experience rather than his exact birthday that would categorize him into Lost vs Greatest IMO.
- mylifeandtimes 3mo agoIn the US, something like 98% of eligible men enlisted in WWI. There was no draft. So yes, VERY high probability of service.
- bryanlarsen 3mo agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_Act_of_1917 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_Act_of_1917
- fc417fc802 3mo agoWild to think there were people who as adults lived through all of the railroad buildout, WWI, the 20s, the depression, and then WWII. Complaining about AI buildouts causing electronics prices to regress by a decade or so begins to seem rather trite in comparison.
- TacticalCoder 3mo ago[flagged]
- Natfan 3mo ago*tough iI you're going to indiscriminately insult an entire generation of people, maybe listen to spell properly?
- Izkata 3mo agoThey started the report in 1929 and completed it in 1933. Easy enough to just tweak the year slightly to fit the stated generation.