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zipplewrath

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4. Constantly changing definition

Sat Jul 8, 2023, 12:43 PM

Jul 2023

"Boomers" comes from the expression "baby boom" that existed after WWII. But if one looks at the birth rates, the actual "boom" was only from about '47 to 55. For years it was considered to be 47 to 60, which really, being on the 59 side of that with a brother on the 49 side of that, it was a bit long. I was not really of the "same" generation. Extending it to 64 is a bit of a joke. I've heard "early" millennials comment on a similar thing that they get lumped into the same "generation" as "late" millennials.

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POLL: Debunking this myth about Baby Boomers also reveals something about Gen Z [View all] GPV Jul 2023 OP

So... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #1

These arbitrary dividing lines Progressive dog Jul 2023 #2

Constantly changing definition zipplewrath Jul 2023 #4

Those born between '56-'64 are sometimes referred to as Generation Jones. Raftergirl Jul 2023 #7

I was born in 1958 and this is how I think of myself. phylny Jul 2023 #13

Seems like every thing that was said about my generation is now being applied to Gen Z LostOne4Ever Jul 2023 #3

When my friends complain about their kids and grandkids, I point out the crap we pulled when young. Irish_Dem Jul 2023 #5

You're as old as you think. nt usonian Jul 2023 #6

Generation Jones here. we can do it Jul 2023 #8

Same here. shrike3 Jul 2023 #11

I'm in the Silent Generation, so I won't say anything about this DavidDvorkin Jul 2023 #9

Boomer/Generation Jones. My SO is Generation X. Solly Mack Jul 2023 #10

The gap is 66 years, not 50. Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #12

I am a boomer and close to Tree Lady Jul 2023 #14