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Millennials reign cut short - Generation Z are the largest population group in the US
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is this like a kink or something
He's talking about me
He's a jmon-sexual
It's very funny, haha, i'm from 95 but an atonishing 85% of my partners were born in '95. Perhaps i'm too immature for my age? I dunno. I was born in 92 so it's not like it's a big gap.is this like a kink or something
Lol, we dun fucked up.
An entire generation of Rand Pauls. Exciting times ahead.
NOBODY GIVE THEM ATLAS SHRUGGED
If they ask, pretend you've never heard of it.
If we work together, we can do this.
TheTylerRob
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Lmao at igeneration. Apple doesn't even name their products like that anymore.
Smartphones were everywhere by the time you entered high school. You couldn't possibly relate to the before times.
No they weren't
I didn't get a smart phone til college
I thought Gen Zers were born in 2000 and beyond.
Edit: Oh, apparently the article says that. Well, I don't know if I really agree with the premise. Kids born in late 90s grew up with much different technology than the other millennials, but I feel like their cultural attitudes are largely the same. 2000s and beyond are different; these people were literally in the first grade when Facebook started to take off, they grew up in a post-social media world in a way much different than everyone else, and they also just seem like they're from a definitively different generation whenever I talk to them.
Edit: Oh, apparently the article says that. Well, I don't know if I really agree with the premise. Kids born in late 90s grew up with much different technology than the other millennials, but I feel like their cultural attitudes are largely the same. 2000s and beyond are different; these people were literally in the first grade when Facebook started to take off, they grew up in a post-social media world in a way much different than everyone else, and they also just seem like they're from a definitively different generation whenever I talk to them.
That's true. But pretty much everyone can say that The categories are pretty meaningless anyhow. May as well make it the turn of the century at that point.I was born in 92 but kids even 3-4 years younger than me had a completely different experience growing up
I have a lot more in common with those born in the early 90's than the 2000's I think.
Jeffolation
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I didn't know the term generation Y got cancelled, I'm 34 wtf I am then? :/
More like Generation Lame.
Based on the fact that I would have half the boys in my high school classes magically ill whenever a big AAA release dropped, it should be Generation "Goodbye Real World"
" In addition to the relative abstinence, the group is known for libertarian political leanings and a willingness to attend church. "
How the fuck did we let this happen. HOW THE FUCK DID WE LET THIS HAPPEN?
Gen Z are the target of the alt right. If you ever peruse /pol/ they talk about Gen Z being "the redpilled generation that will save us from the degenerate SJW Millennials" all the time.
Think of who Pewdiepie appeals to.
The good news is that Gen Z is the most diverse generation. The bad news isbthat white Gen Z will be more radicalized than white Millennials.
Jason Frost
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Can we get the name Generation Y back?
Generation Y and Millennials overlapped together and are now both Millennials, why?
Generation Y and Millennials overlapped together and are now both Millennials, why?
Well when you use 1995 as the cutoff instead of 1998 then yeah of course the generation increases. That's strange though since I've always heard of Millennials as the latter. Well it looks like I'm GenZ/iGen though, which is odd since the majority of my life has still taken place before the iPhone.
paplikaplik
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I guess they can look forward to bearing the brunt of Gen X's retirement woes just as Millennials are going to bear the brunt of Baby Boomers.
Not that great a burden to bear, since there aren't as many of us as Boomers and Millennials.
All of the confusion I've seen about who exactly is a "Millennial" stems from the fact that it seems to be a shorthand term for "People in their 20s," and as the bulk of people who've been writing all these bullshit articles move firmly into their mid-to-late 30s, another bullshit term is needed to describe the new cadre in their 20s (who are so totally different than preceding generations, so let's shit on them).
It should be this:Looking around it looks like part of what's happened is that they've cut Gen X off a lot earlier than they used to and people born in the late '70s are actually getting pulled into the Millenial group now as well.
Gen X - You had a usenet account as your first online account
Millennial - You had an AIM account as your first online account
Gen Z - You had a Facebook account as your first online account
Gen Y = MillenialI didn't know the term generation Y got cancelled, I'm 34 wtf I am then? :/
Same thing.
Gen Z are the target of the alt right. If you ever peruse /pol/ they talk about Gen Z being "the redpilled generation that will save us from the degenerate SJW Millennials" all the time.
I can't imagine most of /pol/ or the youtube alt-right crowd actually attending church though.
BlackDoomShadow
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Gen Z are the target of the alt right. If you ever peruse /pol/ they talk about Gen Z being "the redpilled generation that will save us from the degenerate SJW Millennials" all the time.
Yeah, after reading the first post I was about to say "Generation Z should be called Generation Nat-Z." I occasionally interact with kids from this generation and Jesus Christ, white kids today are racist as fuck. This is what happens when you have a generation raised on 4chan and Youtube """influencers""" like PewDiePie.
They are hardcore, far-right libertarian whackjobs and as soon as they're of eligible voting age this country is absolutely fucked (even worse than it already is).
benicillin
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Gen Z are the target of the alt right. If you ever peruse /pol/ they talk about Gen Z being "the redpilled generation that will save us from the degenerate SJW Millennials" all the time.
It's also the most diverse generation, so if the alt-right wants them they'd have to stop being super racist.
It should be this:
Gen X - You had a usenet account as your first online account
Millennial - You had an AIM account as your first online account
Gen Z - You had a Facebook account as your first online account
I'm pretty sure mine was Hotmail.
Hmm.
I too used to think I was a late end millenial (1998).
But now I am just an upper end Gen Z?
Makes sense. The early part of my life I had a basic ass computer at least. Got my first phone in 4th grade, and my first smartphone in 9th. Watched everyone switch from facebook to twitter in my circle, whereas older millenials still used facebook.
This might just add up.
I too used to think I was a late end millenial (1998).
But now I am just an upper end Gen Z?
Makes sense. The early part of my life I had a basic ass computer at least. Got my first phone in 4th grade, and my first smartphone in 9th. Watched everyone switch from facebook to twitter in my circle, whereas older millenials still used facebook.
This might just add up.
yes, the most racially diverse and least heteronormative generation in american history are going to be stalworth religious republicans/libertarians. whatever they're basing this claim off of must be oversampling the alt right.
9/11 and awareness of the Bush years is a huge part of why that cutoff changed.Well when you use 1995 as the cutoff instead of 1998 then yeah of course the generation increases. That's strange though since I've always heard of Millennials as the latter. Well it looks like I'm GenZ/iGen though, which is odd since the majority of my life has still taken place before the iPhone.
No.Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State and widely cited author on Generation Z, defines iGen as the generation born in the years between 1995 and 2012, meaning that the oldest iGen members are 22, and the youngest are five.
NO
IM A MILLENNIAL GODDAMNIT. I AM DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
It should be this:
Gen X - You had a usenet account as your first online account
Millennial - You had an AIM account as your first online account
Gen Z - You had a Facebook account as your first online account
This doesn't work, because it was mostly nerds online during the usenet only days. In the early 90s the default status was no internet at all. I was in Grade 5 in 1992. One kid had the internet at home out of the 60 of us.
The shift was between 1994 and 1998. By 1997, ICQ was the hottest thing.
With all the suicide memes that's not a huge surprise.Millennials finally killed themselves
Vermillion
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No.
NO
IM A MILLENNIAL GODDAMNIT. I AM DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Young iwhippersnapper...
It should be this:
Gen X - You had a usenet account as your first online account
Millennial - You had an AIM account as your first online account
Gen Z - You had a Facebook account as your first online account
I like this definition.
Ain't foolin' no one mate, you're an iGenner through n through.No.
NO
I'M A MILLENNIAL GODDAMNIT. I AM DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
1992 representing.
Think of when Millennials grew up vs when Gen Z grew up if you don't understand the political difference.
Millennials = Cold War is ending or over, booming economy, future looks bright, suddenly it's pulled out from under the rug. We go through Bush which turns us left, then cheer on Obama, then Bernie comes along and inspires people to go even further left. Hatred of Donald is obvious. Parents are a bunch of lazy racists who screwed us over so we naturally rebel against them.
Gen Z = born in late 90s, become aware when the world is already on chaos post-9/11 but can't really remember the details. Bush is a vague memory. Obama was president during the recession, gets associated with it. Need to look out for yourself, unlike lazy older brother who hangs around at home all the time - why can't he just get a job? Siblings are stifling SJWs, the cool contrarians are on the right. Trump is a funny man, memes! I love Pepe.
Millennials = Cold War is ending or over, booming economy, future looks bright, suddenly it's pulled out from under the rug. We go through Bush which turns us left, then cheer on Obama, then Bernie comes along and inspires people to go even further left. Hatred of Donald is obvious. Parents are a bunch of lazy racists who screwed us over so we naturally rebel against them.
Gen Z = born in late 90s, become aware when the world is already on chaos post-9/11 but can't really remember the details. Bush is a vague memory. Obama was president during the recession, gets associated with it. Need to look out for yourself, unlike lazy older brother who hangs around at home all the time - why can't he just get a job? Siblings are stifling SJWs, the cool contrarians are on the right. Trump is a funny man, memes! I love Pepe.
9/11 and awareness of the Bush years is a huge part of why that cutoff changed.
Most people born in '95 and '96 remember 9/11 though. I do, for sure. I was too young to really grasp what it meant, but I remember everyone being really freaked out and flights being grounded and shit.
Lol I just mean the general timeframe. Basically, what was the main way you talked to others online? If you're a Gen Xer, you were around for the days of usenet and Web 1.0. If you're a millennial, growing up most people had AIM accounts (or Hotmail or earthlink or whatever) and saw the birth of Web 2.0. If you're a Gen Zer, everyone had Facebook and other modern social media growing up.I'm pretty sure mine was Hotmail.
I'm not saying everyone that grew up falls into this, it's just a good way of separating out what was the dominant way of communicating with others online at the time. I explained it a bit more above. Everyone didn't have to use it since you're right, a lot of Gen Xers probably didn't get internet till the late 90s. But if they had internet, they would've had usenet accounts instead of AIM accountsThis doesn't work, because it was mostly nerds online during the usenet only days. In the early 90s the default status was no internet at all. I was in Grade 5 in 1992. One kid had the internet at home out of the 60 of us.
The shift was between 1994 and 1998. By 1997, ICQ was the hottest thing.
I can't imagine most of /pol/ or the youtube alt-right crowd actually attending church though.
There's a shitload of conservative Catholics and Orthodox on 4chan. Just look at hownthe history board went down the tubes.
Plus typical GOP evangelicals.
Fast Forward
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Speaking as Millennial (84), I've always went with Generation Zed. HATE the term iGen.
Different people/articles have different definitions for generations. There's no "set" year-to-year range on any generation.wait. im not a millenial? im a fucking gen z kid? dammit
thiscoldblack
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Time to blame the iGeneration now.
Absolutely the FUCK notLike Millennials, social scholars have plucked out several traits that seem to characterize the generation. In addition to the relative abstinence, the group is known for libertarian political leanings and a willingness to attend church.
Someone get me away from these freaks. My idols are Che Guevara, Muhammad Ali, & James Baldwin. Ill be damned before I ever get lumped in with freakin libertarians!
benicillin
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Thinking when Millennials grew up vs when Gen Z grew up if you don't understand the political difference.
Millennials = Cold War is ending or over, booming economy, future looks bright, suddenly it's pulled out from under the rug. We go through Bush which turns us left, then cheer on Obama, then Bernie comes along and inspires people to go even further left. Hatred of Donald is obvious. Parents are a bunch of lazy racists who screwed us over so we naturally rebel against them.
Gen Z = born in late 90s, become aware when the world is already on chaos post-9/11 but can't really remember the details. Bush is a vague memory. Obama was president during the recession, gets associated with it. Need to look out for yourself, unlike lazy older brother who hangs around st home all the time - why can't he just get a job? Siblings are stifling SJWs, the cool contrarians are on the right. Trump is a funny man, memes! I love Pepe.
Do Trump or Republicans ever win with 18-22 yr old voters? In any demographic? Anywhere?
This made me burst out laughing, probably incredibly accurate too.Thinking when Millennials grew up vs when Gen Z grew up if you don't understand the political difference.
Millennials = Cold War is ending or over, booming economy, future looks bright, suddenly it's pulled out from under the rug. We go through Bush which turns us left, then cheer on Obama, then Bernie comes along and inspires people to go even further left. Hatred of Donald is obvious. Parents are a bunch of lazy racists who screwed us over so we naturally rebel against them.
Gen Z = born in late 90s, become aware when the world is already on chaos post-9/11 but can't really remember the details. Bush is a vague memory. Obama was president during the recession, gets associated with it. Need to look out for yourself, unlike lazy older brother who hangs around st home all the time - why can't he just get a job? Siblings are stifling SJWs, the cool contrarians are on the right. Trump is a funny man, memes! I love Pepe.
libertarian leanings and a willingness to attend church.
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It's like we're breeding Baby Boomers V.2. Fuck.
Yeah my first online account experience was AIM and I remember my 5th grade teacher warning us about the "dangers of MySpace".It should be this:
Gen X - You had a usenet account as your first online account
Millennial - You had an AIM account as your first online account
Gen Z - You had a Facebook account as your first online account
There's a shift in counterculture now to Alt-Right and anti "PC Culture" behavior that is mainly seen in people of this age group (before they hopefully grow out of it) so it sadly makes sense despite the increasing diversity. Youtubers like JonTron and Pewdiepie know their base well.yes, the most racially diverse and least heteronormative generation in american history are going to be stalworth religious republicans/libertarians. whatever they're basing this claim off of must be oversampling the alt right.
the_firewithin
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How does this effect the avacado industry now
Autumn Wind
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Willingness to attend church to me does NOT equal Libertarian.
Seems rather conservative to me.
Wow... said even better.
Seems rather conservative to me.
...It's like we're breeding Baby Boomers V.2. Fuck.
Wow... said even better.
I would actually put Bernie in the latter group - Millennials (especially the older ones from the '77-'95 range) are way bigger on trusting institutions than the younger set. Remembering the Cold War, 9/11, etc. is a big deal.Thinking when Millennials grew up vs when Gen Z grew up if you don't understand the political difference.
Millennials = Cold War is ending or over, booming economy, future looks bright, suddenly it's pulled out from under the rug. We go through Bush which turns us left, then cheer on Obama, then Bernie comes along and inspires people to go even further left. Hatred of Donald is obvious. Parents are a bunch of lazy racists who screwed us over so we naturally rebel against them.
Gen Z = born in late 90s, become aware when the world is already on chaos post-9/11 but can't really remember the details. Bush is a vague memory. Obama was president during the recession, gets associated with it. Need to look out for yourself, unlike lazy older brother who hangs around st home all the time - why can't he just get a job? Siblings are stifling SJWs, the cool contrarians are on the right. Trump is a funny man, memes! I love Pepe.
The "TEAR IT ALL DOWN" stuff really isn't their thing.
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