Baby boomer, Gen X, etc: what are the names and cutoff years?

[Danno]

What makes a boomer? A GenXer? What are the names of all these stupid generations and the years they encompass? Or is it all just a state of mind?
















And most importantly, should buttflake punch himself in the dick because I posted this thread?

[wicked_sick]

Chad and Scott are Gen-Xers for sure.

[SkiBall]

As a GenXer, I like the fact that we are usually left off generational lists.

But yes, state of mind always.

[rideit]

I have heard that boomer/x cutoff is 1964

[XavierD]

Neither understand how to value any company which based its existence off the internet.

[rideit]

I can’t seem to post Instagram links on AltaVista.
What am I doing wrong?
Should I try Netscape?

[AK47bp]

It’s all marketing advertising bullshit. We take the shit way too literal.


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[XavierD]

What’s the generation who both used Netscape and can tell the difference between Tesla and Uber?

[skaredshtles]

What’s the generation who both used Netscape and can tell the difference between Tesla and Uber?

That's Gen-X, my man.

[LightRanger]

What’s the generation who both used Netscape and can tell the difference between Tesla and Uber?

Xennials aka the "Oregon Trail Generation." Though that classification has supposedly died and it was only around for a little while.

[yeahman]

I have heard that boomer/x cutoff is 1964

Yep. And a generation is 18 years.

[Mofro261]

Millenials more or less insulting than GenY? Follow on with Post-Millenials and GenZ? Seems tricky.

Just wondering if I need to change my stride.

[neufox47]

I say 20 years, two decades for everyone from Gen X forward. 1961-1980 GenX, 1981-2000 millennial, 2001-2020 Gen Z. 2021-2040 Gen Alpha.

[glademaster]

What’s the generation who both used Netscape and can tell the difference between Tesla and Uber?

Raises hand. Netscape peaked right around the time that LimeWire was the go-to source for illegally downloaded music, which was then played on WinAmp. That was the post-Napster, pre-Facebook era.

[mcski]

I thought that was the Kazaa gen?

[Game Over]

Pew and Gallup have ‘65 as the first year of gen X.

It’s a interesting thing for sure.I’m solid gen x (‘78) but my wife is ‘84 yet is way more gen x like than millennial. Crazy thing many of her closest friends growing up (sane age) are solid millennial types.

[glademaster]

I thought that was the Kazaa gen?

That was another good one.

[prsboogie]

I say 20 years, two decades for everyone from Gen X forward. 1961-1980 GenX, 1981-2000 millennial, 2001-2020 Gen Z. 2021-2040 Gen Alpha.

Gen Z fits them perfectly - zombies

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[dunfree]

Neither understand how to value any company which based its existence off the internet.

google isn't an internet company? the ANG are old people companys. That WeWork dude is an Xer and he just committed the all time best internet scam ever - for something that wasn't even an internet company.

[abraham]

Raises hand. Netscape peaked right around the time that LimeWire was the go-to source for illegally downloaded music, which was then played on WinAmp. That was the post-Napster, pre-Facebook era.

There was a cool window of opportunity where nobody has a good plan for streaming music so lots of music blogs had mp3s embedded directly in them. Songbird (from Mozilla?) Let you save all sort of like a right click - inspect element command. I got into so many strange types of music that way around middle School when I was figuring out what I was into. Eastern European electronic weirdness and punk, anarchist Spanish punk, South American power metal, open source music labels. Unfortunately that was before I knew to back up my shit. Every now and then I'll remember a band name and try to find their music but a lot of it doesn't seem to have lasted online.

[iceman]

I say 20 years, two decades for everyone from Gen X forward. 1961-1980 GenX, 1981-2000 millennial, 2001-2020 Gen Z. 2021-2040 Gen Alpha.

That's a lot better than the accepted classifications, I have a lot more in common with GenX than the boomers but I hate them too so whatever.

[iceman]

I got into so many strange types of music that way around middle School when I was figuring out what I was into.

Where did we end up?

[Peruvian]

I say 20 years, two decades for everyone from Gen X forward. 1961-1980 GenX, 1981-2000 millennial, 2001-2020 Gen Z. 2021-2040 Gen Alpha.

You didn’t start early enough.

Boomers 1944-64
Gen X 1965-85
Millennials 1985-05
Etc.

Gotta start from WW2.

[BmillsSkier]

I thought that was the Kazaa gen?

So much free awesome music.

That's a lot better than the accepted classifications, I have a lot more in common with GenX than the boomers but I hate them too so whatever.

I’d speak for my generation and say we accept you but as a whole we just leave shit like that to someone else.

Where did we end up?

Here. With Blue walls on a skiing enthusiast lifestyle community forum.

[iceman]

Gotta start from WW2.

No you don't. It's about the zeitgeist, not about random historical shit. Kids who grew up in the 60's are different from kids who grew up in the 70's, who are different from 80's kids, etc. And it's not because of some arbitrary starting date.