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I didn't know, so I looked it up. Now I know. Thought you might like to know too, if you don't already. 🙂

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[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 23 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The whole generation thing is just astrology for marketing departments. Xennials use to get called Gen Y, there was no overlap with Gen X and Generation Jones didn’t exist.

[–] Curious_Canid@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Actually, I think it's worse than that. The generational definitions serve as yet another way to divide people against each other. They provide convenient groups that can be blamed for whatever someone is angry about in the world. It's racism for people who are too self-aware to actively support racism.

[–] StringTheory@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

The old “divide and conquer” works remarkably well.

Keep the poor fighting each other, so they don’t start toppling the extremely wealthy and powerful who are feeding off them.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Okay boomer.

Edit in case it's not blatantly obvious "/s"

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

There's are cultural difference between those born between 1965-1970 and the rest of Gen-X. I liked a comment posted on Reddit that said that the border between one side of Gen-X and the other was marked by bicycle seats. Banana on one side and BMX on the other.

[–] original_reader@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Maybe so. Am not saying I agree with or endorse this terminology.

Just that I want to know what people are meant when these terms are used. And they are used a lot.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

No, Gen Y was Millennials. The Xennial overlap is just acknowledging a small cohort with a very specific experience.

[–] ChonkyMarmot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The boundaries are all rather arbitrary, but there is a grain of truth to some of the analysis.

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

You can certainly look at broad generalizations regarding material circumstances unique to a generational cohort

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Not really. People's formative experiences do have a big impact on their world view. The generations are broken up into groups that experienced very different things as they were coming of age.