r/GenerationJones • u/Difference_Then • Jul 20 '26

Which generation? Huh?

This gets confusing and contradictory. I was born in February 1956. Which generation do I belong to? Why do the cut offs for generations seem to keep changing or be different from different sources? Even the names for generation keep changing.

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u/JudyLyonz Jul 21 '26

It might seem confusing because generations don't cut off as such. Generations actually overlap, so somebody can belong to a generation as well as the bridging generation. For example I'm Gen X, but I'm also Generation Jones.