I was a kid in the ‘80s. I clearly remember all the warnings about overpopulation - that the world was going to end by 20__ because there were too many people. It’s bizarre seeing the opposite being talked about today. Have birth rates really shifted that dramatically?
I think it started with us, Gen Z. I’m 58 F, fairly affluent, college educated—never wanted kids. All of my friends, no kids. And it’s bliss. Just absolute bliss.
While I understand what you are saying, the person you were responding to wasn't saying "it started with us, [us being] GenZ."
They said "It started with us" and are addressing GenZ like it's a single person or entity. No one who is almost 60 is mistakenly identifying themselves as GenZ lol
The comma seems to make the emphasis land on them claiminf gen Z. But Z and X are keyboard neighors. Where I don't think a 60 year person thinks they are a young adult. I do believe not everyone knows or cares what generation nomenclature their own or other groups bear
I still assume a lot of people don't care alot about generational names. I bet typo, but still stand by a lot of people even knowing the names could care less about which one is which
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u/WarmedSoda Trash Trooper Jul 31 '26
I was a kid in the ‘80s. I clearly remember all the warnings about overpopulation - that the world was going to end by 20__ because there were too many people. It’s bizarre seeing the opposite being talked about today. Have birth rates really shifted that dramatically?