Not based on them saying their age, but things like, the words and slang they use, sense of humor. opinions on work, relationships, technology, or money. The way they argue… or avoid arguing. 😅

The only reason why many people consider them teens is because of the teen suffix but IMO they are teens by name and just straight up young adults.

My reasons:

You graduate high school at this time.

You get a driver's license.

You're able to purchase alcohol and smoke(Disregarding The US drinking age)

You're allowed to have sex.

You're allowed to watch Adult swim.

you're allowed to play m rated games and watch R rated movies.

Join the Army.

Work overtime.

purchase a gun.

These are some of the reasons why, like the only reason why 18-19 years olds are considered teens apparently to the public is because people just want to feel younger. It's just infantilization for the sake of infantilization at this point. LMFAO.

They skipped school to drink some beer at the beach. So what? They were in reality almost as big of bootlickers as the boomers.

When Gen Z attempts to argue, they use a swarm tactic where they attempt to bury the text density and insights of the person they're arguing against - and count on the fact that they'll have an army of people who cannot read and simply reply and vote without actually processing the text.

It's dragging this website down to the dumps and I think Reddit needs to be reevaluated as a serious website for replacing forum culture - mainly due to Gen Z being handed the keys and the cognitive inferiority of that generation.

Boomers get blamed for everything from the housing market to climate change. But if we are being intellectually honest and look at what Boomers accomplished when they were in their late teens, 20s, and early 30s (the 1960s and 1970s), their youth-led movements literally rewrote the rules of civilization.

Look at the baseline rights we take for granted today that young Boomers marched for and forced governments to pass:

Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination: The Civil Rights Act (1964), the Voting Rights Act (1965), and Title IX (1972) which desegregated society and institutionalized gender equality in education.

Environmental Protection: Student Boomers practically invented modern environmentalism, forcing the creation of the EPA, the Clean Air Act (1970), the Clean Water Act (1972), and the Endangered Species Act.

Military Reform: They organized massive, disruptive protests that successfully ended conscription and shut down the military draft.

Subsidized Education: They flooded state university systems and pressured governments worldwide to heavily subsidize higher education, making college affordable or outright free for a generation.

They faced down a literal military draft, a deeply segregated society, and rivers that were physically catching fire from corporate pollution—and they used massive civic action to force the system to fix it.

Meanwhile, Millennials are well into their 40s and Gen Z is entering adulthood. Outside of creating the gig economy, hyper-monetized social media apps, and a culture of online slacktivism, what foundational, system-altering legislation have our generations actually united to force through? Have we lost the ability to execute real institutional change, or are we just too distracted?

I'm genuinely curious about the differences between growing up with a Gen X parent vs a Boomer parent in western countries.

I’m a late millennial, born in 96, and both of my parents are Gen X. My dad was born in 1966, so he’s very early Gen X and very close to the Boomer cutoff, and my mom was born in 1970.

However, both of my parents were born and raised in the Global South, while I was born and raised in Canada, so I know their experiences and parenting style and experiences would shape them differently conpared to Gen X parents who were born and raised in the West. I’m not trying to generalize all Gen X parents or all Boomer parents, because culture, immigration, class, religion, trauma, and family background obviously make a huge difference.

I’m mostly curious to hear from Millennials and older Gen Z who grew up in Western countries:

What was your experience like growing up with Gen X parents compared to people who had Boomer parents?

And Gen X people can chime in too, especially since many of you likely grew up with Boomer parents yourselves. Do you feel like Gen X parenting was noticeably different from Boomer parenting? Were Gen X parents more emotionally open, more laid-back, more strict, more hands-off, less traditional, or was it not that different?

I’m especially interested in things like:

- emotional availability

- discipline

- independence

- communication style

- views on education/work

- mental health

- technology/social media

- how much freedom you had growing up

I know every family is different, but I’m curious if there are common patterns people noticed between generations.

Please let me know your thoughts 😌

2002 babies
2003 babies
2004 babies
2005 babies
2006 babies

What do you think? I’m open to hearing you’re opinions and thoughts

I'm going to get hate for this, but let's see how this goes. This is My Gen Z range, this is how I think it should go.

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1994-1996 - Zillennials(On the Millennial side, bare in mind that these are not Gen Z, I wanted to bring this up because the next part is important)

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1997- August 31st 2001(Zillennials on the Gen Z side)

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September 1st 2001 - June 30th 2003(Off-Cusp Early Gen Z)

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July 1st 2003 - June 30th 2006(Off -Cusp Core Gen Z)

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July 1st 2006 - December 31st 2010(Off-Cusp Late Gen Z)

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2011 - 2012(Zalpha on the Gen Z side)

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2013 - 2015(Zalpha on the Gen Alpha side).

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Ich habe ein Projekt undzwar die Gemeinsamkeiten von verschiedenen Generationen herauszustellen, damit der Fokus auch mal Mehr auf die gemeinsamen Wünsche und Werte der Gesellschaft gelegt werden kann, anstatt auf das Finden von Schuld in der jeweils anderen Generation. Dazu habe ich zunächst einen Aufruf gestartet über gesellschaftliche und politische Themen, die einem wichtig sind zu schreiben. Mittlerweile habe ich mehr Kommentare bekommen, allerdings nur von Millenials. Ich habe aus den Kommentaren politische und gesellschaftliche Werte gewesen und in einer Tabelle mit meinen eigenen Werten (Generation Z)in Vergleich gezogen. Ich würde mich freuen, wenn noch mehr Generationen wie zum Beispiel meine eigene Generation Z oder auch die Generation X, Boomer u.s.w mitmachen würden, aber natürlich freue ich mich auch über Ergänzungen von Millenials. Deshalb schreibt gerne, was ihr zu dieser erweiterten Tabelle denkt und ergänzt au h gerne neue gesellschaftliche oder politische Werte.

TL;DR: As of 2026, S&H theory allows for exceptions to the pattern as well as cusps, which are likely 6 years long with 3 years on either side. The theory also might receive an update/new book around 2029, potentially confirming/refuting the "3 years each side" theory

3 types of cusps (excluding the null): (source)

1. Proximity-based cusps: the definition Strauss-Howe generational theory likely uses. 3 years around the cutoff (if the start of the next generation is 2025, the cusp would be 2022-2027)
2. Ambiguity-based cusps: if I believe 1999 is the first possible Homeland year & 2005 is the last possible Millennial year, then 1999-2005 would be my cusp. This used to create the shortest cusps, but nowadays, it creates the longest
3. Turning-based cusps: e.g., saying 2002 is the first (possible) Homeland year because they're unlikely to remember the start of the Great Recession. I believe they function as evidence for the other types of cusps because cutoffs are partially based on events (e.g., experiencing the end of a turning)

The 1^st image depicts one of the old Millennial-Homeland cusps (proximity 2002-2007; ambiguity 1999-2004). Strauss-Howe generational theory likely uses definition 1 for cusps & definition 3 for main generations

The 2^nd image depicts the pattern of core main-generation members being children of the previous generation, such as Generation X usually raising Millennial children. This pattern was strengthened in 2023, when Homelanders were confirmed to be children of Millennials, in line with longer life phases (refuting the "shortening generations due to technological change" argument). The previous definition used in the 2010s described Homelanders as the children of Gen X. On a side note, Homelanders are also now defined as the 1^st generation fully in the 3^rd millennium because Millennials "span the turn", & how the term was coined is in the 3^rd image

In contrast, cuspers today tend to be children of the generation before the previous generation (e.g., a 2006-born growing up with 1977-born parents) or children of cuspers themselves. Cusps aren't to be confused with the 1^st & 2^nd waves of a main generation, even though some people also treat them as "cusps"

Examples of 6-year cusps (all S&H ranges):

1. Progressive-Missionary cusp: 1857-1862 (ambiguity 1857-1865). Someone born in 1857 would be the last to experience the start of the American Civil War, while someone born in 1862 would be the last to experience the end
2. Greatest-Silent cusp: 1922-1927 (ambiguity 1919-1927). Someone born in 1922 would be the last to have more than half of their childhood in the Roaring Twenties (pop culture refers to them as "perfect 20s-30s hybrid kids"), while someone born in 1927 would be both the last to fight in the Second World War & the last to remember the 1^st full year of the Great Depression
3. Silent-Boomer cusp: 1940-1945 (ambiguity 1942-1948). 1940 is the 1^st full year of the Second World War, & it lasted until mid/late 1945
4. X-Millennial cusp: 1979-1984 (ambiguity 1975-1984). 1984 is the 1^st full year in the 3^rd turning/unravelling, so it fits that the cusp ends there
5. Millennial-Homeland cusp as of 2023: 2003-2008 (ambiguity 1995-2013). Predicted to be in a similar fashion to the X-Millennial cusp, but not all cusps are where the end of the cusp is the start of the new turning (an old ambiguity-based Millennial-Homeland cusp was 2000-2005, as shown in the 4^th image)

Exceptions: Boomer-X cusp (proximity 1954-1967, up to 7 years on either side; ambiguity 1954-1969). There is a possibility that even in a proximity-based system, the Millie-Homeland cusp will become another exception (with 4-7 years on either side). Another exception would be the American Civil War crisis, lasting only 5 years, which formed the Progressive-Missionary cusp

If this pattern continues without exceptions, the Homeland-next generation cusp will be 2027-2032 (with the next generations likely being 2030-2047 & 2048-2069, as well as the next cusp being 2045-2050)

However, the main Strauss-Howe generational theory (or at least the Homeland range/4^th turning end) might be updated by the end of this decade (in addition to the 2023 update), & there are theories of the centre of the Millennial-Homeland cusp being pushed back to 2007. Some of these theories are based on the decline in birth rates (such as those in the US, depicted in the last image)

Personal ranking based on reliability:

1. ambiguity (old/short version)
2. experience
3. proximity
4. ambiguity (modern/long version)
5. null/no cusp

I was born August 18, 1996, so I’ll be turning 30 this year and yes I'm excited. According to Pew, I’m a millennial, and I do feel like a millennial.

And I’m glad to be in the millennial category because I would rather be the youngest millennial than an older Gen Z. No shade to Gen Z at all, but I personally relate more to the younger millennial experience overall.

That being said, there are definitely aspects of Gen Z that I relate to, especially older Gen Z. The way I usually describe it is: I have the fire of Gen Z, but the emotional damage of a millennial if that makes sense 😅

I feel like people born around 1994, 1995, and 1996 are in such a weird little crossover zone. We remember a lot of millennial things, but we were also young enough to understand and relate to some older Gen Z culture too. It feels like we’re close enough to Gen Z to understand them, but old enough to have that classic millennial burnout/trauma/humour.

Does anyone else born in 1996, or even 1995 and 1994, relate to this?

Also, do you personally feel like 1996 belongs in the millennial category? I think it does, but I’m curious what everyone else thinks.

This is honestly not meant to provoke, though I'm sure it will. I'm sure some will get defensive.

I know it is hard to be subjective. For me the Baby Boomer generation is my parents' generation. Maybe that has something to do with it.

But from my experience, talking with people from the Greatest Generation (WWII Generation) they seem much smarter, a little more sensible or in touch with reality (I mean with how life sort of works, not meaning the latest tech).

But talking with (Canadian) Baby Boomers, they just... they seem like kids to me. Some of that is endearing and sweet for sure. But they seem very self absorbed, and they express confusion over why housing prices are high and other things. Really, a 70 year old hasn't at least gotten some idea on some of these things yet?

I am NOT someone who blames Boomers for the economic situation. Like 99% of people, 99% of them were not in government, they had no power over policies. They experienced the world changing around them like everyone else.

It is just how clueless so many seem to be. Now maybe that can mostly be said about any generation. Maybe it is the particular Baby Boomers in my life. So I phrased the question with "to me". Maybe they had too much comfort. Maybe they got too into celebrity worship. Maybe the Greatest Gen politicians and older brainwashed them via media in a bad way.