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by jbondeson 3118 days ago
There is little I dislike more than generational labels.

It's lazy and reductionist thinking that allows people to arbitrarily draw lines in whatever way they feel will best push their narrative.

Quick, 1981/1982[1] Millennial or X?

[1] Those born in 1981/1982 graduated in 2000

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Well, to take the bait, considering that according to Wikipedia the range starts from early 1980s with some even considering the beginning at late 1970s, i'd say 1981/1982 is firmly Millenial material.

Although that is probably closer to the Oregon Trail Generation :-)

https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/oregon-trail-genera...

The inconvenience of this argument will do worse than earn you downvotes if you're not careful. It might earn you no votes at all, because there's things far more inflammatory and black and white to take sides on, and that's what's fashionable in the human world