Absolutely stupid to use “baby boomer” in the concept of global anything…
It means nothing outside of America, because no one else experienced not only the post WW2 baby boom, but more importantly the economic boom America got from being the only intact western super power after the war.
I just how the entire concept of generations have become so twisted it’s almost an instant write-off when someone brings them up.
The use of generational demonyms annoys me, too, because it’s such a broad brush that has only become broader with time. In reality baby boomers should probably only refer to people born in the US in the immediate aftermath of WWII, but practically it includes people born well into the '60s.
A 20-year span is too long for meaningful grouping; a 40-year-old in the same “generation” as a 20-year-old is crazy.
because it’s such a broad brush that has only become broader with time.
The real problem is boomers are trying to force their personal brush when every other generation had their own…
Silent was 17 years.
Boomers were 18 years
But their lines were drawn passed on localized trends.
After that they just started making it every 15 years no matter what. Standardizing it broke the system. Modern generations should be divided by tech. The kids who grew up before computers, Oregano Trail generation that did, then smartphone/social media kids, then tablet babies.
That would make generations meaningful again. Right now we might as well just be talking birth years, because that’s all they’ve meant for 60 years.
one else experienced not only the post WW2 baby boom
You miss a huge part of Europe were men were conscript, then prisonner of war sometimes up tothe early 50’s.
Baby boom was a thing in many countries involved in WW2. And unlike American boomer, there is a big probability that boomer have been raised by Nazi, the one who weren’t didn’t live long enough to have kids
Absolutely stupid to use “baby boomer” in the concept of global anything…
It means nothing outside of America, because no one else experienced not only the post WW2 baby boom, but more importantly the economic boom America got from being the only intact western super power after the war.
I just how the entire concept of generations have become so twisted it’s almost an instant write-off when someone brings them up.
The use of generational demonyms annoys me, too, because it’s such a broad brush that has only become broader with time. In reality baby boomers should probably only refer to people born in the US in the immediate aftermath of WWII, but practically it includes people born well into the '60s.
A 20-year span is too long for meaningful grouping; a 40-year-old in the same “generation” as a 20-year-old is crazy.
The real problem is boomers are trying to force their personal brush when every other generation had their own…
Silent was 17 years.
Boomers were 18 years
But their lines were drawn passed on localized trends.
After that they just started making it every 15 years no matter what. Standardizing it broke the system. Modern generations should be divided by tech. The kids who grew up before computers, Oregano Trail generation that did, then smartphone/social media kids, then tablet babies.
That would make generations meaningful again. Right now we might as well just be talking birth years, because that’s all they’ve meant for 60 years.
You miss a huge part of Europe were men were conscript, then prisonner of war sometimes up tothe early 50’s.
Baby boom was a thing in many countries involved in WW2. And unlike American boomer, there is a big probability that boomer have been raised by Nazi, the one who weren’t didn’t live long enough to have kids