• Boomers are having their last dance in charge.
  • Gen X leaders are stepping up to replace the last of them.
  • Younger leaders are taking charge of politics and corporate giants such as Boeing, HSBC, and Costco.
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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This reminds me of the Xennial generation that fell between X and Millennial. This also sort of shows how little we can really actually equate from these 20+ year generational spans. Really I am just happy she's not old enough to collect SSI yet.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Hard cutoff dates for generations has always been a stupid concept. Imagine believing that an Xer born in 1980 has more in common with an Xer from '65 than a millennial from '82.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Family context also plays a role. My wife and I are “officially” Xennials, born a year apart in the late 70s. I have a brother seven years older than me, and she was the first born. I skew way more Gen X than she does, to the point where she doesn’t see any point in describing herself as anything other than a Millennial.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Named generations is a stupid concept in general. It's vaguely useful as a shorthand to talk about people's life experiences based on when they were born and how old they are now. But, it's mostly like astrology, saying that people born under a certain sign behave a certain way.

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