That's why they called them "echo boomers" until about Y2k rolled around and the millennium became fashionable. Generational cohorts are as throwaway as they sound. Gen X,Y,Z... A? Just another lazy tool of oppression.

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fluidcruft 3 days ago | parent [-]

There is a fairly elaborate pop-psych theory behind it all (Strauss-Howe, "Four turnings" theory with generational archetypes: Boomers=prophet, Millennials=hero; GenX=nomad, GenY=artist)

	▲	adfm 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Seems like the pandemic threw a wrench into the generational cohort theorizing game. We should focus on learning to connect with the people entering the workforce that experienced their high school years over zoom.