Are people from 1989 and 1996 the same generation?

[AmazonChick171]

I mean….. they both grew up in the 2000s cartoons and basically the same things accept that 1989 babies graduated from high school in 2007-2008 depending on their birthdays and 1996 babies graduated in 2014-2015.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Technically no. Everyone from ‘64-‘84 is gen x, everyone from ‘85-‘94 is millennials I believe, and everyone from ‘95-‘05 is gen z.

[AmazonChick171]

How are 1984 babies gen x and not 1989 babies?
1980 is definitely Gen X

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Up until a certain point it stops being Gen X, it depends on what metric you use

[AmazonChick171]

That makes no sense

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Of course it doesn’t, the generational thing is bullshit. Obviously kids from the 70’s are going to be different from those in the 80’s and 90’s and 00’s. The idea that we have to categorize each other by the times in which we were born is both a weird kind of exclusion and a way to build community around the most inane part of existence. Humans are hierarchal thinkers so we act like this matters but it doesn’t

[AmazonChick171]

I agree it’s stupid! Sure we lived in different times but come on.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

So maybe don’t get all worked up when someone presents a metric of generation measurement you don’t like because now you know.

[DJB72]

Some from '89 could qualify as Gen-X. Most not. Nobody from '96 would.

The majority are Gen Y/Millennials.

[Simslover92]

Yep. They are still considered Millennials.

[AmazonChick171]

Exactly! This one girl acts like she’s older and superior than the other girl in 1996. Girl you are both in the same generation! Don’t get a big head.

[Simslover92]

Lol wow.

[AmazonChick171]

The other to coworkers grew up in the 80s (born in 1978 and 1973) so the two younger coworkers are in the same stop acting like you’re way older than the 1996 girl.

[AmazonChick171]

Same generation I mean

[AmazonChick171]

Exactly

[malarkey]

Yep. Millennials range from 1981 to 1996.

[eagle1951]

beats me

[AmazonChick171]

Okay…

[eagle1951]

it gets confusing

[AmazonChick171]

I know