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[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 4 hours ago

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.

[-] warbond@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

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.

[-] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

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 based 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.

[-] gurty@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

“People of both genders in Indonesia (66%) and Malaysia (60%) were most likely to agree with the statement, compared with 23% in the US and 13% in Great Britain.”

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