A quick and dirty guide to some generations:
The Greatest Generation: Born between 1901 and 1925 (approximately). The people who fought in World War II, parents to the Baby Boomers. Steve Rogers is part of the Greatest Generation.
The Silent Generation: Born 1926-1945 (approx). Grew up in the Great Depression. This is your grandmother who refused to throw away anything “just in case.” Known for not being particularly politically active. Donald Draper is part of the Silent Generation.
Baby Boomers: Born 1946-1964 (approx). After the Greatest Generation got back from World War II, they started having lots and lots of babies. A boom of babies, if you will. Hence Baby Boomers. Baby Boomers are people in between the ages of 55 and 73 today. They grew up in a time of unprecedented affluence, thus their association with consumerism and Captialism. Your stereotypically 80s businessman is a Baby Boomer, but so were Anti-war protesters of the 1970s, so it’s complicated.
Generation X (Gen X): Born 1965-1980 (approx) The MTV Generation, the Latchkey generation, inventors of Hip-hop and Grunge. Gen Xers are between the ages of 39 and 54 today, so most middle aged people.
Millennials (Gen Y): Born 1981-1996 (approx). Unique for having grown up in the early days of Information Age. “90s kids.” Unable to find the intense economic prosperity our parents the Baby Boomers were able to find. A much maligned generation, we have been described as both “narcissitic” and “incredibly generous.” Millennials are between the ages of 23 and 38.
Generation Z (Gen Z): Born 1997-Now (approx). Kids! Gen Z is known for having been born deep into the information age, and therefore not really remembering a time before modern technology. Gen Z is a very politically active generation
