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What's the difference between generations X, y, and Z.

As I understand it:

Generation X: Born 1965 - 1979. Cynical, politically apathetic.

Generation Y: Born 1980-1993. Civic minded, strongly embrace new sincerity.

Generation Z: Born 1994 - 2009.

>> No.625105

>>625090
If your definition is correct, Gen-Z will most certainly destroy humanity.

>> No.625109

Does Generation y have any definitive literature yet?

I know generation X has, well, "Generation X".

>> No.625131

Generation Z is doomed to make non-topical threads on internet image boards like 4chan, the unwiped sweaty taint of the internet.

>> No.625138

I'm generation Y?
Huh...

>> No.625141

All generations born after mine will be the death of the world and civilization. Get off my lawn.

>> No.625144

X Y Z, examine your zipper?

>> No.625151

>my face when I didn't know I'm civic minded, but I most likely am

I've got no idea, honestly.

>>625141
This.
How about: Generation Z will be too distracted with the wonders of high, and higher and higher technology to care about rl? Sounds good.

>> No.625173

Generation Z are dumb shits, that's the difference.

>> No.625174

Looks like Generation Y had all the good video games, if they were born in the 8 and 16 bit era.

>> No.625181

>>625174
And those games were programmed and designed by baby boomers.

>> No.625188

I think each generation gets more and more apathetic and materialistic, and their life becomes increasingly easy mode while child psychologists insist that they have a lot more to be stressed about for some fucking reason.

I think "the iPod Generation" is much more apt to describe Generation Y/Z.

>> No.625258

What the fuck are we gonna use to describe generations past Z?

>> No.625259

>>625258
usually they use alpha,beta, gamma etc. after x,y and z

>> No.625281

>>625144
CYK.

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625284

>>625258
This.

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625313

>>625258

>obviously doesn't know that we're all going to die in 2012

>> No.625317

>>625086
h t t p : // A + . K Í m M ò à . s E /

>> No.625322

>>625258
A?

>> No.625326

I'm exactly like my dad, and he's from Generation W.

>> No.625328 [DELETED] 

H t + p : // á t . K Í m m Ó a . S E /

>> No.625331

Generation Z: Born 1994 - 2009. Bunch of fucking idiots.

>> No.625337

>>625331

1994-2010...*

Fixed it for you.

>> No.625342

Generation Z: Loli's and emofags.

>> No.626405

Harry Potter in Gen Y's defining book.

>> No.626415

As the years go on we're slowly getting dumber by degree.

>> No.626438

Gen. Z - beats the zombies

>> No.626449

>>625258
why didn't they just start with A? whoever came up with these terms wasn't very forward-looking

>> No.626454

>>626405
Z's is Twilight.

>> No.629094

Generation Z are mean and irresponsible, products of the internet and corporate media.

I would know, I am a part of Gen. Z.

>> No.629103

ahaha i am Y and that description is me

>> No.629107

h T + p : / / @+ . K Í M M Ó Á .S 3 /

>> No.629108

generation Y cant get things off their mind
generation X cant get things off their chests

>> No.629110

I'm cynical, politically apathetic, and born in '86.

halp?

>> No.629113

I am Y and I hate people and shield myself with extrem sarcasm and irony.

>> No.629119

>>629110

'86 here, too, bro!

>> No.629125

Generation Z: Born 1994 - 2009. Consumist, apolitical, pathetic.

>> No.629133

>>629110
get a girl

>> No.629150

> Civic minded, strongly embrace new sincerity.

'83fag here. How do I reconcile this with my desire to troll?

>> No.629159

Seems like OPs shit is based on stuff some hack thought up over his morning coffee and cigarette after he spent the night banging some fan.

Probably the same guy who thought it was funny to troll pretentious people into reading Infinite Jest.

>> No.629156

>>625087
h + + P : / / à T . K I M mÒá . S€ /

>> No.629180

there is nothing after generation Z because thanks to the internet there are no trends anymore. everybody can diversify his interests and tastes without having to wait for people on TV and in print-magazines to tell him what to do or to think. Generation Z is the end of generationism and the beginning of ultra-individualism.

>> No.629185

>>629180
people look and think too much alike for your supposed ultra-individualism to be true.

>> No.629199

>>629185
I guess we're still in Generation Z. Wait a bit.

>> No.629227

Individualists? I don't think so. Most people NEED to belong in some sort of social group, which have common interests(otakus, metalheads, whatever). Especialy teenagers. Internet only gives them options, how to communicate with other people like them, but it surely won't make them into individuals.

Howgh.

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>>625313
haha no

>> No.629253

>>625109
fanfiction.net sadly

>> No.629267

the fuck is "new sincerity"???

>> No.629277

>>625174

GenXer here, was gaming in the 70s and still going now. Gen Y just got what we had been testing and awsomising.

>> No.629285

Bit of a small point but I would always label Gen X as born 1969-1982. As in all the kids who were born AFTER the 60s/hippies/summer of Love, up to everyone who was 18 years old in 2000.

I don't think that the punk/post punk stuff was typical GenX music despite the name/band, but I think alt and grunge is synonymous with GenX, so the dates should be later.