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interesting Millennial / Gen Z / Gen Alpha info.

feline groovy — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 18:10:54 GMT

Sorry, boomers and Gen X. Millennials, Gen Z and younger generations are the new majority in the US.

Associated Press August 4, 2020

ORLANDO, Fla. —

Sorry, Boomers. Millennials and their younger siblings and children now make up a majority of the U.S. population.

A new analysis by the Brookings Institution shows that 50.7% of U.S. residents were under age 40, as of July 2019.

The Brookings’ analysis of population estimates released this summer by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the combined Millennial, Generation Z and younger generations numbered 166 million people. The combined Generation X, Baby Boomer, and older cohorts represented 162 million U.S. residents.

“To many Americans — especially Baby Boomers themselves — this news may come as a shock. For them, the term “Millennial” has been associated with a youthful, often negative, vibe in terms of habits, ideology, and politics,” William Frey, a senior fellow at Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program, wrote in the analysis. “Now, the oldest Millennial is 39, and with their numbers exceeding those of Baby Boomers, the Millennial generation is poised to take over influential roles in business and government.”

Those under age 40 are more diverse than the older cohorts, with almost half identifying as being part of a racial or ethnic minority.

Past surveys show that the younger generations split from the older generations on issues such as immigration reform, criminal justice reform and environmental protection, and the pandemic and recent racial justice protests are likely to galvanize the younger groups to promote an array of progressive causes, Frey wrote.

Millennials typically are defined as being born between 1981 and 1996. Baby Boomers, long considered a primary driver of demographic and social change in the U.S. because of their large numbers, were born between the end of World War II and the arrival of the Beatles in the U.S. in 1964.

Squeezed between the Boomers and Millennials, Generation Xers were born in the late 1960s and 1970s. Members of Generation Z were born after 1996.

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from Wikipedia:

Baby Boomers:

people born from 1946 to 1964

Generation X:

people born from 1965 to 1980

Millennials (a.k.a. "Generation Y"):

people born from 1981 to 1996

Generation Z (a.k.a "Gen Z"):

people born from the mid-to-late 1990s to the early 2010s

Generation Alpha (a.k.a "Gen Alpha"):

people born from the early 2010s to the mid-2020s

Named after the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Generation Alpha is the first to be born entirely in the 21st century. Most members of Generation Alpha are the children of Millenials.

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IdahoGram — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:53:28 GMT

I'm before all of them, what does that make me? Just plain old I guess

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KBEANS — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:54:47 GMT

OK BOOMER! 😊

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Anonymous032819 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 02:57:15 GMT

I agree with this article 100%.

Boomers hate that they are not the majority anymore.

Now, as a Gen X-er myself, I accept that the time has come to pass the baton to a younger generation.

Maybe they can do better than the previous generations, mine included, did.

I wish them well.💖

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proudlyfromNJ — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:03:22 GMT

@Anonymous032819 There have to be less Boomers than anyone else because of the ages. Many people born in 1946 are not here today. Of course I am but I have many friends and relatives who are not.

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on the bay — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:10:00 GMT

@IdahoGram wrote:
I'm before all of them, what does that make me? Just plain old I guess

@IdahoGram -

You are from "The Greatest Generation!"

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IdahoGram — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:14:34 GMT

"On the Bay".....I agree it really was.

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:18:29 GMT

@Anonymous032819 I'm a boomer at 72 and honestly, I don't hate it that we aren't the majority anymore!

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qbetzforreal — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:20:44 GMT

@IdahoGram wrote:
I'm before all of them, what does that make me? Just plain old I guess

The Silent Generation, also known as the "Lucky Few", is the cohort who came of age in the post–World War II era. They were born from 1928 to 1945. In the U.S., this group includes most of those who may have fought the Korean War and many of those who may have fought during the Vietnam War. @IdahoGram

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Anonymous032819 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:21:11 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
@Anonymous032819 There have to be less Boomers than anyone else because of the ages. Many people born in 1946 are not here today. Of course I am but I have many friends and relatives who are not.

@proudlyfromNJ

True, Boomers are dying out, there's no denying that.

But, I remember seeing posts where Boomers thought that they still ran the show.

I'm sorry, but they don't, not anymore.

My generation doesn't run the show.

I have always understood and accepted the fact that it's the younger generation that influences change.

Just like the old(er) lion gets bested by the younger lion to run the pride, so, in a sense, the same for humans.

I am not resentful of the younger generation. I don't look at them with disdain, because they do things differently.

Just because they do things differently, doesn't make it wrong, just different.

I am willing to learn their way of doing things, of seeing things.

Just because I am older than Millennials and Gen Z, doesn't mean that I can't learn from them.

As I said, I wish the younger generation all of the luck in the world, as they inherit the world that my generation and upward, have left them.

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KaySD — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 03:40:15 GMT

And this is exactly as it should be.

BTW, boomers don't all hate not being the majority, as one of the commenters said. This one doesn't, anyway.

I did some great stuff, and made some mistakes. Your turn.

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Desert Lily — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:30:57 GMT

I'm part of the Boomer generation, and my child is a young successful Millennial. We both have ideals, hopes, and dreams, and have a great deal in common. I have tremendous respect and confidence in my child and my child's Millennial friends. They valued their education, have goals, and are focused to do their best. I'd trust them as my doctor, my attorney, a research scientist, etc. I'm proud of them. I find negative comments and false generalities about various generations disturbing; I'd rather see respectful and positive support for each other.

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QVCkitty1 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:42:11 GMT

I'm a boomer, and I'm fine with it. We boomers have always been a bit full of ourselves, it's time for a change.

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Sooner — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 04:48:09 GMT

Well, you all enjoy hating on and sneering at Boomers! And remember it fondly when YOUR day to be old rolls around and your friends are dead or dying and you may be ill and having trouble making ends meet.

Then you can laugh about poking fun at the Boomers! Oh but wait, it will be you that's the butt end of the jokes and slurs!

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Susan-QVC — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:07:01 GMT

This post has been removed by QVC making political reference

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noodleann — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:38:50 GMT

Did I read this right, that they had to combine age divisions/generations to exceed the Boomer count?

No matter, because who haz the munnies?

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WenGirl42 — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:51:03 GMT

@noodleann not quite...the quoted metric says that the combined generations from Millennials forward exceed the combined generations from GenX back (including Boomers). But according to Statista, Boomers alone are currently the 2nd largest generation by population, behind Millennials.

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liliblu — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 12:54:39 GMT

The numbers do not matter if they are not active. Less social media and more active participation in society is what is needed. Baby Boomers still run much of the country because they actively vote. I'm on the younger end of Generation X. So I don't feel too far removed from Millennials in some ways and miles apart in others. I don't care about the numbers because everything changes. Depending on the date range you go by the oldest Millennials are now 40.

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Imaoldhippie — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:04:42 GMT

Truly unbelievable comments on this thread. SMH

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feline groovy — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 13:34:24 GMT

@IdahoGram , etc. -

from Wikipedia, the preceding generations:

Silent Generation: people born from 1928 to 1945

They are noted as forming the leadership of the civil rights movement, as well as comprising the "silent majority".

Greatest Generation: people born from 1901 to 1927

They were shaped by the Great Depression and were the primary participants in World War II.

Lost Generation: people born from 1883-1900

"Lost" in this context refers to the "disoriented, wandering, directionless" spirit of many of the war's survivors in the early postwar period.