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[Winkk]

I was born in 1944 two years before the Baby Boomer generation.  I often wondered if my generation had a name so I Googled it.

People born between 1928 and 1945 are (according to AI on Google) the Silent Generation.  I never knew this.  Known for conformity, civic, cautious, stable, etc.

I found this interesting.

[just bee]

@Winkk 

I'm a Joneser, part of Generation Jones.

My siblings are Boomers, but I came along a little later and always felt I was a different generation.

That's why I was so happy to see that those born between 1954 and 1965 had been "reclassified."

Definitely a Joneser.

[LindaSal]

I never heard of a Joneser??   I was born in 1960 and have always considered myself the younger end of the boomers.  That's interesting, I'll have to research it. 

[Icegoddess]

I'll stick with Baby Boomers.  I don't like the sound of Generation Jones.  What does that mean?  Are we the generation that must keep up with the Joneses?  No thanks.

[Pittfanatic]

Interesting @Winkk I have never heard of this.  I have very young parents. I was born in Dec. 1962, while my parents were born in 1944 and 1945.  I never liked being classifed as part of the same generation.  They were definitely baby boombers.  I never considered myself one.  This makes much more sense to me.  Thanks for the information.

[Winkk]

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@just bee wrote:

@Winkk 

I'm a Joneser, part of Generation Jones.

My siblings are Boomers, but I came along a little later and always felt I was a different generation.

That's why I was so happy to see that those born between 1954 and 1965 had been "reclassified."

Definitely a Joneser.

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@just bee -- That's interesting.  I didn't know there was a Generation Jones.

[Winkk]

I Googled Generation Jones.  It's a micro-generation often considered a subset of Baby Boomers.  People born between 1954 and 1965.  A little bit of Boomer and a little Gen X.

[just bee]

[Queen of shop]

@just bee  That's very interesting about Generation Jones. I never really felt like a Boomer, but the prevailing wisdom said that I was. I always felt different from Boomers and like I was on the "cusp" of a different generation.

Nice to know that my generation has been redefined. Makes sense to me.

Thanks for that information.

[just bee]

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@Queen of shop wrote:

@just bee  That's very interesting about Generation Jones. I never really felt like a Boomer, but the prevailing wisdom said that I was. I always felt different from Boomers and like I was on the "cusp" of a different generation.

Nice to know that my generation has been redefined. Makes sense to me.

Thanks for that information.

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@Queen of shop 

Exactly! 

That chart could use a little tweaking (for instance, I'd say cassettes instead of 8-Track), but it's a snapshot of some of the differences.