re: The pending rise of Gen Z is going to be staggering

I agree on both of your points. How can I explain our son, he has always been very head strong, an independent thinker. He and a couple of the administrators did not see eye to eye on a lot of things. He has always thought for himself, not one that believes in peer pressure or is easily swayed. He also experienced some tragic life events early in life. He saw things in a much bigger picture then most and has a very old soul. So he questioned a lot. He felt the majority of HS was a waste of time and what he was learning did nothing to prepare him for the real world. He said this on multiple occasions to administrators. Rebellious yes, rude no. I remember, as he was growing up telling him that his attitude about life would be great as an adult, but as a parent, it was tough. He was and is wise beyond his years. He's 28 now and as a parent I could not be more proud of the fact that he has remained his own person. He has always known who he was... always. Never a bully or mean but would defend in a heartbeat. Very social with a lot of friends but is still his own person, even when it is or was not popular.

I just put those dates in because that's how academia defines the generations.

But as I said, I put the qualifier in that if you were born at the very ends of a generation - you might not identify.

And yes, if you identify with growing up in the 80's - and that culture as part of adolescence...then you are Gen X.

There's not a hard date. Like I said, you can find from 76 to 85 so I figure it's somewhere in the middle. 81-82 or so.

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There's not a hard date. Like I said, you can find from 76 to 85 so I figure it's somewhere in the middle. 81-82 or so.

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The reason they put in 1977 - is because you had to experience the 80's beyond you were a mere baby or little child in the 80's.

Everyone I know who was born between 1969-1979 considers themselves Gen X...basically in the 80's you were a teenager or a kid...

But if you were actually born in the early or mid-80's and were a child - that's not Gen X; you wouldn't identify with the 80's culture because you were just a child - the 90's would be your growing pains.

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Damn you are all some dense people here. The whole point is no laws were broken and they did something that is protected in our country. However somebody got their feelings hurt and they went all zero tolerance. Yes it is a private entity and they can, but should they. This would not have happened in the 80s .

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Exhibit A:

Like the Xers, though, there won't be enough of them. When the huge, numerically, generations are total frickups, there is only so much we can do.

I was born in 80 and I consider myself Gen X. To hell with the pussy millennials.