How is being born in ‘81 considered millennial?

Millennials were first thought of as being those that would graduate high school around 2000.

80's are really more like Gen Y.
90's are Millennials
00's are Gen Z

I think the last of the millennials are in high school (ie David Hogg) with Gen Z starting high school right now.

The original way these generations were conceived of and named is not congruent with reality. Also, 'generations' are shorter than ~20 years now.

1977 - 1983 are their own generation, xillenials. Too young to be generation x, too old for a millennial.

Most of my classmates are exceeding beyond their years. Earning more than gen x and getting promoted above.

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It should really include 84 and 85 as well. No one my age (33) that I know fit the description of a millennial.

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That’s a bit of a transition period up to about 88 or 89.

All those people are old enough to well enough remember a time before household internet, were deeply impacted by 9/11 and the wars, and were teens or twenties when smartphones became widely available. Probably the big difference between an 80 or 81 vs a 88 or 89 is the impact the Recession had on their careers.

I am generationally fluid.

81 is gen x on most scales, what are you looking at

This is very much a millennial like post. Ffs.