Nathan Tyree: Laurie Moore and "The Millenials"
The biggest problem 'boomers seems to have with understanding the generations that followed them is that they have no idea what generations followed them. That's what I am taking from this new essay by Laurie Moore. Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z all seem to be the same thing in her mind. Things she credits Millenials with: Cutting, inventing BDSM, Occupy Wall Street, BLM, Emo, and acceptance of gay and trans persons.
She conflates three generations at least. This isn't rare in boomer thought.
The biggest problem 'boomers seems to have with understanding the generations that followed them is that they have no idea what generations followed them. That's what I am taking from this new essay by Laurie Moore. Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z all seem to be the same thing in her mind. Things she credits Millenials with: Cutting, inventing BDSM, Occupy Wall Street, BLM, Emo, and acceptance of gay and trans persons.
She conflates three generations at least. This isn't rare in boomer thought.
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I'm 40. People have been calling me a millennial since it was coined. I've always identified as X. My parents are tail end boomers. They share little in common with kids from 50s.
Naming of things aside, it's stupid to credit any generation with any of these things.