Before I see another article about Millennials graduating high school let's do a quick review:
Silent Generation – 1928-1945 (age 79-96)
Baby Boomers – 1946-1964 (age 78-60)
Generation X – 1965-1980 (59-44)
Millennials – 1981-1996 (43-28)
Generation Z – 1997-2012
Generation Alpha – 2013-present
The cut off line for Gen Z is whether or not they remember 9/11.
The cut off line for Alpha Gen is if they remember life before smart phones.
We have a solid argument for there being a COVID microgen for kids who do not remember life before COVID.
Gen X should be running the country.
Baby Boomers should be retired.
Millennials are firmly in their Parenting Years and some of us have teenagers.
CLARIFICATION:
Saying Boomers should be retired isn't about pushing them out or wishing them away.
It's acknowledging that, a century ago, they would have been allowed to relax after doing their time in the work place.
Boomers should not be required to work until they die. That's not what they signed up for.
@annamousse Yeah, the whole Vaccines Exist Now thing and modern medicine. There's some survivorship bias in our expectations, isn't there?
@LianaBrooks
It's more about someone telling random strangers what they *should* be doing without knowing any of them from Adam's housecat.
@LianaBrooks agree! My parents are retired boomers, but they still do stuff. My mom works part time as a lunch aide at an elementary school to keep busy and my Dad cuts trees for people. They get to pick & choose their hours/schedule. I hope to retire someday and be able to work/volunteer as a choice and not because I have to in order to survive.
@LianaBrooks a century ago few made it to retirement age.