01-01-2023, 08:32 PM
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What I was looking for was what people called their generation (or their particular age group) for real. But perhaps they didn't give themselves a name. I think "Me Generation" came from Time Magazine. Guess I need to go back and check out the mass media of the 1980s- to find the real nicknames.
(01-01-2023, 05:33 AM)Erthona Wrote: To me, what defined what you were was not when you were born, but what culture and music you were involved with.I think you've hit the nail on the head. I was (less precisely) thinking the same thing. The year you happen to be born is a statistic. Statisticians are coming up with these generational names.
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What I was looking for was what people called their generation (or their particular age group) for real. But perhaps they didn't give themselves a name. I think "Me Generation" came from Time Magazine. Guess I need to go back and check out the mass media of the 1980s- to find the real nicknames.