I read something not long ago about how the "generations" are getting narrower because technology moves so fast. So while there isn't much different in the growing up experiences of a 55 year old and a 45 year old (because technology didn't really change that much between the 60s and 70s), the growing up experiences of a 30 year old and a 20 year old are very, very different. The 30 year old was born in 1982 and grew up just before cell phones and the internet took hold, while the 20 year old was born in 1992, and can't really remember a time before everyone had cell phones and internet access.
Post by EloiseWeenie on Jun 27, 2012 20:56:57 GMT -5
'81er checking in (husband too). We also are apathetic to the generation titles. However, we are excited that the boomers will soon be retiring at H's job, so then he'll hopefully be getting an awesome promotion and can start implementing a lot ideas he has without all the whinies making a fuss. Big boss #1 retires at the end of the year- bring on the trickle up!
I was born in 81, H was born in 74. I don't see a marked difference in either our childhoods or our outlooks on life. Maybe it's a Jersey thing. But I do see a huge difference in how we spent our early twenties. For instance, the idea of online dating and the attachment to the internet baffles him.
He simply can't fathom internet friends or the draw of the computer. But he's addicted to cable.
DH and I grew up 7 years apart, and are both considered "boomers" by demographers. There wasn't a technology difference, but there was a big cultural difference. Everyone I know who identifies as a boomer: a. remembers when JFK died and has a story to tell about it, and b. had peers going to Vietnam if they didn't go themselves (or were at least in danger of it).
My friends' parents fought in Vietnam, and my dad narrowly escaped going himself. I was alive when JFK died, but barely. The "summer of love"? I wasn't in kindergarten yet. Call me a boomer if you want, but I missed out on a lot of the perceived perks and am still going to be working for a solid 15 years.