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I'm currently having a heated discussion with some friends and a family member about where one of us who was born in 1983 - falls into Generation X or Millennials - I'm saying it's X because the boomers are from 1946-1964 (18 years) but according to "the internet" it says Gen X is from 65-80 (15 years).

I personally feel that a generation is 20 years - why should the boomer generation be worth 18 years while Gen X is only worth 15 years and Millennials are considered anywhere between 1980 to 2000 (20 years)?

So why are the amount of years fluctuating to fit people's little cliques and mindsets when it should be 20 years tops?

I'm currently having a heated discussion with some friends and a family member about where one of us who was born in 1983 - falls into Generation X or Millennials - I'm saying it's X because the boomers are from 1946-1964 (18 years) but according to "the internet" it says Gen X is from 65-80 (15 years). I personally feel that a generation is 20 years - why should the boomer generation be worth 18 years while Gen X is only worth 15 years and Millennials are considered anywhere between 1980 to 2000 (20 years)? So why are the amount of years fluctuating to fit people's little cliques and mindsets when it should be 20 years tops?

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You failed to provide a starting year for boomers and the silent generation.. You just started with '1963' and gave a bunch of stupid bullshit time frames to try to prove your point.

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Buddy do the math going back or forward. I have you THE SYSTEM RETARD. IF YOU CANT DO BASIC MATH THEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL.

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Going back WHERE EXACTLY - where's you're starting point for silent gen & boomers? You're the one not making any sense.

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Oh my fucking God you must be brown. Ok...

If early gen x starts in 1963, then the 6 year transition period goes to 1958. Late baby boomers from 1957 to 1951. Early boomers from 1950 to 1944. Transition period ET CETERA ET CETERA.

And again, these are malleable because of major events or major periods of homogeneity.