Reminder – the Generation labels were invented by the Pew Research Center, which is a journalism group. They were defined, initially, as the Baby Boom, which was selected as 1946 (post WW2) through 1964 (based on birth increases then settling back down).
All other generations before and after are arbitrary classifications, are not consistent in the number of years (hence, size) of each generation. Pew says the idea was that perhaps the groups could be used to help with identifying common characteristics which, for example, could be use in descriptions or marketing of products and services.
In reality, the labels are mostly useless and are used primarily to pit one group of people against another. Just visit the MSN “Start” page of content mill fluff – you’ll soon find articles “15 things Boomers do that make no sense”, or “13 things Gen Z does that upsets Gen X”. It’s pointless.
Pew knows it too: How we plan to report on generations moving forward | Pew Research Center
