Do you guys think that this decade defined millennials, the generation that was kids during the 90s and teenagers during the 2000s who became prominent around the year 2010 defined the decade when they started entering they’re 20s during it.

The cohort born between 1984-1993 that were mainly teens of the 2000s started trends such as Hipsters, Coachella, Trap Music, Muted Colors, Beards, Tattoos all over your arm, Internet Celebrities and Scene Kids.

For as much as the internet wants me to believe Gen Z was the Main trendsetter of the 2010s I can’t help but think to myself that Millennials was all the media could talk about from 2010-2017 when they were in they’re prime. Older millennials(B. 1984-1993) were in they’re 20s and younger Millennials(Born somewhere from 1994-2000) left they’re mark in this decade and is what they’ll be remembered for in the years to come

Most of the worlds biggest stars in the 2010s were millennials such as Adele, Rihanna, Drake, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber

I definitely agree that millenials ruled the previous decade. I think Gen Z got their first tastes in the spotlight with events such as the global youth climate strike created by Greta Thunberg and the March for Our Lives in the very late 2010s.

There are also Gen Z artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Clairo, Soccer Mommy, and Snail Mail.

The 2020s are pretty much gonna be Gen Z's cultural playground. Can't wait to see what lies ahead.

I agree that the 2010s was absolutely a mostly Millennial decade. Gen Z started to build their identity during the 2017-2018 school year. The 2020s will definitely belong to Gen Z.

The 2000's was the millennial decade, not the 2010's. The 2010's was the transition from millennial to Gen Z as a decade.

The 2000's was the millennial decade, not the 2010's. The 2010's was the transition from millennial to Gen Z as a decade.

Core and late Millennials were in their 20s in the 2010s, so yes it was their decade. Most of Gen Z was far too young to have much if any impact culturally in the 2010s.

The 2000's was the millennial decade, not the 2010's. The 2010's was the transition from millennial to Gen Z as a decade.


I disagree the 2000s were they’re teenage years but not really they’re decade since they hadn’t come into power yet. The 2010s is when they really achieved major strides such as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele Rihanna and other people born between 1984-1993 began dominating music put they’re name in history during the decade, Rihanna launching a major cosmetic company during the decade, Tb Shows and Movies being written by Millennials...etc. None of that existed in the 2000s when the major artists were still Late Gen Xers throughout the decade since they were in they’re young adulthood(20s). Gen Z only entered they’re Teenage years during the end of the decade during 2018-2019 and most are still little kids who won’t make no impact considering the generation doesn’t end until 2012 ?, If anything I think the 2010s will be they’re childhood years they probably will remember fondly but not the trendsetters and tastemakers of the decade since they didn’t start none of the trends that were already being created before they reached high school.

I disagree the 2000s were they’re teenage years but not really they’re decade since they hadn’t come into power yet. The 2010s is when they really achieved major strides such as Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele Rihanna and other people born between 1984-1993 began dominating music put they’re name in history during the decade, Rihanna launching a major cosmetic company during the decade, Tb Shows and Movies being written by Millennials...etc. None of that existed in the 2000s when the major artists were still Late Gen Xers throughout the decade since they were in they’re young adulthood(20s). Gen Z only entered they’re Teenage years during the end of the decade during 2018-2019 and most are still little kids who won’t make no impact considering the generation doesn’t end until 2012 ?, If anything I think the 2010s will be they’re childhood years they probably will remember fondly but not the trendsetters and tastemakers of the decade since they didn’t start none of the trends that were already being created before they reached high school.


All of those celebrities had already made a name for themselves sometime between 2005-2009 tho. Millennials like Aaron Carter, Lindsey Lohan, Hillary Duff, Raven Symone, etc. were already making a name for themselves in the early 2000’s. The 2000’s was the millennial decade as they were the voice of the 2000’s and center of pop culture. A celebrity is an influencer of a generation not necessarily apart of it. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, Axl Rose, etc are all baby boomers yet they were the pop cultural icons of the 80’s and 90’s when Gen X were teens.  The 2010’s was like a transitional decade hence the cuspers or zillennials decade. 2016 onwards was when culture began to shift to early gen z pop culture.

All of those celebrities had already made a name for themselves sometime between 2005-2009 tho. Millennials like Aaron Carter, Lindsey Lohan, Hillary Duff, Raven Symone, etc. were already making a name for themselves in the early 2000’s. The 2000’s was the millennial decade as they were the voice of the 2000’s and center of pop culture. A celebrity is an influencer of a generation not necessarily apart of it. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, Axl Rose, etc are all baby boomers yet they were the pop cultural icons of the 80’s and 90’s when Gen X were teens.  The 2010’s was like a transitional decade hence the cuspers or zillennials decade. 2016 onwards was when culture began to shift to early gen z pop culture.


This exactly. Gen Z pop culture grew a lot throughout the 2010's without question. I don't have time to explain in several paragraphs about it. This is obvious if anyone's been paying attention. We're in the Gen Z era of pop culture now and it's been that way since the mid to late 2010's. Millennials haven't been the core target audience for pop culture since the early 10's.

All of those celebrities had already made a name for themselves sometime between 2005-2009 tho. Millennials like Aaron Carter, Lindsey Lohan, Hillary Duff, Raven Symone, etc. were already making a name for themselves in the early 2000’s. The 2000’s was the millennial decade as they were the voice of the 2000’s and center of pop culture. A celebrity is an influencer of a generation not necessarily apart of it. Madonna, Michael Jackson, Prince, Axl Rose, etc are all baby boomers yet they were the pop cultural icons of the 80’s and 90’s when Gen X were teens.  The 2010’s was like a transitional decade hence the cuspers or zillennials decade. 2016 onwards was when culture began to shift to early gen z pop culture.


That was the early beginning of they’re career they were in the height of they’re career in the 2010s tbh. And only during 2018-2019 is when Gen Z started to pop up and go mainstream, the label wasn’t even around for most of the decade in the 2010s. Hell, there’s still some Gen Zers who are still Kids and not even Teenagers yet. I think the 2010s will be remembered as the “Friends” decade for Millennials since they were in they’re 20s and early 30s in the middle of the decade same age as Gen X(B. 1964-1973). This was also the decade Millennials made headlines in media about everything which has only slowed down now recently since Gen Z has come into the picture, this decade is when all Gen Zers will be teenagers.

This exactly. Gen Z pop culture grew a lot throughout the 2010's without question. I don't have time to explain in several paragraphs about it. This is obvious if anyone's been paying attention. We're in the Gen Z era of pop culture now and it's been that way since the mid to late 2010's. Millennials haven't been the core target audience for pop culture since the early 10's.


If that’s the case do you view the 90s as the transition between Gen X and Millennials ?

The teenage experience was Late Millennial(Early to Mid part of the decade) to Cusper(Mid to Late part of the decade) while the 20 something experience was almost entirely Millennial 

If that’s the case do you view the 90s as the transition between Gen X and Millennials ?


No the late 90’s-early 2000’s (y2k era) was the xennial era. Graduating post global internet, win 95, teen pop craze, the millennium, y2k fashion , etc.

That was the early beginning of they’re career they were in the height of they’re career in the 2010s tbh. And only during 2018-2019 is when Gen Z started to pop up and go mainstream, the label wasn’t even around for most of the decade in the 2010s. Hell, there’s still some Gen Zers who are still Kids and not even Teenagers yet. I think the 2010s will be remembered as the “Friends” decade for Millennials since they were in they’re 20s and early 30s in the middle of the decade same age as Gen X(B. 1964-1973). This was also the decade Millennials made headlines in media about everything which has only slowed down now recently since Gen Z has come into the picture, this decade is when all Gen Zers will be teenagers.


The beginning of their career is when they made a name for themselves in pop culture history tho. Rihanna came out in summer of 2005, she spent a decent amount of time in the 2000’s as a pop cultural icon as well as Chris Brown. The amount of social activists and protesters have been gen z during the last half of the decade with issues like gun control, lgbt rights, school shootings, liberalism vs conservatism, etc. The 2010’s will be recognized as the decade millennials became adults not necessarily the center of youth, hence a generation. A 33 year old millennial in 2015 was not the center of youth or an advocate of the 2010’s.

The beginning of their career is when they made a name for themselves in pop culture history tho. Rihanna came out in summer of 2005, she soent a decent amount of time in the 2000’s as a pop cultural icon as well as Chris Brown. The amount of social activists and protesters have been gen z during the last half of the decade with issues like gun control, lgbt rights, school shootings, liberalism vs conservatism, etc. The 2010’s will be recognized as the decade millennials became adults not necessarily the center of youth, hence a generation. A 33 year old millennial in 2015 was not the center of youth or an advocate of the 2010’s.


What about a 25 year old millennial in 2015 or a 20 year old millennial in 2015 considering some sources put it the generation from 1981-1996 or 1982-2000

No the late 90’s-early 2000’s (y2k era) was the xennial era. Graduating post global internet, win 95, teen pop craze, the millennium, y2k fashion , etc.


Exactly the Late 90s is still the 90s that and the pop boy band groups of the early 2000s started they’re careers around 96-97

What about a 25 year old millennial in 2015 or a 20 year old millennial in 2015 considering some sources put it the generation from 1981-1996 or 1982-2000


Well see that’s were generations begin to become arbitrary considering one generation’s center of youth spans across two decades with monumental change. The same question could be applied to a 20 year old millennial in 2004,2005, 2006, 2007, etc. A 20 year old in 2015 is either a millennial, gen z or a  zillennial according to many sources as they were born in 1995... When I think of a generation I think of the high school- college students of a particular era. Movies like Clueless, Mean Girls, American Pie, Bring it on, Scream, The Craft, etc showcase a generation of a particular era. A 25 year old in 2015 meets outside oh the 18-24 year old border of mainstream youth. Despite being young they are not the center of youth and are indeed the adults of a that era.

Exactly the Late 90s is still the 90s that and the pop boy band groups of the early 2000s started they’re careers around 96-97


There is a difference between post 1995 90’s and pre 1995 90’s and that difference is global internet. A subset of dates or numbers are not a full representation of cultural ties. Just because 1999 is apart of the 90’s does not mean it was culturally 90’s because in reality it wasn’t the grungey, dark cynical laid back era of the 90’s, it was the shiny optimistic, y2k, futuristic era of the millennium.

There is a difference between post 1995 90’s and pre 1995 90’s and that difference is global internet. A subset of dates or numbers are not a full representation of cultural ties. Just because 1999 is apart of the 90’s does not mean it was culturally 90’s because in reality it wasn’t the grungey, dark cynical laid back era of the 90’s, it was the shiny optimistic, y2k, futuristic era of the millennium.


In your opinion when did the Zillennial era begin

In your opinion when did the Zillennial era begin


I would say the electropop/ edm era of the late 2000’s to early mid 2010’s was the zillennial era. Anyone born from 1994-1998 would have been the main audience of that time. I consider Zillennials 90’s babies who don’t remember life before global internet went mainstream around 1998 onwards and were the elementary school students of the millennium era.

If that’s the case do you view the 90s as the transition between Gen X and Millennials ?


The 90's was a complete Gen X decade pop culturally, but the late 90's was the Gen X to millennial transition, and most people agree that by the Y2K era of 1999 & 2000 it was full blown millennial culture and we were no longer in Gen X culture.

This exactly. Gen Z pop culture grew a lot throughout the 2010's without question. I don't have time to explain in several paragraphs about it. This is obvious if anyone's been paying attention. We're in the Gen Z era of pop culture now and it's been that way since the mid to late 2010's. Millennials haven't been the core target audience for pop culture since the early 10's.

What exactly is the core target for pop culture?  ??? Someone born in 1990 was in their 20s throughout the entire decade so why wouldn’t the 2010s be their decade?

What exactly is the core target for pop culture?  ???


high school and college age range (14-22) are the main target audience for pop culture with 18 being the peak.

I would say the electropop/ edm era of the late 2000’s to early mid 2010’s was the zillennial era. Anyone born from 1994-1998 would have been the main audience of that time. I consider Zillennials 90’s babies who don’t remember life before global internet went mainstream around 1998 onwards and were the elementary school students of the millennium era.


You make the millennial generation cultural period sound so small like just one decade meanwhile boomers(60s and 70s) and Xers(80s and 90s) get 2 decades each lol

high school and college age range (14-22) are the main target audience for pop culture with 18 being the peak.


I think this is pretty outdated tbh. It’s not like you leave college and lose interest in pop culture.

I would say late 2017/early 2018 is when I stopped caring about general pop culture (well, specifically top 40 music), so I agree with OP on the 2010s being a millennial decade.

Gen Y and Z had their own trends. Z was listening to Bieber and playing with fidget spinners. Millennials were dancing to EDM and hipster rock. They can both exist at the same time. ✌️

I think this is pretty outdated tbh. It’s not like you leave college and lose interest in pop culture.


True, but the mid 2010’s to present has been dominated by Gen Z pop culture and trends without question. Millennial culture took over Gen X culture by 1999/2000. No way it can last that long. Completely different eras.

True, but the mid 2010’s to present has been dominated by Gen Z pop culture and trends without question. Millennial culture took over Gen X culture by 1999/2000. No way it can last that long. Completely different eras.


What do you mean Gen X culture lasted 2 decades from 1981-1998 ? From the moment MTV came on to the point Grunge lost influence

What do you mean Gen X culture lasted 2 decades from 1981-1998 ? From the moment MTV came on to the point Grunge lost influence


MTV launched in late 1981 but didn't get popular until 1983 when Thriller came out.

https://www.npr.org/2011/11/06/141991877/the-golden-age-of-mtv-and-yes-there-was-one

MTV launched in late 1981 but didn't get popular until 1983 when Thriller came out.

https://www.npr.org/2011/11/06/141991877/the-golden-age-of-mtv-and-yes-there-was-one


Either way Early 80s to Late 90s is practically two decades which is a lot for just one generation in comparison to Millennials who barley even get one decade

True, but the mid 2010’s to present has been dominated by Gen Z pop culture and trends without question. Millennial culture took over Gen X culture by 1999/2000. No way it can last that long. Completely different eras.


I wouldn't necessarily say mid 2010s. The mid 2010s was more of a transition if anything. I liked the definition Slowpoke used for the 2010s, I think it applies especially with the mid 2010s, as a time when Millennial influenced culture and Gen Z influenced culture co-existed. Early 2010s was Millennial, while Late 2010s was Gen Z.

You make the millennial generation cultural period sound so small like just one decade meanwhile boomers(60s and 70s) and Xers(80s and 90s) get 2 decades each lol


No I didn’t or at least didn’t try to, each generation has a transition period which lasts somewhere around 3-5 years. That transition period is a part of two coexisting generations hence the cusp. From 1998-2015ish would be solid millennial pop culture. Thats a good 17 years, with the y2k era starting in 1998ish being a transition from late gen x to early millennial culture and the trap era In 2015-2016 being a transition from late millennial to early gen z culture. The y2k era was the Xennial’s youth period. They were the high school to college students during this era and were old enough to participate in most of the trends/pop culture of this time. Core millennials were the pre teens and children of this era. Their time of youth took place strictly in the 2000’s.

I was a Y listening to both hipster rock and Justin Bieber. :)

As I loved the early 2010s I hate it how 1995-2000 borns now have shunned that era like it never happened.

I only see them missing 2010-2014 online but in real life they act like 2016-present is much better culturally.

I was a Y listening to both hipster rock and Justin Bieber. :)

As I loved the early 2010s I hate it how 1995-2000 borns now have shunned that era like it never happened.

I only see them missing 2010-2014 online but in real life they act like 2016-present is much better culturally.

I was born in 1995 and don’t know anyone who thinks that personally. The early 2010s were arguably our main cultural years so it would be silly for us to act like they never happened.

I was a Y listening to both hipster rock and Justin Bieber. :)

As I loved the early 2010s I hate it how 1995-2000 borns now have shunned that era like it never happened.

I only see them missing 2010-2014 online but in real life they act like 2016-present is much better culturally.


Not me. I loved that era.  :)

I was a Y listening to both hipster rock and Justin Bieber. :)

As I loved the early 2010s I hate it how 1995-2000 borns now have shunned that era like it never happened.

I only see them missing 2010-2014 online but in real life they act like 2016-present is much better culturally.

In real life I've asked my Millennial/Zoomer friends what they think of early 2010s music and most of them said it was terrible, my younger friends, lol.

In real life I've asked my Millennial/Zoomer friends what they think of early 2010s music and most of them said it was terrible, my younger friends, lol.

That means that it’s too early for nostalgia for the early 2010s. Give it until the mid-late 2020s for some nostalgia of that era.

That means that it’s too early for nostalgia for the early 2010s. Give it until the mid-late 2020s for some nostalgia of that era.


We want a 2010s revival NOW.

We want a 2010s revival NOW.

Too bad. We have to go through 2000s revivals first.

We want a 2010s revival NOW.

Gonna have to wait for 10 more years.

I wouldn't necessarily say mid 2010s. The mid 2010s was more of a transition if anything. I liked the definition Slowpoke used for the 2010s, I think it applies especially with the mid 2010s, as a time when Millennial influenced culture and Gen Z influenced culture co-existed. Early 2010s was Millennial, while Late 2010s was Gen Z.

Yep. 2018 was the first fully Gen Z year, 2015-2017 it was creeping in but a bit harder to notice. 2015-2017 looking back seems like a transition period for Internet culture, stuff like Harambe, Pokemon Go, and SJW vs alt right felt like a mixture of Millennial and Zoomer.

I feel like early 2010’s culture, especially 2010-2012, was still targeted at millennials. The mid-2010’s was like the ultimate Y/Z cusp, with 2014 leaning a bit more millennial, 2015 being the perfect mix, and 2016 leaning a bit more Z.

Any year after 2016 is definitely gen Z culture IMO. Fidget spinners were arguably the first Gen Z trend. Fortnite was released and became popular (a core Gen Z game, but it’s also played by a lot of early Gen Zers), Parkland shooting, March For Our Lives, Greta Thunberg, etc.

So I don’t really think the 2010’s are full on millennial. It was more of a transition tbh.

I feel like early 2010’s culture, especially 2010-2012, was still targeted at millennials. The mid-2010’s was like the ultimate Y/Z cusp, with 2014 leaning a bit more millennial, 2015 being the perfect mix, and 2016 leaning a bit more Z.

Any year after 2016 is definitely gen Z culture IMO. Fidget spinners were arguably the first Gen Z trend. Fortnite was released and became popular (a core Gen Z game, but it’s also played by a lot of early Gen Zers), Parkland shooting, March For Our Lives, Greta Thunberg, etc.

So I don’t really think the 2010’s are full on millennial. It was more of a transition tbh.


I would say early 2017 was the last hurrah for Millennials. It still had some Gen Y trends such as Chainsmokers and Twenty One Pilots. By late 2017 though it was definitely all Gen Z especially with all the new artists. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump was like the Limp Bizkit/Puff Daddy of Gen Z.

I would say early 2017 was the last hurrah for Millennials. It still had some Gen Y trends such as Chainsmokers and Twenty One Pilots. By late 2017 though it was definitely all Gen Z especially with all the new artists. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump was like the Limp Bizkit/Puff Daddy of Gen Z.

Yeah fair enough.

I would say early 2017 was the last hurrah for Millennials. It still had some Gen Y trends such as Chainsmokers and Twenty One Pilots. By late 2017 though it was definitely all Gen Z especially with all the new artists. Gucci Gang by Lil Pump was like the Limp Bizkit/Puff Daddy of Gen Z.

I always thought he was the Soulja Boy of Gen Z. ;D

Soulja Boy.. now there’s a blast from the past.

Soulja Boy.. now there’s a blast from the past.

Yup, but Souljaboy had actually regained some popularity back in the hip-hop community this decade. Not because of his music but because of his incredible memeability.

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Gonna have to wait for 10 more years.


More like 20/30 lol

More like 20/30 lol

Exactly. 2030.  ;)

Soulja Boy.. now there’s a blast from the past.


Soulja Boy was one of the most quintessential millennial cultural artists, especially once he came out with "Crank That" in 2007. "Turn My Swag On" from late 2008/early 2009 was another hit song from him too.

Soulja Boy was one of the most quintessential millennial cultural artists, especially once he came out with "Crank That" in 2007. "Turn My Swag On" from late 2008/early 2009 was another hit song from him too.


Instant 7th grade memories 8)

I remember Soulja Boy getting a lot of hate back then from "old heads". He was seen as one of the "faces" of the Bronze/Ringtone Swag Age of Hip Hop (2006-2012), alongside Lil Wayne; both of them got a lot of flack on old memes. In particular, I remember people on Facebook/Youtube calling Lil Wayne "Lil Gayne" ::) and posting "If Tupac were still alive, Lil Wayne would be working at McDonald's".

But now Wayne and Soulja have become more respected in recent years.

I remember Soulja Boy getting a lot of hate back then from "old heads". He was seen as one of the "faces" of the Bronze/Ringtone Swag Age of Hip Hop (2006-2012), alongside Lil Wayne; both of them got a lot of flack on old memes. In particular, I remember people on Facebook/Youtube calling Lil Wayne "Lil Gayne" ::) and posting "If Tupac were still alive, Lil Wayne would be working at McDonald's".

But now Wayne and Soulja have become more respected in recent years.

I actually like and respect Lil Wayne. His witty wordplay through his nasal voice is catchy to me with songs like "A Milli" or "6 Foot 7 Foot". I still can't respect Soulja because a, his trash music, and b, his fraudulent game console products.

I remember Soulja Boy getting a lot of hate back then from "old heads". He was seen as one of the "faces" of the Bronze/Ringtone Swag Age of Hip Hop (2006-2012), alongside Lil Wayne; both of them got a lot of flack on old memes. In particular, I remember people on Facebook/Youtube calling Lil Wayne "Lil Gayne" ::) and posting "If Tupac were still alive, Lil Wayne would be working at McDonald's".

But now Wayne and Soulja have become more respected in recent years.


I always say if people can be nostalgic for Soulja Boy they can be nostalgic for anything. ;D

I don't follow rap much but I couldn't stand Soulja Boy/Lil Wayne  8-P When Wiz Khalifa and Drake came in 2010 it was a breath of fresh fair (sorry, those are the only 2010 rappers I can think of).

I say it's a mix between millennials and gen z. It was a millennial decade in a sense being that it was the decade a good chunk of Millenials were graduating college, getting married and buying houses but it was also the decade we're gen z entering high school and going to college as well.

I say it's a mix between millennials and gen z. It was a millennial decade in a sense being that it was the decade a good chunk of Millenials were graduating college, getting married and buying houses but it was also the decade we're gen z entering high school and going to college as well.

Yep. Pretty much.  8)

Yep. Pretty much.  8)


Sounds way to convoluted, IMO it’s just sounds and feels like a Millennial decade albeit the last one since they came first. Gen Z only popped up in the very late 2010s

Sounds way to convoluted, IMO it’s just sounds and feels like a Millennial decade albeit the last one since they came first. Gen Z only popped up in the very late 2010s

I mean, this really depends on when Gen Z starts. If it starts in 1995 or 1997, then it makes sense for the 2010’s to be the transition from Y to Z. Gen Z culture started as early as 2013, but it wasn’t until sometime in 2017/2018 when they really took over.

The 2000's was the millennial decade, not the 2010's. The 2010's was the transition from millennial to Gen Z as a decade.

Basically this.

I mean, this really depends on when Gen Z starts. If it starts in 1995 or 1997, then it makes sense for the 2010’s to be the transition from Y to Z. Gen Z culture started as early as 2013, but it wasn’t until sometime in 2017/2018 when they really took over.


2013 ? Sir the word Gen Z didn’t even exist in 2013 all I’ve ever heard in 2013 was Millennials ruining this and that during that year, if anything they’re era started in 2018. Also some sources put 1995-1997 as Millennials

I actually like and respect Lil Wayne. His witty wordplay through his nasal voice is catchy to me with songs like "A Milli" or "6 Foot 7 Foot". I still can't respect Soulja because a, his trash music, and b, his fraudulent game console products.


This.

I mean, this really depends on when Gen Z starts. If it starts in 1995 or 1997, then it makes sense for the 2010’s to be the transition from Y to Z. Gen Z culture started as early as 2013, but it wasn’t until sometime in 2017/2018 when they really took over.


I'm on board with the belief that Gen Z culture started between 2016 and 2018.

2013 ? Sir the word Gen Z didn’t even exist in 2013 all I’ve ever heard in 2013 was Millennials ruining this and that during that year, if anything they’re era started in 2018. Also some sources put 1995-1997 as Millennials
People on this board was using the term gen z as far back as 2006, the difference was that the mainstream media didn't pick up on it till the 2016 election but you already had ted talks talking about gen z as far back as 2014. Gen Z was called IGen in the early 10s but later re-dubbed as gen z as a follow up to Gen Y (millenial).  Gen Alpha now is basically what gen z was pre Trump era.

People on this board was using the term gen z as far back as 2006, the difference was that the mainstream media didn't pick up on it till the 2016 election but you already had ted talks talking about gen z as far back as 2014. Gen Z was called IGen in the early 10s but later re-dubbed as gen z as a follow up to Gen Y (millenial).  Gen Alpha now is basically what gen z was pre Trump era.


Didn’t know that, either way it wasn’t popular or mainstream people always referred to young people as millennials for most of the 2010s until like 2018 when I actually did hear people start talking about Gen Z in real life aswell.

Is it just me or are generations getting smaller

2013 ? Sir the word Gen Z didn’t even exist in 2013 all I’ve ever heard in 2013 was Millennials ruining this and that during that year, if anything they’re era started in 2018. Also some sources put 1995-1997 as Millennials

Gen Z was coined in 2000 by Ad Age magazine. Heck, the Wikipedia page for Gen Z has copies going back to 2003. And you can even find forum posts from 2010 where people argue about whether or not "Gen z starts in 1990" (believe it or not, back then, some sources put Y as 1977-1990, before it was standardized to 1981-1996).

Gen Z was coined in 2000 by Ad Age magazine. Heck, the Wikipedia page for Gen Z has copies going back to 2003. And you can even find forum posts from 2010 where people argue about whether or not "Gen z starts in 1990" (believe it or not, back then, some sources put Y as 1977-1990, before it was standardized to 1981-1996).


Wasn’t millennial from 1982-2000, that was the most common definition I heard back then or 1982-2004 even the inventos of the name extended it that long, Gen Z on the other hand I had no idea it existed

Didn’t know that, either way it wasn’t popular or mainstream people always referred to young people as millennials for most of the 2010s until like 2018 when I actually did hear people start talking about Gen Z in real life aswell.

Is it just me or are generations getting smaller
Yeah gen z was something only us internet nerds discussed. Unless you were on the fourm community like inthe00s, perC or Ign pre Trump presidency you wouldn't have known about gen z. I known about gen z as far back as 2014 due to spending free-time learning generational theory in high school. Prior to 2014 it was still acceptable to call millenials gen y.

Yeah gen z was something only us internet nerds discussed. Unless you were on the fourm community like inthe00s, perC or Ign pre Trump presidency you wouldn't have known about gen z. I known about gen z as far back as 2014 due to spending free-time learning generational theory in high school. Prior to 2014 it was still acceptable to call millenials gen y.


I don’t think I heard anyone say anything about Gen Y either the word Millennials on the other hand was everywhere from the Late 2000s to 2010s, only times I ever seen something about Gen Y was on old documents online from 1999 or 2000

I don’t think I heard anyone say anything about Gen Y either the word Millennials on the other hand was everywhere from the Late 2000s to 2010s, only times I ever seen something about Gen Y was on old documents online from 1999 or 2000
Gen Y was pretty widely used before 2014, I didn't know the term millenial exsited till my senior year of high school. Tons of YouTubers were calling themselves gen y before the word millenial got real mainstream.

It doesn't really matter who influences pop culture as that comes and goes.The ones in power are still usually Boomers like Trump or Xers.

The span of every generation's cultural influence:

Silent to Boomer Transition: 1963 to 1968 (1966 being the year boomer culture overtook silent culture, with silent culture being dead by 1968)
Core Boomer: 1968 to 1978
Gen Jones: 1978 to 1983
Gen Jones to X Transition: 1983 to 1988 (1985 being the year X culture overtook Jones culture, with jones culture being dead by 1988)
Core X: 1988 to 1997/1998
Xennial or the Transition from X to Y: 1998 to 2003 (I'm not too sure about where X culture was overtaken by Y culture, maybe 2000, with X culture being dead by 2003)
Core Y/Millenial: 2003 to 2012/2013
Zillenial or Y to Z Transition: 2013 to 2018 (With 2015 being the year Z culture became more dominant over Y culture, with Y culture being dead by 2018)
Core Z: 2018 to 2028?
Z to Alpha Transition: 2028 to 2033?
Core Alpha: 2033 to 2043?
Alpha to Beta Transition: 2043 to 2048?
Core Beta: 2048 - 2058?

And so on... If anyone thinks there's a mistake, then feel free to correct me.

The span of every generation's cultural influence:

Silent to Boomer Transition: 1963 to 1968 (1966 being the year boomer culture overtook silent culture, with silent culture being dead by 1968)
Core Boomer: 1968 to 1978
Gen Jones: 1978 to 1983
Gen Jones to X Transition: 1983 to 1988 (1985 being the year X culture overtook Jones culture, with jones culture being dead by 1988)
Core X: 1988 to 1997/1998
Xennial or the Transition from X to Y: 1998 to 2003 (I'm not too sure about where X culture was overtaken by Y culture, maybe 2000, with X culture being dead by 2003)
Core Y/Millenial: 2003 to 2012/2013
Zillenial or Y to Z Transition: 2013 to 2018 (With 2015 being the year Z culture became more dominant over Y culture, with Y culture being dead by 2018)
Core Z: 2018 to 2028?
Z to Alpha Transition: 2028 to 2033?
Core Alpha: 2033 to 2043?
Alpha to Beta Transition: 2043 to 2048?
Core Beta: 2048 - 2058?

And so on... If anyone thinks there's a mistake, then feel free to correct me.


I think you got to far ahead of yourself with Gen Beta and Alpha

It doesn't really matter who influences pop culture as that comes and goes.The ones in power are still usually Boomers like Trump or Xers.
Boomers been in power for 30 years but Gen Xers are the parents of this generation.

It doesn't really matter who influences pop culture as that comes and goes.The ones in power are still usually Boomers like Trump or Xers.

That's true. Bush was president during the War on Terror and the Iraq War and the music scene in the early-mid 2000s was still upbeat.

That's true. Bush was president during the War on Terror and the Iraq War and the music scene in the early-mid 2000s was still upbeat.

By the time Trump’s term finishes at the beginning of 2021 (assuming he doesn’t get re-elected), 28 years will have passed since the last 4 US presidents were all Boomers.

By the time Trump’s term finishes at the beginning of 2021 (assuming he doesn’t get re-elected), 28 years will have passed since the last 4 US presidents were all Boomers.

Can't wait to see who'll be the first-ever Gen X president.

Can't wait to see who'll be the first-ever Gen X president.

There won't be a Gen X president until 2025 the earliest.

Trump is among the oldest Boomers (born in June 1946) and if he gets re-elected then there isn't a chance for a Gen X president until the 2024 election.

If Sanders, Biden, Warren, Klobuchar, Buttigieg or Bloomberg win the Democratic nomination (none of them are Gen X) then, there's not gonna be a Gen X president until maybe the 2024 or 2028 election cycle.

There won't be a Gen X president until 2025 the earliest.

Trump is among the oldest Boomers (born in June 1946) and if he gets re-elected then there isn't a chance for a Gen X president until the 2024 election.

If Sanders, Biden, Warren, Klobuchar, Buttigieg or Bloomberg win the Democratic nomination (none of them are Gen X) then, there's not gonna be a Gen X president until maybe the 2024 or 2028 election cycle.


Only buttigieg feels Gen X to me, he was born in 1982, he was a kid in the 80s and teen in the 90s, that feels Gen X to me but even then it’s not looking so bright for him either

Only buttigieg feels Gen X to me, he was born in 1982, he was a kid in the 80s and teen in the 90s, that feels Gen X to me but even then it’s not looking so bright for him either


Really? I'm very late millennial but I don't feel like he's that much older than me.

Really? I'm very late millennial but I don't feel like he's that much older than me.


I mean Gen X is a generation right next to Millennials so that’s probably why and also he was born in the 80s and since you consider yourself a late millennial I’m guess you were born in the 90s ? Which are right next to eachother, also when we’re you born ?

I mean Gen X is a generation right next to Millennials so that’s probably why and also he was born in the 80s and since you consider yourself a late millennial I’m guess you were born in the 90s ? Which are right next to eachother, also when we’re you born ?


1993. I could be Buttigieg's boyfriend little brother.

He’s the same age as a lot of my cousins.

He’s the same age as a lot of my cousins.


Same. He's lucky his high school Yahoo/MSN chatroom chatlogs aren't saved for posterity. I saw what my cousins were up to in the late '90s. :o

Also personally almost every 1982-1984 born I know IRL (which admittedly isn't many) is a god damn hipster, and I think Buttigieg is one too, if you've seen his Spotify playlist.

Same. He's lucky his high school Yahoo/MSN chatroom chatlogs aren't saved for posterity. I saw what my cousins were up to in the late '90s. :o

Also personally almost every 1982-1984 born I know IRL (which admittedly isn't many) is a god damn hipster, and I think Buttigieg is one too, if you've seen his Spotify playlist.

1982-1984 babies probably spearheaded the hipster trend about 10 years ago to be fair so it makes sense.

And yeah my older cousins were all on MSN and AIM. I don’t want to know what they were doing though.  ;D

1993. I could be Buttigieg's boyfriend little brother.

;D

Pete Buttgiege(1982) and his Husband(1989) screams old Millennial and Late Gen X fake power couple that was never gonna make it far in the presidential race for 2020

1993. I could be Buttigieg's boyfriend little brother.


Weird question as a straight guy, but what exactly is the sex appeal of Buttigeg?

Weird question as a straight guy, but what exactly is the sex appeal of Buttigeg?

Speaking as a gay guy, I just find him kinda cute in a goofy sort of way. Plus he’s a politician under 50 so that immediately makes him ten times more attractive by comparison’s sake alone.

Speaking as a gay guy, I just find him kinda cute in a goofy sort of way.

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How can I put this in a way any normal person could possibly understand.. I am typically attracted to people who are not usually considered very good looking. It’s like preferring dad bods to six pack abs. I dunno.

It’s like, people think DiCaprio is hot, but I just think he’s gross. And even in his prime I didn’t find him especially attractive.

How can I put this in a way any normal person could possibly understand.. I am typically attracted to people who are not usually considered very good looking. It’s like preferring dad bods to six pack abs. I dunno.

Sounds like you're more attracted to his personality lmao

Sounds like you're more attracted to his personality lmao

I don’t know what his personality is. Do you?

I don’t know what his personality is. Do you?

Idk you said he was goofy LOL

Idk you said he was goofy LOL

I meant his appearance kinda looks goofy to me.

Weird question as a straight guy, but what exactly is the sex appeal of Buttigeg?


The sex appeal is that he's president. Think about it, this would be my one chance to make it as the male version of Monica Lewinsky.

Speaking as a gay guy, I just find him kinda cute in a goofy sort of way. Plus he’s a politician under 50 so that immediately makes him ten times more attractive by comparison’s sake alone.


If we're talking about actual sexy presidents then for me it would have to be Emmanuel Macron.

He can whisper en français in my ear all night long about Eurozone reform  :-*

He's born at the end of 1977 too, which means he's Xillennial.  :-*

If we're talking about actual sexy presidents then for me it would have to be Emmanuel Macron.

He can whisper en français in my ear all night long about Eurozone reform  :-*

He's born at the end of 1977 too, which means he's Xillennial.  :-*

I remember everyone making a big deal about how young and handsome he was when he first got elected. Either him or Trudeau have to be the best looking male world leaders.

I remember everyone making a big deal about how young and handsome he was when he first got elected. Either him or Trudeau have to be the best looking male world leaders.


Although I can see why people find him attractive, Trudeau never quite did it for me.

I had the hots for the King of Bhutan circa 2008. He aged pretty badly though, who says Asian don't age? I've been lied to.  :-X

Oh yeah, to stay on topic, he may or may not be a Millennial (b. 1980) depending on the definition.

edit: Oh right, I forgot. If you're into bad boy genocidal dudes and war criminals, check out Bashar Al-Assad's brothers Bassel Al-Assad and Maher Al-Assad  :-*

LOL, this thread has took a turn ;D.

Anyways, I'm a straight guy (but I'm not insecure about my sexuality), Pete Buttigieg is goofy looking. He looks like a rat ;D.

Some male politicians (current & former) who I find to be objectively good looking are Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau, Martin Heinrich (US Senator from New Mexico), Hakeem Jeffries (House Rep. from NY), Enrique Peña Nieto (former Mexican president), Chokwe Antar Lumumba (Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi), Randall Woodfin (Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama).

I think there was a study done that said attractive people are more likely to vote Republican. ;D

Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/31/hunky-tory-attractive-people-more-likely-to-be-rightwing-study-finds

LOL, this thread has took a turn ;D.

Anyways, I'm a straight guy (but I'm not insecure about my sexuality), Pete Buttigieg is goofy looking. He looks like a rat ;D.

Some male politicians (current & former) who I find to be objectively good looking are Barack Obama, Justin Trudeau, Martin Heinrich (US Senator from New Mexico), Hakeem Jeffries (House Rep. from NY), Enrique Peña Nieto (former Mexican president), Chokwe Antar Lumumba (Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi), Randall Woodfin (Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama).


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For local politicians, I thought Brian Gallant (former premier of New Brunswick) was really attractive. Too bad he lost re-election.


I think there was a study done that said attractive people are more likely to vote Republican. ;D

Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/31/hunky-tory-attractive-people-more-likely-to-be-rightwing-study-finds


I was never shy about the fact that Paul Ryan is hot af. Trump's kids always looked incestuous to me but ever since Trump Jr. grew a beard I've been having uncomfortable thoughts.

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Please people stay on topic enough with who’s the hottest political leader at the moment. Also anyone born from 1977-1982 is a 80s kid and 90s teen make of that what you will but definitely sounds more like Gen X on the later end anyways.

I think there was a study done that said attractive people are more likely to vote Republican. ;D

Edit: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/31/hunky-tory-attractive-people-more-likely-to-be-rightwing-study-finds


The study reports this can lead them to have a “blind spot” when it comes to understanding the hardships faced by others – making them more likely to embrace individualism and reject the types of social assistance and welfare aid more commonly promoted by leftwing policy.

So they’re more likely to be selfish which is why they gravitate to conservative politics.  :-X

So they’re more likely to be selfish which is why they gravitate to conservative politics.  :-X

I’m guessing it has to do with the fact that Democrats focus more on groups of people (e.g black people, white peoples, etc) while conservatives focus on the individual.

I’m guessing it has to do with the fact that Democrats focus more on groups of people (e.g black people, white peoples, etc) while conservatives focus on the individual.

This is one of the main reasons why I'm moderate-right.

This is one of the main reasons why I'm moderate-right.

Left wing collectivist policies benefit the individual much more than right wing "pick yourself by the bootstraps" policies.

This is one of the main reasons why I'm moderate-right.

Same here.

Left wing collectivist policies benefit the individual much more than right wing "pick yourself by the bootstraps" policies.

Indeed, which is why Scandinavia is so prosperous. They’re still capitalist economies but with a socialist healthcare and welfare system. The end result is stable, happy societies with healthy people. Swedes live to an average of 83 compared to 78 for the US!

That being said, the moderate right in Northern Europe still support universal healthcare and the welfare state. Even in more firmly right-wing countries like Poland and Russia that remains true. The US is the only country where those words are treated like communism gone mad.

Indeed, which is why Scandinavia is so prosperous. They’re still capitalist economies but with a socialist healthcare and welfare system. The end result is stable, happy societies with healthy people. Swedes live to an average of 83 compared to 78 for the US!

That being said, the moderate right in Northern Europe still support universal healthcare and the welfare state. Even in more firmly right-wing countries like Poland and Russia that remains true. The US is the only country where those words are treated like communism gone mad.

Yeah pretty much. Republicans are really extreme but are considered "normal" here in America.

Left wing collectivist policies benefit the individual much more than right wing "pick yourself by the bootstraps" policies.

Policies such as welfare checks and food stamps? Which make minorities in low-income communities dependent on them for as long as they live and not improve their way outside their areas? I can't honestly vibe with that.

Policies such as welfare checks and food stamps? Which make minorities in low-income communities dependent on them for as long as they live and not improve their way outside their areas? I can't honestly vibe with that.

That's not actually true. Also, welfare and food stamps aren't the only left wing collectivist policies ???.

The fact that you automatically think of that is very, very telling. Yikes :-X.

Policies such as welfare checks and food stamps? Which make minorities in low-income communities dependent on them for as long as they live and not improve their way outside their areas? I can't honestly vibe with that.


I don't know about food stamps, but I know in my country there is a job seeking and work requirement in order to get welfare cheques. Someone being content with working a dead-end minimum wage job while drawing meagre welfare cheques (or just food stamps) doesn't sound like a likely scenario to me.

That's not actually true. Also, welfare and food stamps aren't the only left wing collectivist policies ???.

The fact that you automatically think of that is very, very telling. Yikes :-X.

Of course they aren't the only policies. But they are some of the most prominent ones. Plus, I believe that people voluntarily helping impoverished people through for-profit and not-for-profit charitable organizations work far better for them than federal welfare programs. Governmental spending on welfare still increases burdens on people's taxes as anti-poverty programs cost taxpayers around $23 trillion. People in high welfare benefit areas who leave the benefits for entry-level jobs actually get higher tax hikes because of the employment cost, welfare, and tax loopholes.

(https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/libertarian-perspective-modern-american-welfare-state)

I don't know about food stamps, but I know in my country there is a job seeking and work requirement in order to get welfare cheques. Someone being content with working a dead-end minimum wage job while drawing meagre welfare cheques (or just food stamps) doesn't sound like a likely scenario to me.

It wouldn't make sense to me either, considering that they already have income that's not from the government.

Of course they aren't the only policies. But they are some of the most prominent ones. Plus, I believe that people voluntarily helping impoverished people through for-profit and not-for-profit charitable organizations work far better for them than federal welfare programs. Governmental spending on welfare still increases burdens on people's taxes as anti-poverty programs cost taxpayers around $23 trillion. People in high welfare benefit areas who leave the benefits for entry-level jobs actually get higher tax hikes because of the employment cost, welfare, and tax loopholes.

(https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/libertarian-perspective-modern-american-welfare-state)


Why do you believe that? A company that makes money when there's more poor people will have an interest in reducing poverty?  ???


It wouldn't make sense to me either, considering that they already have income that's not from the government.


It's a supplement. Low wages aren't usually livable wages. Food stamps I'm guessing are established so that families don't go hungry.

Policies such as welfare checks and food stamps? Which make minorities in low-income communities dependent on them for as long as they live and not improve their way outside their areas? I can't honestly vibe with that.

The US has very low social mobility - meaning an American born in poverty is more likely to stay there until they die, compared to their counterparts in most other advanced economies. The idea that the limited welfare the US has anything to do with that is honestly laughable.

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