I did not know that! I’ll have to go check that book out (not Coupland, which I’ve read).
But I knew that the Baby Boom terminology was coined in the 60s - the whole thing was a postwar way of discussing generations, that goes along with the rise of the teenager.
So are we going back to Gen A or A.2.0 or what, next?
Also, I have no children so I am unpracticed at communicating clearly with anyone under 30. I’m hoping for a clean reboot where my slang and references make sense again.
“Generation X” first meant (in that obscure book that nobody remembers) the boomers themselves – then (to Douglas Coupland) the trailing edge of the boom, people born in the late '50s and early '60s* – then in the '90s it was used as a synonym for “twentysomethings” for a while, which mathematically meant mostly people born after the boom was over.
Billy Idol and Douglas Coupland were both claiming the name as labels for themselves and their peers. In that sense one could argue Gen X is the only cohort that named itself, rather than being stuck with something invented by their elders. But Idol was born in 1955, so maybe not.
∗ just found a quote where Coupland specifically said, “I just want to show society what people born after 1960 think about things”
Based on my research I posted above, we are going with “Alpha” for the newest generation.
Great. Going to the dogs…
The furries shall inherit the Earth.
It’s gonna be hot, you sure that fur suit is a good idea?
As an arctic fox, I’m already a walking anachronism being slowly driven to extinction as my bigger, redder cousins expand northward. So…
Given the realities, I welcome our furry overlords.
Okay… Not that I know anything, but terminology is never static.
The way the world is going, we may not get to that next generation, so…
Ha, that’ll teach them to speak clearly!
Oh, wait…
What could be better protection from the unrelenting UV rays of an ozone-hole sun than a fursuit? In the world of climate change, perhaps furries are the future.
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