Um, most people don't have many children before turning 18, so the new generation can't start until…

…Other than the charm of switching the digits 4 and 6, ending the generation in 1964 makes no sense. Someone born in 1946 turned 18 in 1964, so they just finished high school. How much would that person have in common with someone born in 1964? These people are not of the same generation. Nonetheless, the meme that the baby boom generation is defined by those born 1946 to 1964 is repea…
The Baby Boomer Boondoggle and the “Gen X” Lie
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Um, most people don't have many children before turning 18, so the new generation can't start until the previous generation gets to be around 18. What do you think the word generation means, anyway?
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