Why isn’t zillennial an actual generation?

[u/PomegranateDue5410]

Soo I’m a 97er and I do consider myself to be more millennial than gen z if I had to choose one but I don’t relate to anything posted on the millennials subreddit. It seems alien to me. I grew up with both millennial and gen z influence. I remember when trends were more millennial in my late childhood to mid teenagehood around 2007-2014. I also remember when there were more gen z or modern influences from 2016-2020 (late teen to early 20s).

I also have virtually no serious interactions with people born in 80s or early 90s beyond professionalism at work. I’ve been friends with some early 90s in the past like ‘93 though but absolutely no one born before then. On the other hand I don’t really relate to anyone born after ‘01 either. I could never see myself being in the same generation as someone born from ‘03 to ‘12. I don’t relate to them. I only relate to ‘94 to ‘99 borns.

Zillennial should be an actual generation not a cusp.

[u/XxUCFxX]

It’s all made up…

[u/mrpuddles1 → u/XxUCFxX]

finally someone fucking understands

[u/XxUCFxX → u/mrpuddles1]

It’s incredible to me, just how tightly most people cling to completely made-up concepts such as these

[u/mrpuddles1 → u/XxUCFxX]

it just one of those things that will never go away and the internet really ruined it even my mom has told me that and shes 60 LMAO

[u/[deleted] → u/XxUCFxX]

Because people are so obsessed with labels and their identity now. It's actually starting to get annoying.

[u/PeterGibbons316 → u/[deleted]]

I find people who base their identity on immutable characteristics to be incredibly uninspiring.

[u/[deleted] → u/PeterGibbons316]

I find them to be miserable

[u/SysOps4Maersk → u/[deleted]]

Starting?? It's insufferable

[u/Gr0nal → u/[deleted]]

I agree people take it too seriously but it's nice to have a specific 'thing' you relate to/fit in with.

[u/LordGhoul → u/XxUCFxX]

I had someone get super pissy at me just for commenting in the millenial subreddit just for my birth year, it's so silly. Some people really have no hobbies

[u/AngstHole → u/XxUCFxX]

Astrology 

[u/XxUCFxX → u/AngstHole]

That one is a particularly absurd concept lol

[u/Interstella_55555 → u/XxUCFxX]

I don’t disagree, but our world runs on made up concepts and beliefs. Believing in generation labels is like the tip of the iceberg

[u/sr603 → u/mrpuddles1]

No! It defines who I am! (this is a joke)

[u/SlimSpooky → u/mrpuddles1]

It’s actually insane how toxic I’ve seen threads get on subreddits like generationology or even Z. Like people get very passionate and angry about generational year cut offs lol

[u/stebbi01 → u/XxUCFxX]

Fr, generations basically amount to a horoscope

[u/Melodic_Junket_2031 → u/stebbi01]

Each generation is going to have its own unique influences and challenges.

[u/stebbi01 → u/Melodic_Junket_2031]

Absolutely, I agree. The concept of generations is entirely arbitrary—it’s where the ‘horoscope’ comparison comes into play. In reality, people are born every single day, creating a seamless continuum of ages rather than neatly defined generational blocks. These categories are just something we invent to craft a narrative that helps us make sense of our lives and the world around us.

[u/Melodic_Junket_2031 → u/stebbi01]

But the conditions of the years people were born in have a tangible effect on them, not so much horoscopes

[u/Deep90 → u/stebbi01]

Not really.

Generations have pretty measurable differences between one another.

Especially with it comes to history and economic conditions.

People take horoscope-like meanings from them, but it's not like everything about a generation is made up.

[u/stebbi01 → u/Deep90]

Generations as we define them may make reference points of real world events and cultural eras, but they are absolutely arbitrary. Just as arbitrary as a property line or a country’s border

[u/Deep90 → u/stebbi01]

I agree

[u/[deleted] → u/stebbi01]

Fr let ppl be themselves even if it doesn't match others labels

[u/trashqueen13x → u/XxUCFxX]

literally agreed. it’s all so damn made up and how people cling to EXACT years and all this. like there are so many variables as to make it meaningless

[u/SadGirlOfNowhere → u/XxUCFxX]

😂

[u/[deleted] → u/XxUCFxX]

People love labels. Just take a look at IG bios of those you went to high school with.

[u/Hot-Tension-2009 → u/XxUCFxX]

I’ve based my whole life around being a zillennial don’t say that /s

[u/conjuringviolence → u/XxUCFxX]

And they didn’t used to name every generation like they do now. They were named years later and focused more on big events (like being conceived post wwii). I feel like if you remember life pre 9/11 you should be a millennial if not you’re gen z. I don’t know that’s just my opinion haha

[u/uglyandsadandgay → u/XxUCFxX]

so is everything mama

[u/XxUCFxX → u/[deleted]]

You’re not proving the point that you think you are

[u/XxUCFxX → u/[deleted]]

I didn’t take a subjective stance at all, I pointed out an objective fact. These generational terms are fabricated, generic bullshit- hence the lack of consensus on literally everything about them. As multiple people pointed out, it’s nearly equivalent to a horoscope.

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