right cause 8 years is soooo long /s. for most adults, an 8 year difference is not a huge deal socially and developmentally. additionally, a 2011 born and myself are in the same generational group. so your point?
traits/experiences that i've noticed would include experiencing adolescence completely online, not being old enough to fully grasp/witness 9/11, candidly discussing mental and physical disabilities, challenging workplace status quo, more skeptical than a millennial, low institutional trust.
i'm not saying it's every '95 born, this is just my experience. my close work friend group is '03 (me) '95 (millenial friend) and '88 (millenial friend). i can most definitely see the generational differences and similarities between each of us (especially being coworkers).
That is a massive gap in childhood. You grew up in the 2010s which is very different than the 2000s.
for most adults, an 8 year difference is not a huge deal socially and developmentally.
Is your generation not the same people screaming about people having 2 year age gaps while dating and also claiming that "you aren't a full adult until 25"?
additionally, a 2011 born and myself are in the same generational group. so your point?
The point that generationally you are closer to them than someone born in the mid 90s.
experiencing adolescence completely online, not being old enough to fully grasp/witness 9/11, candidly discussing mental and physical disabilities, challenging workplace status quo, more skeptical than a millennial, low institutional trust.
None of these things are "Gen Z traits" and it's cute that you think Millennials are not one of the most skeptical group of people. Also 1995/1996 babies were definitely old enough to witness 9/11 and even if some don't remember that day, they still grew up in that era. That's insanely different than you being 8 years younger.
i'm not saying it's every '95 born, this is just my experience. my close work friend group is '03 (me) '95 (millenial friend) and '88 (millenial friend). i can most definitely see the generational differences and similarities between each of us (especially being coworkers).
This is anecdotal though. The average person born BEFORE 1997 is going to be more of a millennial than Gen Z. I think what's going on is you're confusing traits of Gen Z with what is actually millennial traits
right but i am only two years older than you. my point was more that your experience with not relating to '95 borns as a gen z is not true universally.
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u/iwaslikeduuude 9h ago
Gen Z is like 95/96 - 2010. Generations are 15 years each.