I mean, the linked Wikipedia article literally describes for many of them who coined the terms and, in some cases, why. “The Greatest Generation” is the title of a contemporary book about the people who fought in World War 2 (and their cohort), and the name became popular as a way to describe people of that cohort.
Yeah, a generation is just not (entirely) defined by a specific timeframe but by the things that happen(ed) to them and that concern(ed) them as a societal group. That’s the reason why Gen Alpha is not entirely defined yet, and also why generational lines might differ depending which continent you look at.
I mean, the linked Wikipedia article literally describes for many of them who coined the terms and, in some cases, why. “The Greatest Generation” is the title of a contemporary book about the people who fought in World War 2 (and their cohort), and the name became popular as a way to describe people of that cohort.
Yeah, a generation is just not (entirely) defined by a specific timeframe but by the things that happen(ed) to them and that concern(ed) them as a societal group. That’s the reason why Gen Alpha is not entirely defined yet, and also why generational lines might differ depending which continent you look at.
I think Generation Alpha is going to be defined by not being school-age when COVID hit, kind of like how even the oldest Gen Zs don’t remember 9/11.