![]() “The only generation we do define is Baby Boomers, and that year bracket is from 1946 to 1964.” ![]() “We do not define the different generations,” she told me. A representative called me back, without much information. Is a 37-year-old who gets text-message condolences from her friends a Millennial by virtue of her behavior? Or is she some other generation because she was born super long ago? (Sorry, 37-year-old Rebecca Soffer, who is a friend of a friend of mine and whom I met once! You’re not actually that old!) Since The Wire is committed to Broadening Human Understanding™, I decided to find out where generational boundaries are drawn. The age of employees of The Wire, the humble website you are currently reading, varies widely, meaning that we, too, have in the past wondered where the boundaries for the various generations were drawn. Some of the people quoted in the article were as old as 37, which was considered elderly only 5,000 short years ago. But what is a Millennial? A fight between The New York Times and Slate inspired us to try to figure that out.Īfter the Times ran a column giving employers tips on how to deal with Millennials (for example, they need regular naps) (I didn’t read the article that’s from my experience), Slate’s Amanda Hess pointed out that the examples the Times used to demonstrate its points weren’t actually Millennials. We can all agree that Millennials are the worst. This article is from the archive of our partner.
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