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It's sad that right now or the late 2020s is the last time the silent generation are an everyday sighting, the first half is already rare due to their age and health

But when was the last time ww2 vets were an everyday sighting? I think I probably saw some in the 2010s when I was a kid but I was too young and they were disappearing rapidly since they were approaching 90

Not to "yap,"

but this is a summary of my links.

1991-2017 shift: https://www.reddit.com/r/generationology/comments/1tu5mdm/earlymid_1991_to_springfall_2017_is_one_deep_era/

The "True" beginning of the 21st century:

https://www.reddit.com/r/culturalstudies/comments/1ullez4/being_honest_late_2017_octoberdecember_2017_to/

Next 21st Century shift:

https://www.reddit.com/r/generationology/comments/1uk6iks/junejuly_2026_is_the_gradual_beginning_of_the/

Eh, and perhaps the 2020s subdivision:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roaring2020s/comments/1uls772/the_2020s_subdivision_cleanup_post/

This is to help "the surroundings," perhaps?

This is typed by me, Brian Shear Jr. (who is also known as "ProfessionalBee")., who is also a 2026 High School Graduate I had been spreading my posts to Reddit, about the experiences that I am aware of.

So far there’s only been one confirmed human who lived past 120, she is Jeanne Calment who lived from 1875 to 1997.

But think of it, due to advancing medical technology in the future and today’s younger generations are a lot more healthier and had a better life than today’s elderly generation, it’s likely we will at least have the second human reaching 120 probably within a couple of decades

Scientists say the absolute maximum of a human is 125 years old unless we have some mind uploading in the distant future

The current oldest human is Ethel Caterham who will be 117 in August

This economy we have inherited is terrible and so many of us are feeling hopeless. We will likely never own a home, and groceries are unaffordable. Employers don’t view you as human and expect you to sacrifice yourself just to make pennies. Promotions are rarely about qualifications and are more about if you’re liked socially, which for neurodivergent people is a losing game. Raises basically never happen and you’re lucky if you’re paid what you’re actually worth.

I see all of this stuff about Gen Z not wanting to work and how that’s a bad thing. But is it really bad if a life that isn’t poverty isn’t possible with an entry level salary? I graduated with my degree in 2025, and I will continue to live at home and not work because at this point it isn’t worth it. My parents have been successful and I don’t have the same hope for myself, so what is the point in putting myself out there into the rat race only to suffer?

At least at home I can smoke my plant medicine (weed), am the boss of my own life, and can focus on my passions instead of slaving away to some boss that doesn’t care about me. Before you judge those of Gen Z who are opting out of the workforce, put yourself in our position and ask would it really be worth it to enter the rat race at this point in time?

Older millennials are already middle aged, and they’re already becoming the majority of youths parents, cores are very close now to being the new middle aged people

But overall what will be the general consensus of millennials when the new decade starts?

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Like why is knowledge always used as an excuse to put other people down instead of teaching and lifting each other up? It just doesn't make any sense to me

I get that age and knowledge is a privilege, but privilege has no morality. Yet people want to use it to feel like their group is the best and everyone else is inferior

Can anyone, young or old, help me understand why it has to be this way when we're supposed to unite together?

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I have a simple tattoo down my ribs on the left that in medium black font says "Does this tattoo make me look cool?"

People my age and older that comment at all usually just chuckle. Even if that's not their sense of humor, they at least recognize that it's a joke. I only have a few tattoos, and none of them are serious. Most of them poke fun of myself.

However, in the past 5 years or so every time I go swimming I get confused looks from Gen Z and younger. These co-workers or family members that comment about it always seem to be completely baffled. It's not just a difference in humor, they look at it as if it's an entirely different language. Some have asked if it's a song lyric or movie line.

The first time or two one of them asked for an explanation I thought they were joking. There's nothing to explain, it's just a simple somewhat self deprecating, and I guess somewhat meta joke of a tattoo. I've yet to succeed in explaining it to them in a way they find satisfactory. They then usually show me some of their tattoos which always have a long, overly dramatic, personal backstory attached that is a bit much to share with work acquaintances.

It's just a silly tattoo I got when I was 21. I still like it. Never in my wildest dreams did I think anyone would ever be confused by it.

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Holy hell some of these reactions are ridiculous. It's a normally non visible tattoo that fit my group of friend's sense of humor and still gets a nostalgic smile out of me. Despite some odd assumptions in this thread, I live in a cold weather climate and almost never go shirtless in public. It's something I found funny....scratch that, something that is funny, and something that is only seen by me and my significant other 99% of the time. This post was just an oddity I recognized.

Despite all that, some of these comments are acting like I tattooed "Fukc" on my forehead and walk around proudly showing it off. As if it's the most asinine thing they've ever heard of. I'd rather have the baby boomer total anti-tattoo attitude than this weird attempt at high brow tattoo curation. It's like sommeliers who routinely fail controlled testing but take themselves far too seriously to ever stop trying to tell people they're wrong for liking what they do.

I'm muting notifications, but not deleting the thread. The absurdity of these replies should remain.

I don’t have the figures of this but after buying dinner for another Gen Y lady for awhile and seeing her massive addiction to Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook WhatsApp and who knows what was quite concerning to me. Recently I have taken from her and have been on Muzz, Reddit, salams, tinder, bumble and upward and I see it as negatively impacting my concentration on my career.

My only positive platforms right now are stackoverflow, LinkedIn, GitHub and codementor.
All career based.

When I find a wife will I be threatened by her activity in social media? Will I have to make all these accounts and do all this stuff with social media just to keep her from divorcing me?

How will I concentrate on my career, as I am not a sales professional or marketing guru:

Also any tips of references on social media addiction and what we can do to gain back our focus on the real world problems before us.

I just thought I would say this and I know I will get some hate for this because, at the same time I do still engage with this sub sometimes because, I’m bored and likely will continue to but, sometimes I genuinely do hate this sub.

It creates so much divide, its crazy and at first I thought it was interesting until people started arguing about what is the best generation and the worst generation or what ranges of birth years grew up with the best stuff. I don’t think it’s Gen X that causes most of these problems on here but, mostly the divide between early Z and late Z (only some of them), I know most of you don’t really care but, some people will litterly make their birth year their whole personality and think it’s some achievement and I find that really weird.

It’s gotten so bad that I’ve seen people on here (mainly late Z like 2008-2012) and even 05-07 and at times even just other generations and older adults genuinely ashamed for the year they were born and that needs to stop. This might sound a little corny but, I think it needs to be said. Weather you’re gen Z, gen alpha, millennials or gen X no matter what year you were born you’re experiences shouldn’t be defined by some range and you’re childhood is something that you personally experienced. If you want to claim that your childhood matched that generation of years you can and no birth year is more superior than the other, it’s just a year at the end of the day.

Gen beta: newborns to babies

Gen Alpha: teenagers and young adults

Gen Z: adults

Millennials: middle aged

Gen X: getting old to old

Boomers: elderly

Silent: extremely elderly