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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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There is someone who's the first and oldest member of gen Z, and they have absolutely no clue that's the case. (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

I honestly don’t think that’s the case. Generational divides aren’t that strongly defined that they have a specific cutoff date and time, people don’t really agree on exact moments. Some people who were born after said cutoff are better described by the previous generation, and vice-versa. For example, if you go strictly by date of birth, by most definitions of the term, my father is a (very late) boomer, but his life experience is much more similar to what defined Gen X’ers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

My wife would technically be Gen X while I’m a Millennial. We’re 6 years apart but there’s still a lot of overlap in life experiences.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

For cusp people, it has more to do with what generation YOUR parents identify with the strictly your own birth date.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

There’s certainly some interesting stuff to consider there. For instance, my wife and I are less than one year apart, but I have a brother seven years older than me, and she is the first born in her family. We’re both in between, kind of, but I have a lot more Gen X memories and experiences, while she has more Millennial ones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Funny, my father was born to what was considered pretty old parents, for the time. But grandma in particular really wasn’t very representative of the Silent Generation lol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

Plus all that stuff Einstein went on about, curved space time and stuff.