Comments on: Social Media and Young Adults

By: David

David — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:05:41 +0000

I myself happen to be a Millenial, because I definitely have that mindset. I was born in 1979 and:

1. I support green technologies, lgbtq rights (such as same – sex marriage and crossdressing), immigration rights, etc.
2. I use Facebook and blog on Google.

This is why those who classify me as gen x are wrong. You are absolutely correct, Priit, when you mentioned that it is all about one’s mindset.

By: Priit Kallas

Priit Kallas — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:14:24 +0000

Thanks David. I believe that the Millenial is more of a mindset than way of using tech. I would guess that younger generations are less “business like” more about friends and fun in their tech use.

By: David

David — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:49:52 +0000

Some of us may think that the Millenial Generation is from 1977 to 95 for 3 reasons:

1. A chart on the web proves that the annual birthrate REALLY started to dramatically increase in ’77. The chart shows 3.3 million babies born that year and 3.14m in ’76 (a 160,000 difference). The birthrate leveled off in ’95.
2. Those born in ’77 just came of age when the web went public in ’95, hence the “Net Generation”, or Gen y.
3. Studies show very similar attitudes between those born in the late ’70s and babies of the ’80s (the former also voted 66 – 32 for Obama).

Supporters of these dates may have a point. However, I believe that ANYONE can be a Millenial if he/she is tech – savvy, open – minded to diversity of all kinds, and likes the latest pop culture. I feel this way because many people do not fit into the generation to which they were assigned. I say, let everyone choose whichever generation best matches their CHARACTERISTICS.