Millenials

"Converse" (VortexAutosport)
12/11/2013 at 10:30 • Filed to: None

Apparently I fall into the criteria for Millenials, even though I feel like I identify with Gen Xrs more.

I am a car guy and I don't understand the kids who are now of driving age who don't care about ever driving. This sense of freedom cannot be had from behind a keyboard. It's taking your keys and leaving your home and stepping out into the world.

I guess I identify with the Gen Xrs is because I'm not overly reliant on my parents. Kids now seem to assume that mom and dad will handle everything and their parents are all too willing to support this theory!

Not sure what my point is other than I am a Millenial and I have no idea why other Millenials do not like cars and driving.

Have a picture of a Tiga IMSA car that was owned and driven by two of my friends (at different periods of it's life).

DISCUSSION (19)

Jagvar > Converse
12/11/2013 at 10:32

I never give much weight to labels. I'm different...just like everyone else.

Converse > Jagvar
12/11/2013 at 10:37

Well that's for sure! It doesn't really effect me, it's just weird that I'm a Millenial. But, then again, those my age (nearly 26) around me may identify with the whole lack of driving, or driving anything with a soul (not KIA), and spending way too much time playing Xbox and Play station.

Always thought I was a Gen Xr.

Converse > Jagvar
12/11/2013 at 10:37

Duplicate post from mobile. Explain to me again why we can't just delete these?

Bandit > Converse
12/11/2013 at 10:43

I find it stupid. I'm 17 which means I'm in the grey area between generations. I am different than many of my friends though, I didn't rely on my parents to get me a car, I spent my own money; I also hate when my parents comment on my driving and try to intervene. I love driving, and will drive whenever time/funds allow. My generation disappoints me

KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb > Converse
12/11/2013 at 10:44

I still don't know what I am, and neither do I care. Physics majors don't tend to fit in with stereotypes...

Converse > Bandit
12/11/2013 at 10:46

I think we're in the same boat. Wait until your generation starts making real decisions, like voting. That's when the serious disappointment comes into play.

All we have to do is share our passion with everyone and nurture those that show a hint of interest. The stance crowd is a huge part of our generation. All they need is guidance. Lol

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Bandit
12/11/2013 at 10:46

You're very firmly not between generations; "Millenial" technically covers anyone born betwee the early to mid 80s through the 2000s, or essentially anyone for whom the 2000 represented a significant portion of their youth/young adult life.

I'm older than you, but still firmly a millenial, and all I can cay is keep on keepin' on, man. There's a lot not to like about other people when you're 17, especially when everyone around you seems to be living in a constant state of regression, and you'll reap the rewards of being different when you're out of college and the real world is biting everyone a little bit harder.

Converse > KillerRaccoon - Group J's Sébastien Loeb
12/11/2013 at 10:47

Stereotypes are fun though.

Not worried about fitting a stereotype. More wondering how I can't understand a lack of passion for the car and driving when supposedly I should identify with them on some level.

Bandit > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/11/2013 at 10:55

Huh. Depending on the source I could mostly fit in Gen Z. I'd much rather not associate myself with Gen Z'ers. I can't identify with any of the typical Gen Z things.

http://www.socialmarketing.org/newsletter/fea…

http://www.forbes.com/sites/onmarket…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennia…

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Bandit
12/11/2013 at 10:58

Hadn't even heard of gen Z until now, so I guess I'll stand corrected. Learn something new every day!

Bandit > Converse
12/11/2013 at 10:59

I am between millenials and Gen Z. I was born in 1996 and different sources give different start dates for Gen Z: 1995 - 1997. When those Gen Z kids start making decisions we are all screwed. I just read an article on Gen Z that said school shootings and a black president are the factors that have shaped my generation most.

Bandit > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
12/11/2013 at 11:01

I didn't either, I just did all that "research." My faith in humanity has gone down because of the stuff I read.

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Bandit
12/11/2013 at 11:07

That Forbes article seems a little silly, as interview 13 year olds about what's going to impact them is always going to result in them saying whatever large event was most recently in their minds, so of course they're going to say school shootings; the same would have happened if you had asked 13 year olds the same question immediately following the Columbine shootings.

Additionally, everything they said about those kids having grown up in the post 9/11 world applies to any Millenial as well, except for the fact that a lot of millenials had the capacity to actually understand what was going on at the time, the implications, and how things have changed because of it.

It's a weird, rather superfluous and questionably written article, in my mind.

Textured Soy Protein > Converse
12/11/2013 at 11:52

Kinja'd!!!

DARN KIDS THESE DAYS!!!!

Joe_Limon > Converse
12/11/2013 at 11:58

What is this convention? Sooo messed up. I follow my own convention, gen x=70s, gen y=80s, gen z=90s, millenials=00s.

Converse > Joe_Limon
12/11/2013 at 12:02

This is how I understand it:

Baby Boomers: 1945-1965
Gen X: 1970-1984
Gen Y (also called Millenials): 1985-2001
Gen Z: 2002-Present

The splits are not necessarily dependant on years, but major events. Such as WWI, The Great Depression, WWII, after WWII, kids of the Boomers, September 11, etc.

Joe_Limon > Converse
12/11/2013 at 12:10

Yeah... But I am not American and I don't think 911 was a global tragedy. Tragedy yes, global... No. I find it much easier to catagorize by the decade, regardless of common convention.

Converse > Joe_Limon
12/11/2013 at 12:12

Fair enough. Our generational categorization comes from events in our country. Sometimes that extends outside our borders, but not always.

I'm not sure about the international categorization of generations.

StoneCold > Converse
12/11/2013 at 19:48

Instead of dates, I consider certain technologies to define generations.

Like that technology was just 'there' as opposed to it being "This new-fangled thing".

Like I consider the newest generation to be the one where the internet was just 'there', as opposed to when I remember my grandparents being the first ones on the block to have it in '94 for their pharmacy computer business.

For me('89), things like color/cable television and electronic games were 'there'.

But that hasn't shaped my love of cars. My love of cars was shaped by the '66 Mustang that sat in the garages across the 3 places I've lived. I was taught how the new fangled stuff is better in certain ways, but the old stuff is easier to understand and still has value. I operate completely out of my stereotype (besides being computer saavy <_< ), and I'm proud of that.