Hiof, it is like overlapping shingles on a roof. We're looking at average differences between these cohorts, not any one individual. You can't point to somebody and say, oh, you were born in 19 31, therefore you are x, y and z. That would not be fair. And so this is the measurement problem, or or the difference between science and the law.
Boomers are narcissists. Millennials are spoiled. Gen Zers are lazy. We assume people born around the same time have basically the same values. But, do they? Michael Shermer speaks with social researcher Bobby Duffy who has spent years studying generational distinctions. In The Generation Myth, he argues that our generational identities are not fixed but fluid, reforming throughout our lives. Based on an analysis of what over three million people really think about homeownership, sex, well-being, and more, Duffy offers a new model for understanding how generations form, how they shape societies, and why generational differences aren’t as sharp as we think.