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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | {{incomplete|Created by a MILLENNIAL. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
| − | According to [[1962: Generations|the definitive chronology of generations]], | + | According to [[1962: Generations|the definitive chronology of generations]], millennials are born between 1982 and 1999. Those born in 1982 reached adulthood (18 years) in 2000. As of writing of this comic (mid 2019), this is about 20 years ago. When the term became widespread around 2012, people born in 1982 were 30 years old, so the image was popularized of millennials as "college kids". The definition of the word in everyday usage seems to be expanding so that it can now includes those that were originally Gen Y, some of Gen X, as well as the gap in between them, while still including current college kids. |
In this strip, [[White Hat]] expresses a sentiment of prejudice against millennials, claiming they aren’t prepared for “the real world.” This is a sentiment that sometimes can be found among those of older generations. | In this strip, [[White Hat]] expresses a sentiment of prejudice against millennials, claiming they aren’t prepared for “the real world.” This is a sentiment that sometimes can be found among those of older generations. | ||
However, [[Cueball]] refutes this by saying that many millennials have been adults for almost 20 years, and those that had kids early on are taking them to college. This is due to another common misunderstanding, where the definition of “millennial” has changed so much, and expanded so often, that nobody really knows what it means anymore. | However, [[Cueball]] refutes this by saying that many millennials have been adults for almost 20 years, and those that had kids early on are taking them to college. This is due to another common misunderstanding, where the definition of “millennial” has changed so much, and expanded so often, that nobody really knows what it means anymore. | ||
| − | White Hat refuses to accept this, saying millennials ''are'' the college kids, to which Cueball says that maybe White Hat is the one not growing up and accepting that millennials are, in fact, adults. The title text builds on this, complaining that [[Randall]] has been having these discussions for over a decade | + | [[White Hat]] refuses to accept this, saying millennials ''are'' the college kids, to which [[Cueball]] says that maybe White Hat is the one not growing up and accepting that millennials are, in fact, adults. The title text builds on this, complaining that [[Randall]] has been having these discussions for over a decade. |
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White Hat has been similarly confused by what ages different generations are in [[973: MTV Generation]]. | White Hat has been similarly confused by what ages different generations are in [[973: MTV Generation]]. | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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:[White Hat and Cueball facing each other.] | :[White Hat and Cueball facing each other.] | ||
:White Hat: I'm just saying– | :White Hat: I'm just saying– | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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