One in Five People Don’t Think They Fit in With Their Own Generation
Were you born in the wrong decade? A new poll found one in five Americans don’t think they fit in with their own generation.
19% of us think we have little or nothing in common with people our own age, and fit in better with people who are younger or older than us. Here’s a quick breakdown . . .
1. Gen Z: 17% of people under 30 think they fit in best with people over 60. (???) That includes 6% who feel like Boomers at heart . . . 4% who said the “Silent Generation,” or people born in the ’30s to early ’40s . . . and 7% said “Greatest Generation,” the people who won World War Two for us.
(Or, hear me out: Did those 7% maybe just see “Greatest” as an option . . . not know what it meant . . . and think, “yep, that’s me”?)
2. Millennials: Again, 17% said one of those three older generations fits them best. Another 21% feel like they’re really more Gen X.
3. Gen X: You’re more likely than Millennials or Gen Z’ers to think you DO fit your generation. Still, 6% think they’re more like Millennials, and 3% said Gen Z.
4. Baby Boomers: The least likely to think they belong in another generation. If anything, you might feel like you fit in better with your parents’ friends.
That said, 1% of people over 65 think they’re running with the wrong crowd and would fit in much better with Gen Z.
