Everything is Arbitrary

Generations

Episode Summary

What's the difference between a baby boomer and a millennial? Social change happens over time, but everyone's character, opportunities, and world views don't uniformly change with it. This episode examines how our thinking about generations formed and evolved. And it looks at the ways our conversations about generations limits us.

Episode Notes

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Source links:

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