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October
Generation C changes the world, part 3
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Jake and I got together before his world trip last month, and talked about Generation C, Generation I, and I think we even mention Generation Z.
What’s up with all these generations? And why do some Wikipedia editors not see Generation C as being significant enough to warrant its own page?
Perhaps most importantly, what’s the difference between Gen C and all these other generations? You might find out in this podcast…
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November 7th, 2008
I think every “generation” tries to understand people older or younger than themselves and these labels are just a convenient way to generalise/stereotype. I recently met a group of tweeters who I saw as another character to my normal peer group/cohort. I’d be tempted to call them Generation C (for cynical) but I also know others of their age who are more Generation Y (for Y bother). Maybe these are just spurious tags for a relatively meaningless psychographic segmentation.
November 7th, 2008
Thanks Tony, some good thoughts. I like the Y Bother generation!
November 10th, 2008
Simon,
correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t we (Gen C) all the editors of the Wikipedia?
November 10th, 2008
Thanks David. In theory, absolutely. Anyone can edit Wikipedia. In reality, it’s a bit of a closed system with its own language and culture, and outsiders doing edits are not well looked upon.
November 10th, 2008
Generation W (older than X) could be for Waste…energy, landfill