# The concept of "generations" as defining peer groups is broken

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-generations-as-defining-peer-groups-is-broken/1004760>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-generations-as-defining-peer-groups-is-broken/1004760 "2024-07-25T02:54:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-generations-as-defining-peer-groups-is-broken/1004760/61 "2024-07-28T21:20:39Z")

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This thread made me curious how other countries aside from the United States define the generations. I was going to ask here but decided to start my own thread since it is NOT what the OP asked about:

[https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-use-baby-boomer-and-generation-x-or-what-do-they-describe-the-generations-as/1004914](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-use-baby-boomer-and-generation-x-or-what-do-they-describe-the-generations-as/1004914)

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