1990-1995 borns seem to claim essentially the same youth experience as people born in the 80s. But when people born after them try to claim some of THEIR experiences, they gatekeep it.

I understand that this type of "callout" post is inflammatory, but I truly believe that it's just a genuine observation on my part.

In theory, every generation could engage with the generations before and after them in this way. But this is really the group that does it the worst in my experience. I think a lot of it has to do with the timing of when certain technology was released. As a 'sub-generation', people born in this time period are a bit insecure that they can't really claim pre-tech as a defining characteristic unless they claim to have been poor. So they kind of bend the truth and act like the internet 'wasn't really used until 2010' etc.

It seems like this has a ripple effect that confuses everyone. For example, if someone born in 1992 is claiming to be pre-internet, then what the hell does someone born in 1987 claim? This creates a distortion down the line all the way up to current year.

Just want to add: I've talked to a decent amount of people born in this time period that are honest about this and just as confused about what their peers are saying, so props to them.