That is one unnecessarily long article that can be summed up quite simply. That being said, generations do exist, but mean something different than what people are referring to. A generation is simply the set of children born to the same parents. When people are talking about generations they are really talking about generational stereotypes. That's a different thing all together. Just like any well-established stereotype it is based on some grains of truth and then generalized in an invalid way. So instead of the title "Can We Please Stop Talking about Generations as if They Are a Thing" how about "Can We Please Stop Using Stereotypes As If They Are Universally Accurate"?
That is one unnecessarily long article that can be summed up quite simply. That being said, generations do exist, but mean something different than what people are referring to. A generation is simply the set of children born to the same parents. When people are talking about generations they are really talking about generational stereotypes. That's a different thing all together. Just like any well-established stereotype it is based on some grains of truth and then generalized in an invalid way. So instead of the title "Can We Please Stop Talking about Generations as if They Are a Thing" how about "Can We Please Stop Using Stereotypes As If They Are Universally Accurate"?
That would be a better title.
They were saving that title for the next time they have to come up with 1000 words to say something that could be said in 50.