I’m a baby boomer. I came into the world in the middle of the best generation ever. Or the worst. Depends on who’s doing the evaluating.
The timeline of each generation depends on whom you’re talking to as well, which I advise against since high emotion is currently an acceptable substitute for logic.
• 1900-1924 — G.I. generation for “Government Issue” aka the “Greatest Generation.”
This is the generation that endured the Great Depression, fought World War II and concocted the nuclear bomb. It’s also the generation that practically invented government handouts.
Born during the Great Depression and a world war, the silent generation tends to be smaller in number because of lowered birthrates.