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MeatballDom t1_iw6pg3a wrote

Reply to comment by BlueThunderFlik in Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday! by AutoModerator

Not entirely sure what you mean, do you mean like calling people "gen X" "Millennials" or speaking of generations in general? Or "kids these days" type stuff?

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BlueThunderFlik t1_iw76mwg wrote

Well it's giving distinct names to each of our generations and then apportioning general characteristics to them or blame for things they do/have done.

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skyblueandblack t1_iw9loq0 wrote

I think that's largely a modern phenomenon that we can thank technology for. Before modern communication technology, cultures were, by and large, very regional. But as technology began to allow wider communication, subcultures began to develop. You really saw it with pop culture, as people of similar ages would be listening to the same music, or watching the same TV shows or movies, things like that.

For example, without recording and broadcast technology, Beatlemania would have been impossible.

A lot of the "generational traits" that we see among different cohorts depend on shared culture. And modern communication is what makes that possible.

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