fwiw, "Generation Jones": those of us born from 1955 to 1964

[steve2470]

Note: I am not endorsing this article, only presenting it. Never heard of Generation Jones until today.

Why People Born 1955–1964 Aren’t Baby Boomers

https://medium.com/atta-girl/why-people-born-1955-1964-arent-baby-boomers-6afdebc5c3ba

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Roughly speaking, Generation Jones are born between the mid-50s and the mid-60s. Like the older Boomers, they were born during a period of high birth rates and economic boom.

How did they get their name?

The term Generation Jones was coined by social commentator, Jonathan Pontell. The 1970s slang “keeping up with the Joneses”, or jonesin’ for short, embodied craving or yearning.

The yuppie members of Generation Jones craved big jobs, big money and big shoulder pads, while another cohort of Generation Jones jonesed for something harder. Maybe it’s just my experience in an Australian city, but whenever I meet someone recovering from heroin addiction, they seem to be a member of Generation Jones.

Generation Jones celebrities

Barack Obama (born 1961) is America’s first and only Generation Jones president and proudly identifies as such.

See also: http://www.generationjones.com/?page_id=6

[Freddie]

1. The dividing line for boomers IMO

Was the draft. My brother, born in 1953, changed all his plans around trying to “outlast” the draft. He went to the local vo-tech school to be an electrician til 12th grade, then decided to go to college to delay being drafted, and thankfully for him the draft ended while he was in college. For myself, born in 1956, my male classmates had no such concerns as we turned 18 in 1974.

[smirkymonkey]

2. I remarked about this in a post a few weeks ago, being at the very tail end of Gen Jones.

I never really saw myself as a Boomer, and all my siblings are Gen X and I have more in common w/ them than I do with people who are a few years older than me.

Interesting topic. Thanks!

[area51]

3. Glad someone coined Generation Jones;

I'm in that generation and have never felt I belonged in the Boomer generation.