With birth rates in the U.S. in freefall,

Because most people who get divorced are between 25 and 49 years old, it’s fair to say that Silents started the trend toward divorce and Boomers continued it.

Gen Z just can’t figure out why Millennials like the things they do. “On

Instead, Gen Z is following the path of the slow-life strategy into young adulthood, postponing marriage and children. The

Gen Z continued a trend started by Millennials around clothing: They just don’t care much if their clothes are fashionable. Strong on individual expression, they’d rather make their own style

At the core of these trends was the Boomer brand of individualism: not only the widespread rejection of outdated prejudices but the centering of individual choice.

Many Silents have changed their views along with the times, but others feel out of step with a country that looks so vastly different from the one they grew up in.

As digital communication took over, in-person gatherings waned. Beginning

One day in the early 1990s, the media woke up and realized something: Young people weren’t Boomers anymore.