Boomer politicians have a lot to answer for

By Josh Fear - posted Friday, 26 September 2008

Much of what passes for “generational theory” is simply the perpetuation of trite generalities. Commentary about Generations X, Y and Baby Boomer often reveals more about our tendency to believe whatever theories confirm our pre-existing notions than the “essence” of these groups of wildly diverse people.

On the cusp of generations X and Y (born in 1980), my own identity is quite inconsistent with the person that pop sociologists tell me I am. I know how to send an email (who doesn’t these days?), but I don’t use technology as the primary medium of social interaction. I don’t belong to Facebook: all my friends exist in the real world. I…