Generational Gibberish

   I am again irritated by the use of terms like, "Gen X" or "Alpha" and no one has heeded my appeal to stop using them in headlines. My irritation was most recently displayed in "Spontaneous Generations", where this quotation is found and now provided again:" The contemporary problem with generations lies in their ubiquity as an explanation for social phenomena. There is no credible evidence to suggest that generations exist, or that they manifest to influence behavior in any systematic way. Further, there is no value whatsoever in formulating organizational, economic, or labor policies based on these unsupported social constructions."

   Seven years and many headlines ago I complained about them in: "Millennial Nonsense: Generalizations About Generations." In revisiting that post I noticed that I produced, as evidence, examples of generational terms being used in articles and book titles. Although I need not write any more about this issue, I did take the time to add to the bibliography already provided. Below are forty-or-so headlines from just the past few months. I did not take the time to capitalize them or provide the sources since they are not worth the effort, but I will assure you that they are real and often from respected publications.

Do the Democrats have a Gen Z problem?
A Sock War Is Afoot Between Millennials and Gen Z
What Gen Z Gets Wrong About Sunscreen
Millennials had it bad financially, but Gen Z may have it worse
What Gen Z wants in the workplace
Millennials top boomers in debt while Gen X still owe the most
What millennials need to know about rising cancer rates
Millennials, Gen Z, need government help ‘now more than ever
Majority of millennials, Gen Z don't support Trudeau's internet regulation plans
How millennials became the least cool generation
Is ‘OK millennial’ the new ‘OK boomer’? Helen Coffey charts her generation’s journey from hip young things to desperately outdated
Gen Z model sparks debate after saying millennial fashion ‘staple’ is out
Millennials and Gen Z have given up on finding fulfillment at work as survey finds they’re the least likely to care about enjoying their job
Wealthy US millennials more than twice as likely to invest in wine than Gen X or Boomers
Boomers called me a slacker - now I've got an 'entitled' Gen-Z rant:Millennials, Gen-X and Boomers are lining up to call out young workers…
Travelling Then Vs Now – 6 Things Gen X Used To Do That Millennials Now Could Never 
Gen X and millennials would pay higher taxes to access Medicare
Gen Z and Millennials smile for 65 minutes each day -but Gen X only manage 48: survey finds
Boomers are sexist bigots. Gen X have let down their children. Millennials are constantly moaning. What Gen Z REALLY thinks about you - and…
Gen Z will pay dearly for this U.S. blunder on the massive debt that boomers, Gen X, and millennials are dumping on them, former White House…
Three Gen X Retirement Mistakes for Millennials, Gen Z to Avoid
How Work Habits of Gen Z, Millennials and Gen X Differ — Who’s More Successful?
Man sparks FURIOUS debate after revealing his fascinating theory about why millennials are aging so much BETTER than Gen X
24-year-olds are more likely to own homes than millennials and Gen X when they were that age
Survey reveals Gen X and Millennials desire business ownership and embrace flexible working hours
Millennials and Gen X LESS likely to have a grasp on pensions than Gen Z
Millennials and Gen X must dispel earlier generations’ tech doubts
Unique Challenges: Leading Millennials, Centennials, and Gen X
Oldest Millennials joining Gen X in middle age, weighed down by worries about their finances - RBC Poll
Younger workers are actually using AI on the job less than Gen X and millennials
Millennials, Gen X Push Ahead of Gen Z in Homeownership in 2023
Millennials and Gen X leading tech adoption in microbusinesses
Hey, Gen X, Z and millennials: the great wealth transfer could go to health care, not you.

Sources:
  They have already been provided and if you google "generations" the Wikipedia entry will be enough. If, like me, you can never remember where these people supposedly reside in the past, this illustration may help, but should be ignored.

  I realize that writing headlines is difficult and need to be short, which is one of the reasons for the appeal of "Gen X", but such headlines are unhelpful. For some humorous ones caused by the need to be concise see: Headlines.