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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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{{incomplete|Created by a MILLENIAL. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
  
According to [[1962: Generations|the definitive chronology of generations]], {{w|millennials}} are born between 1982 and 1999. Those born in 1982 reached adulthood (18 years) in 2000. As of writing of this comic (mid 2019), this is about 20 years ago. When the term became widespread around 2012, replacing the previous term "Generation Y", the average millennial was 21 years old, so the image was popularized of millennials as "college kids". The parlance of the word in everyday usage seems to be expanding so that it now includes not just those that were originally Gen Y, but also some younger Gen Xers, as well as current teens and college kids (many of whom are actually {{w|Gen Z}}/[[1962: Generations|Generation 💅]]).
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According to [[1962: Generations|the definitive chronology of generations]], millenials are born between 1982 and 1999. Those born in 1982 reached adulthood (18 years) in 2000. As of writing of this comic (mid 2019), this is about 20 years ago, however, the definition of millennial has expanded, and includes all of what used to be considered Gen Y, and some of what used to be considered Gen X, and this definition creep is expected to continue to eventually include everyone. The comic fails to address the definition creep of the word.  
  
 
In this strip, [[White Hat]] expresses a sentiment of prejudice against millennials, claiming they aren’t prepared for “the real world.” This is a sentiment that sometimes can be found among those of older generations.
 
In this strip, [[White Hat]] expresses a sentiment of prejudice against millennials, claiming they aren’t prepared for “the real world.” This is a sentiment that sometimes can be found among those of older generations.
 
However, [[Cueball]] refutes this by saying that many millennials have been adults for almost 20 years, and those that had kids early on are taking them to college. This is due to another common misunderstanding, where the definition of “millennial” has changed so much, and expanded so often, that nobody really knows what it means anymore.
 
However, [[Cueball]] refutes this by saying that many millennials have been adults for almost 20 years, and those that had kids early on are taking them to college. This is due to another common misunderstanding, where the definition of “millennial” has changed so much, and expanded so often, that nobody really knows what it means anymore.
  
White Hat refuses to accept this, saying millennials ''are'' the college kids, to which Cueball says that maybe White Hat is the one not growing up and accepting that millennials are, in fact, adults. The title text builds on this, complaining that [[Randall]] has been having these discussions for over a decade.
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[[White Hat]] refuses to accept this, saying millennials ''are'' the college kids, to which [[Cueball]] says that maybe White Hat is the one not growing up and accepting that millennials are, in fact, adults. The title text builds on this, complaining that [[Randall]] has been having these discussions for over a decade.
 
 
The title text begins with the word "ironically," for what appears to be an entirely sincere complaint, possibly in reference to [[wikipedia:Alanis Morissette|Alanis Morissette's]] pop song "[[wikipedia:Ironic (song)|Ironic]]," which is often said to be a generation-defining hit among millennials, and which was widely criticized for misusing the word. Alternatively, Randall may simply be using "ironically" to mean "strangely".
 
 
 
White Hat has been similarly confused by what ages different generations are in [[973: MTV Generation]].
 
  
 
==Transcript==
 
==Transcript==
 
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{{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}}
 
:[White Hat and Cueball facing each other.]
 
:[White Hat and Cueball facing each other.]
 
:White Hat: I'm just saying–
 
:White Hat: I'm just saying–
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[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring White Hat]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]]
[[Category:Comics to make one feel old]]
 
[[Category:Kids]]
 

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