Kamala Harris will be the first (and maybe only) Gen X President

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57. Then define it culturally rather than by birth rate.

Early Boomers came of age when the economy was great. They saw Beatles hit big. The men had to deal with the draft. Early Boomers protested the war, civil rights, and women's rights. They started the sexual revolution.

Generation Jones weren't subject to the draft, they also didn't get to protest much. Instead of a post-war economic boom, we had an oil crisis and a recession. Divorce rates boomed in the 70's, so lots of latchkey kids. We also got to see Nixon resign, which lead to a healthy dose of cynicism about politics.

Even the music and film was different. Instead of classic rock, psychedelia, and Motown, we had stadium rock, disco, and punk rock.