On New Year's Day 2025, twin girls Sarai and Sienna became New York City's first babies, marking the beginning of a new generation dubbed Generation Beta by social researcher Mark McCrindle. Although defining a generation based on newborns seems premature, McCrindle suggests that Betas will be influenced by parents who are tech skeptics, potentially leading to a preference for a more analog lifestyle. His Greek alphabet naming convention for generations promotes a scientific framework for understanding demographic changes, allowing future generations a blank canvas to define themselves.
Mark McCrindle emphasizes that, while it's amusing to define a generation when they're so young, we already know that Generation Beta will be influenced by skeptical parents. They may prefer a more analog lifestyle, shaping their experiences uniquely.
There are no official designations for what constitutes a generation; however, McCrindle's naming convention using Greek letters has been embraced by major news outlets, creating a standardized way of discussing demographic shifts over time.
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