Generations are often grouped into different categories based on the time period in which they were born. For example, the 80s kids are known as Millennials, followed by the 2K kids, Gen X, Gen Z, and so on. A quick search on the internet will give you plenty of information about how each generation is defined and which time span shaped them the most.
Every generation has its own strengths, but as an 80s kid myself, I feel the need to defend that era. Growing up in the 80s meant living at the perfect crossroads between a more traditional world and a rapidly modernizing one. On one hand, we were raised with strong values, discipline, and “sanskar.” On the other, we had to adapt to the modern outlook that was emerging all around us. We learned to respect our elders while also connecting comfortably with those younger than us.
If I were to put it in electronic terms, we were like regulators. If our elders represented the analog world and the younger ones the digital world, we stood right in the middle—experiencing both worlds firsthand. We know what it was like to live in an analog era and we also understand today’s digital age. Take television, for instance: we grew up with bulky CRT TVs and later embraced sleek LCD screens. We’ve used and appreciated both.
So what makes us special? It’s the fact that we are the transition. We witnessed the world shift from analog to digital. The younger digital generation may not fully understand the analog world, and the older analog generation may not relate to today’s digital reality—but we bridge that gap. That bridge, that blend of experiences, is what makes our generation uniquely remarkable.