The good thing about these silly media propagated sociological labels like "Millenials" and "Generation X" and "baby boomers" is that whatever they are purported to be and do changes with times and seasons and never lasts. I remember when my generation (Generation X) was being labeled with all these silly values. We were called "The MTV generation." Ati we were the latchkey kids, disaffected, uninterested in the world around them, cynical and slackers. This was total rubbish! Nobody I know or went to school with was ever this way, yet they labeled us these things. Now almost everybody I know from my generation is getting a lot done, most are well educated, have good jobs or run businesses, some are well known politicians, others are CEOs, the list is endless. Does that sound like a cynical lot of slackers? Hata this millenial labeling is garbage. These so called fads will be long forgotten once most of them turn 35 and are responsible citizens getting a lot done in life. In fact this labeling is very deliberate. The corporates need to create zombie like thinking to which they can sell all sorts of things to. When a 25 year old is told a millenial does not buy he rents and it is drummed in his head every day through the media, the simple ones among them will actually believe it.

Get another 3 guys buy the 100x50, build ground plus 2 floors with 4 units of 4 bedrooms, ground floor is shared with parking, tanks etc cost drops significantly each guy owns 25% of the house.

What do you mean by media propagated labels?

These are terms with specific meaning. A generation is generally time taken by Children to grow up and get children of their own, typically 30-35 years. At that age a person becomes a junior elder ready for responsibility and leadership. A child born today will come of age in 2050.

Similarly there are age groups and age sets even in African communities long before advent of the fake media.

Every generation is influenced by different dynamics. IMO the most unlucky generation is that born 1900-1910. They experienced 2 world wars and a depression.

Sparkly,
My point was, is every member of every single generation a zombie who acts, thinks and operates in a specific manner dictated by said generation? For example, even with age groups, did every single member of an age group act and think the same way? Heck did even half of a generation or age group all act or think the same way on every single matter? Or even a quarter? So when the media talks about generation X or Millenials they are telling me nothing. 30 or 40 or evn 50 million human beings of whatever age and generation cannot be all put into a reductionist box that says each of them likes ice cream, never rents, doesn't think of the future, never saves and is apolitical.

I agree with you. Every human being has their own personality. Even animals of the same breed have their own personalities. But generations are a reality e.g. I don't suppose your grandfather is on Wazua or buying migundas in Kitengela.

Don't assume also that your grandchildren will be buying migundas in Kitengela. They might be buying their migundas in China, Europe or on Mars.