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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Nationalities at least have a basis in actually existing nations. There's literally no basis for generations.

Age cohorts exist. People born the same year have stuff in common. Generations aren't like that, they're just arbitrarily defined over arbitrary time spans.