Why did we start at the very end of the alphabet when naming generations after letters?
We jumped straight from dumb names, like “baby-boomers,” to a more organized generational categorization based on a sequential system of letters, which I totally get.
However, after the boomers, we implemented our new system of organizing the next few generations in order, starting with “Generation X.” That’s the 24th of 26 possible letters in the alphabet. What the hell?
Then, after Generation X, they should’ve realized, “ok, I guess we made a mistake going with ‘X’ last time. We should start with ‘Gen A’ this time and work our way back down through the alphabet…”
Instead, they were like, “damn—I guess we have to do ‘Gen Y’ next, right? We don’t really have a choice—I think our hands are tied…”
Then, halfway through Gen Z, they were like, “wait—‘Z’ is the last letter. What the hell are we gonna do after this? Can there be more people? We’re all out of letters.”
That’s right—who woulda thunk it? All of humanity ceasing to exist because of a failed system of generational nomenclature created (probably) by an illiterate? Makes sense…
They were like “I thought Generation Z was gonna be it. Do we need to come up with new letters? Do we need to stop reproducing? What the hell are we gonna do now?”
Now, and I s**t you not, the next generation is literally being called “Generation Alpha.” I swear. Google it. Babies born between 2011-2025 are going to be called Generation Alpha.
They haven’t come up with a name for those born after Gen Alpha yet, so I’d like to be the first to nominate a possibility—”Generation Bloodclot.” It works on two levels: “B,” because it comes after “A,” and also because “Gen Bloodclot” is a better name than “Gen Beta,” which I have a feeling that generation is going to be called unless someone (me) takes charge.
I’m telling you—the world would be so much better off under the Regime of Bloodclot. Viva La Clot.
Until next time,
Michael J. Erickson, CEO & Co-Founder
