Diary of a Gen Z Student: I exist in a grey area between Millennial and Gen Z — I feel a bit generationally homeless

Those of us born at the end of the 90s have the luxury of opting in or out of whatever phenomena each respective generation is associated with

Jordan Lynch: 'I’m glad to have experienced a time before smartphones, however fleeting it was. When I was a kid, we spent hours playing outside, burned CDs, or later sent each other ringtones on our brick phones via infrared.' Picture: iStock

1997 was an iconic year. The death of Princess Diana, the launch of Google, and, apparently, the year the first Gen Zs were born. It also happens to be the year I was born, which makes me Gen Z, too, except I’m not really sure how I feel about that.

I exist in a strange grey area between Millennials and Gen Z — I was actually surprised I was even eligible to write for this column. I certainly don’t think of myself as Gen Z. In my mind, they’re those Zoom-schooled (thanks covid), Tik-Toking youngsters who don’t know how to go to a gig without watching it through their phone screens. But the oldest Gen Zs are 29.