Why the Pew Gen Z range (1997-2012) should not include the last 5 years.

It's true. A 1997-2012 Gen Z range makes no sense. Wtf does a 1997 born have in common with a 2012? A better Gen Z range is 1997-2007ish.

An example of an early gen z is MrBeast, An example of a core gen Z is Kai Cenat, an example of a late Gen Z would be Ishowspeed. When you look at all these people and think, the difference between all of them is not really insurmountable and they have some level of commonality.

Now compare that to if we would go by Pew’s range

A early gen z would be Sabrina Carpenter, A core gen z would be Charli D’Amelio, a late gen z would be (i dont even know anyone significant born then but just picture someone who was a brainrotted little shit who was on iPads during covid and there you go)

While Sabrina carpenter and Charli D’Amelio would have some generational difference, the disconnect from the late gen Z person would be so large. This is only natural due to how much the world advanced in their formative years. I’m not trying to gatekeep or be ageist, I’m simply going by facts.