Bruh!
Each generational archetype, of which there are four and only four, has a different coming-of-age experience, and the coming-of-age experience is a significant part of defining each generation.
If one can let go of the fabricated generational names and dates bandied about of late, and understand, instead, the marker birth year is 2005 for the start of the accurate, new generation after millennials, then one knows we’re looking at the Artist archetype.
The Artist archetype always has an unfulfilling coming-of-age experience and they are denied the catharsis other generations receive, in that they are mostly ignored and not considered a big focus of societal attention.
Each generation also “rebels” in a unique way as its members begin to come of age, and the Artist archetype rebels by breaking small rules: chewing gum where you’re not supposed to, small acts of graffiti, cutting line in class, etc.
While all generations coming of age and rising into young adulthood have their lingo and phrases (can I get a Duuuude! from my fellow Xers?), I’ve been particularly fascinated in watching this “rebellious (non-conforming) generation of 19-and-unders-in-2024 REBEL (in a small way) by creating lingo that is theirs, and, well, “rebellious” in a small and not particularly harmful way, which is right on target for how the Artist archetype comes of age and begins (soon) to rise into young adulthood.
