Generation Overview 1.4 billion globally
Key Traits
Independent & self-reliant
Skeptical of institutions
Work-life balance pioneers
Latchkey kids upbringing
Entrepreneurial spirit
Defining Events
01 Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)
02 MTV and music video culture
03 Rise of personal computers
04 Grunge and alternative music
05 Dot-com boom (late 1990s)
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