Sinead Butler
Appearances
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
Generation Beta are people born between 2025 and 2039. So babies born from the 1st of January this year are the first of the Gen Bs. And by 2035, they will make up 16% of the global population. And most of the members of this generation are actually expected to live well into the 22nd century as well.
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
pretty much dominated by AI we would from our vantage point now you would think anyway yeah especially now yeah with like kind of technology such as artificial intelligence is quickly developing right now so in the next few decades it's only going to further advance and they'll be growing up with that technology as well it'll be similar to kind of how gen alpha would dub the ipad kids due to how that technology had an impact on their childhoods and it'll be interesting to see that relationship develop in the decades to come
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
I guess with kind of like technology nowadays, especially like Gen Z and Gen Alpha and obviously with Gen Beta, social media plays such a huge aspect in connecting with people. So I think in terms of the generations, when you look at the differences in like growing up, that's had a huge impact on how we communicate with people and their kind of experiences in society.
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
Yeah, exactly. If you don't want to give your age away, it's always a good indicator.
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
So overall, there's been a lot of reaction on social media. I think with this new generation, it makes us all reflect on where we are in life, like coming to terms with the fact that we're all getting older and there's like a new generation of youngsters. And I think Gen Z have taken it particularly hard with some of them saying they're officially like the new millennials.
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
And then there's kind of like references to like the 2024 horror film, The Substance. which kind of tackles the topic of aging. And then you have like people making fun of the name kind of gen beta due to like the negative connotations of the word beta, which is a slang term for someone who's kind of perceived to be weak, mild-mannered, passive, kind of the opposite of alpha.
Global News Podcast
Mike Johnson survives razor-thin vote to remain US House Speaker
So people have been joking that like gen beta are going to have these characteristics. Some people were joking about how people were rushing to have babies before 2025. So the children were gen alpha and not gen beta. Yeah.