According to wikipedia I'm part of Generation Y or Z. Terrible names. If this blog accomplishes only one thing, it will be to come up with a decent name for our generation. I believe my co-author has already provided some good suggestions. In addition, I'll throw out Generation Obama (nah, self-veto...) or maybe Generation "Word." As in, "Yo dude, Stanford just fucked up USC on their home field," and I'm like, "Word." (If necessary, feel free to substitute the sports teams of your choice in order to give the meaning of "Word" sufficient depth).

But as long as we're suggesting names, we may as well also attempt to figure out what exactly defines our generation.

How? To begin, we could describe what we're not, what general philosophies we follow, what basic assumptions we hold, what actions we are currently taking, what actions we must take in the future, what problems we face, what moves us, what we find repulsive, and nearly anything else that pops into our heads.

Granted, the authors of this blog will only be able to offer two limited perspectives on the matter, and if there are any professional qualifications necessary for defining generations, we don't have them. But that's beside the point. The point of the blog is not to come to some brilliant conclusion -- definitive statements are so passé. The point is to have a conversation about our generation. And other than this basic premise, there should be very few rules for our discussion. Presumably, as members of our generation, anything we say is in some way characteristic of our generation, and therefore we can say pretty much whatever we want. Within reason.

Of course, one may ask: who do we consider members of this generation? I won't answer that now. Maybe my co-author has more to say about that. I'll write more later.

Peace.