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A Case of the Human Condition: How Millennial Are You?

March 13, 2010 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Want to know whether you are a Millennial, a Gen Xer, a Boomer or a Silent Generation-er? Take this test on the Pew Forum website.

According to this test, I’m a robust 38 years old. And I only cheated a little — I said I had texted within the last 24 hours. But that’s only because I haven’t figured out how to do that on my new iPhone. Gimme another day or two.

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  1. Christina says

    September 30, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    You should get a tattoo, Mom. Then you can be even more millenial!

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