The negative connotation of the word “beta”, which is often associated with weakness and passivity, is raising jokes and jokes.
The most recent generation has arrived, but already has a reputation even before its members may even say a word. The beta generation, born from January 1, 2024, follows the alpha generation and is already raising a debate about its name.
The term “beta” – although it intends to be a neutral label – has connotations that some consider problematic. In contemporary slang, “beta” is often used to describe someone as weak or submissivein contrast to the so -called “alpha” personality, which suggests dominion and leadership.
In recent years, with the growth of “Red Pill” content, Incels and the appearance of internet personalities such as Andrew Tate, Alfa has also become a label for a conventionally attractive and high status man, while Beta began to refer to a most passive man.
This use is particularly popular among school children and on online communities, where “sigma”, “alfa” e “beta” They became part of the online daily discourse.
The head of the new generation is the social researcher and demographer Mark McCrindle, who also baptized the alpha generation. According to McCrindle, the designation Follow the Greek alphabet in a systematic and scientific way, instead of describing the character of the generation itself.
However, the term has acquired an unintentional cultural weight, especially among young people who already use “beta” as an insult. Young Jordan Ackerson already describes the beta generation as a “crotia”. “At least I’m alpha”The 12 -year -old told.
A name that will disappear or evolve?
History suggests that generational labels evolve as their members reach adulthood. Generation X was initially nicknamed “lazy generation”In the 1990s, to be recognized later for his resilience. Millennials, once ridiculed by their taste for avocado toast and difficulties in buying their own home, are now seen as a working group.
The youngest generation Z is now often accused of not wanting to work or not knowing how to socialize. In turn, the alpha generation cannot escape the label of “iPad kids”.
Parents like Kelli Farrell, a 37 -year -old lawyer who waits for her Beta Beta in September, argue that future generations will eventually be defined by your achievements and not by your name.
“With everything that is happening to the technology and the resources that are available to them, there is actually a more positive perspective we can have with this generation. I hope it’s something they use in your favor, ”said Farrell.
The couple Danny and Jill Deold, both 37, are not concerned either with their twins betas “generations used to be named historical events. Gen Z, Gen Alpha and Beta They are provisional names Until something can be applied to them, ”says Danny Ebold.
For now, although some school -age children can play with the name Beta, their meaning will probably change over time. As the beta generation grows, it will be in your hands to define yourself to transcend your uncomfortable name in current slang.
