Justin Porter Stephens

The Net Generation, 1974-193

This ran in the Globe about two years ago but Joshua Glenn describes the generation of those born from 1974-1983, such as myself, as the Net Generation.

Socially speaking, Netters were the first American generation in a century or more to successfully merge a strong proficiency with technology and coolness/attractiveness… The prime fictional example is Seth Cohen on “The O.C.” Adam Brody, who portrayed Cohen, is a Netter, as is Alexis Bledel, who played Rory, the cute (and, later, sexy) young intellectual on “Gilmore Girls.” Elijah Wood, who made J.R.R. Tolkien’s hairy-footed Frodo Baggins sexy, and Tobey Maguire, who did the same thing for Marvel Comics’s nebbishy Peter Parker — also Netters.

These are awesome examples.