📼 GENERATION X
Born in 1978?
The MTV / latchkey generation. You're 48 years old and have lived approximately 2,496 weeks of a 90-year life.
2,496
Weeks lived
2,184
Weeks ahead
53%
Of typical life
48
Years old
Life milestones if you were born in 1978
The calendar year you (will) hit each major life stage.
Age 18
1996 ✓
Legal adult
Age 25
2003 ✓
Brain fully developed
Age 30
2008 ✓
Career-establishing years
Age 40
2018 ✓
Mid-life
Age 50
2028
Half-century
Age 65
2043
Traditional retirement age
Age 80
2058
Average life expectancy
Your life in years
Each square is one year. Dark = lived. Amber = current year (age 48). Light = ahead. See the same in weeks.
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