Unpopular Opinion: Early 80s is not Millennial

The Millennial Generation in my opinion starts in 1985. People born before then had a much more similar childhood to the ones born in the 70s than core Millennials (88-92)

Majority of Millennials got a cellphone before adulthood. Majority of people born in the early 80s didn't.

Majority of Millennials played Pentium 4 computer games, Playstation 1 or Nintendo 64 as kids. Majority of people born in the early 80s didn't. In fact a lot of them never got into gaming at all.

Majority of Millennials started using the internet regularly as kids. Majority of people born in the early 80s started using it as adults.

Majority of Millennials grew up watching cartoons like Dragonball Z and Pokemon. People born in early 80s were "too old" for that stuff.

Majority of Millennials prefer getting news and searching for information on the internet. People born in early 80s still put more importance in cable news and TV like the older generations.

I could go on and on. There's way too many differences between 80-84 borns and core Millennials for them to be considered one generation.

Proper Millennial generation in my opinion is 1985-1996, or 84-97 if you want to be generous. The technological advancements during and after the millennium had a profound effect on their childhood. People born in the early 80s don't share the experience.