As a 1986 baby, I can definitely tell you we are Gen Y, not millennial.... there's big difference between those that entered their working lives during the GFC, and those that entered high school with an iPhone in hand and Facebook on the screens.
Milennial has to start at least at 1990-92...
As someone with an odd curiosity for generational cohorts and what they mean/their historical relevance, I've read a bit about this. The exact birth year border for the 'Millennial' generation, like many other cohorts, is very blurred, with experts arguing over when exactly it starts and ends. Typically, the beginning is placed in the early 80's with the ending placed towards the end of the 90's, according to Wikipedia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MillennialsAlso, Gen Y is considered to be an alternative name to 'Millennial' that got thrown out when Millennial was adopted, because the person who coined the term 'Gen Y' conceded that Millennial was a better term. Fun little piece of trivia, I think!
It's understandable why the lines are blurry - while society is changing very rapidly, it doesn't change overnight; rather things evolve over time, so it's not like there's a hard cut-off point between two ages where generations end and begin - that's even
if we assume that there's any tangible difference between people of different generations that we can safely generalise.
But I'm going to guess that this article selectively cut around the section they liked in order to best fit their narrative. Why? Because mass media loves a good story, and us Millennials ought to be scapegoated. /s