There can be a lot of concern in writers when you market a book for a generation other than yours. You know that things are different and you may not be able to accurately portray the world as they understand it. But I have found this to be less of an issue.
The same people keep being born. Generation after generation, nothing changes but lingo, technology, and fashions (and even those tend to cycle). The same kinds of people stop being there. Macho guys, macho girls, spoiled princesses, late bloomers, old souls, genuine sweethearts, and so on.
Think of all the people you knew at any given time in your life. If you meet the people who are at that point in their lives, they will be so similar to the people you were around. If you end up talking with kids in high school, they will all know the same kinds of people that you knew when you were in high school yourself.
So don't worry about being relatable. Be real. Be yourself and talk about people how they actually are. Anybody who has been through what you have been through, even if it was 30 years difference, will have the same kinds of stories to do.
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