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The difference between Millennials and Zoomers
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:23 am
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:23 am
FYI, Millennials are born in the early 80s to mid 90s, while Zoomers are born in the late 90s to early 10s.
CARTOONS:
Millennial: Hilariously witty, subversive, and in many cases either violent (Powerpuff Girls) or scary (Courage the Cowardly Dog). Memorable blocks like Disney Afternoon, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, and Toonami that were an immersive experience rather than just a collection of shows.
Zoomer: Nothing but either gross-out or pandering to tumblr. Classic Ed Edd n Eddy-like slapstick is barely anywhere to be found, and there's almost no hidden adult jokes. Not many programming blocks, and the few that they did have (Miguzi, Fried Dynamite, etc.) were watered-down. Heavily watered-down. No wonder they're so sensitive compared to Millennials.
VIDEO GAMES:
Millennial: 3rd-6th generation, no DLC or P2W. We had to actually unlock everything. Many games were a real test of character (Ghosts n' Goblins, Frogger for the PS1, etc.). Magazines like Nintendo Power provided great supplementary content.
Zoomer: P2W, DLC, graphics above gameplay/story. Soulless FPS games and stuff like Angry Birds reign.
MUSIC:
Millennial: 3 distinct eras: nu-metal (1998-2004), emo (2004-2008), and electropop (2008-2013). All unique and diverse with their own feel.
Zoomer: Nothing but EDM. Thanks, One Direction!
INTERNET:
Millennial: The Golden Age of the Internet. We had AOL, Neopets, Newgrounds, Something Awful, YTMND, Homestar Runner, Golden Age RuneScape (2004-2007), flash games, and so much more.
Zoomer: Nothing but social media, everything is consolidated into a few sites (YouTube, Reddit, etc.), independent forums like this one aren't as prevalent as before.
What you do in your childhood has at least some influence on your adulthood. As you can see, Millennials (along with late Xers) had quite possibly the best kid culture ever, while Zoomers missed out. Maybe that's why Zoomers desperately try and stretch the Millennial birth range so they can squeeze themselves in.
CARTOONS:
Millennial: Hilariously witty, subversive, and in many cases either violent (Powerpuff Girls) or scary (Courage the Cowardly Dog). Memorable blocks like Disney Afternoon, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, and Toonami that were an immersive experience rather than just a collection of shows.
Zoomer: Nothing but either gross-out or pandering to tumblr. Classic Ed Edd n Eddy-like slapstick is barely anywhere to be found, and there's almost no hidden adult jokes. Not many programming blocks, and the few that they did have (Miguzi, Fried Dynamite, etc.) were watered-down. Heavily watered-down. No wonder they're so sensitive compared to Millennials.
VIDEO GAMES:
Millennial: 3rd-6th generation, no DLC or P2W. We had to actually unlock everything. Many games were a real test of character (Ghosts n' Goblins, Frogger for the PS1, etc.). Magazines like Nintendo Power provided great supplementary content.
Zoomer: P2W, DLC, graphics above gameplay/story. Soulless FPS games and stuff like Angry Birds reign.
MUSIC:
Millennial: 3 distinct eras: nu-metal (1998-2004), emo (2004-2008), and electropop (2008-2013). All unique and diverse with their own feel.
Zoomer: Nothing but EDM. Thanks, One Direction!
INTERNET:
Millennial: The Golden Age of the Internet. We had AOL, Neopets, Newgrounds, Something Awful, YTMND, Homestar Runner, Golden Age RuneScape (2004-2007), flash games, and so much more.
Zoomer: Nothing but social media, everything is consolidated into a few sites (YouTube, Reddit, etc.), independent forums like this one aren't as prevalent as before.
What you do in your childhood has at least some influence on your adulthood. As you can see, Millennials (along with late Xers) had quite possibly the best kid culture ever, while Zoomers missed out. Maybe that's why Zoomers desperately try and stretch the Millennial birth range so they can squeeze themselves in.
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:26 am to karmew32
quote:
Millennial: Hilariously witty, subversive, and in many cases either violent (Powerpuff Girls) or scary (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
quote:
Classic Ed Edd n Eddy
I'm a millennial by birth year and I've never seen any of these shows. And I watched a lot of cartoons.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:27 am to karmew32
quote:
As you can see, Millennials (along with late Xers) had quite possibly the best kid culture ever, while Zoomers missed out.
I'm a late X'er and none of that is stuff from my childhood
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:28 am to karmew32
Holy shite this is wrong and makes no fricking sense.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:28 am to karmew32
quote:
One Direction!
Millennials listen to One Direction
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:31 am to karmew32
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either violent (Powerpuff Girls) or scary (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
Both of those are almost bridge Zoomer. Not knocking them, but almost half of Millennials had reached their teens by time Powerpuff Girls aired its first episode.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:34 am to karmew32
you at this again dummy?
quote:these ARE not true Millennial cartoons.
Millennial: Hilariously witty, subversive, and in many cases either violent (Powerpuff Girls) or scary (Courage the Cowardly Dog). Memorable blocks like Disney Afternoon, Cartoon Cartoon Fridays, and Toonami that were an immersive experience rather than just a collection of shows.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:35 am to karmew32
Seems pretty accurate to me
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:36 am to karmew32
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Courage the Cowardly Dog
Rewatching on boomerang right now. Holy frick that show was created by some fricked up minds. I used to watch it with one hand on the remote and the other on the covers to pull over my head as a kid
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:38 am to karmew32
You're a zoomer, get over it.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:39 am to karmew32
This seems like an extremely subjective and biased description. And I’m a millennial.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:39 am to karmew32
I get the point you are making. But you sound like a Boomer with your get off my lawn post.
Every generation feels like this to some extent. Their experience was the best, and the next generation is missing out on some fundamental joys.
Every generation feels like this to some extent. Their experience was the best, and the next generation is missing out on some fundamental joys.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:41 am to karmew32
As a millennial (born in 1988), it is getting annoying how boomers mistake us for Zoomers. They see youth and think automatically “ah these damn millennials!!! Get off my front lawn!”
We didn’t grow up with an iPhone btw. My first game system was sega genesis. So yeah.
We didn’t grow up with an iPhone btw. My first game system was sega genesis. So yeah.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:41 am to karmew32
This place needs a board just for dumb generational topics.
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:42 am to karmew32
my god this generational debate we keep having is so. fricking. gay.
bring on the nukes president XI please I'm begging you what are you waiting for
bring on the nukes president XI please I'm begging you what are you waiting for
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