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re: Do free-thinking millennials exist?
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:42 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:42 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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most kids born in 95 probably had a flip phone
Even if they did have a flip phone in middle school that only proves my point. They grew up never knowing a life without technology.
Those of us born in the early and mid 80s (heck maybe even late 80s) still had a childhood without technology. My first cell phone was a Nokia brick type phone back in 2002 and I got a flip phone I think late 2003/early 2004. I literally went my entire childhood through almost all of high school without a cell phone.
If you were born in the 80s you are not really a digital native, whereas anyone born in the 90s or after are digital natives.
This post was edited on 3/25/20 at 1:44 pm
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:43 pm to TheUltraSharkMan
The whole generational grouping is pointless
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:48 pm to 1BamaRTR
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The whole generational grouping is pointless
I agree but if we're going to do it let's at least make it somewhat accurate. Especially as technology increases at a faster rate any generation after Gen X should be no longer than 10 years.
It's not hard:
Boomers (1946-1964)
Gen X (1965-1979)
Xennials (1980-1989)
Millennials (1990-1999)
Gen Z (2000-2009)
Future generations probably should only be 5 years long with the rapid changing of society and technology.
This post was edited on 3/25/20 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:49 pm to TheUltraSharkMan
quote:You could break most generations into subgroups if you wanted. Millennials aren't unique it that regard. You're a Millenial. Who cares, it's mostly meaningless, anyway.
Those of us born in the early and mid 80s (heck maybe even late 80s) still had a childhood without technology.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:51 pm to Desert King
OP irl
Posted on 3/25/20 at 1:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
most kids born in 95 probably had a flip phone
15 in 2010, probably got an iPhone. Kids getting phones in middle School wasn't nearly as common as it is today.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:09 pm to TheUltraSharkMan
quote:
It's not hard:
Boomers (1946-1964)
Gen X (1965-1979)
Xennials (1980-1989)
Millennials (1990-1999)
Gen Z (2000-2009)
Being the reason we were named Millennials is because we entered adulthood around the millennium. I'd rather just keep what you have labeled as Xennials, Millennials, and find a new name for the late Millennials.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:10 pm to TH03
They probably had a razr when they 13, and id bet most kids that age first smart phone was a blackberry curve
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:11 pm to TH03
I got my first phone (s/o Sony Ericsson BRICK PHONE) when I was a freshman in HS over 15 years ago. I remember that was the coolest thing up until getting my permit/license 
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:13 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I was in college when the Razrs were popular and most college kids didn't have Razrs
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:13 pm to TexasTiger90
I think the best generational divide is between people who received cell phone tit selfies in high school and those who had to stay thirsty unless it was in person
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:14 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
Maybe. I was 1988, but kids who got phones before high school were rare. When I got my learner's permit, I got a flip phone that could call, but only receive texts, not send them. iPhone came out my senior year so touchscreen smart phones weren't widespread until college. I feel like the "need" for every kid to have a phone didn't really take off until smartphones were nearly ubiquitous in our lives.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:14 pm to Joshjrn
I'm so angry that I just missed the smartphone era in college (graduated in 2006)
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:16 pm to Salmon
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I was in college when the Razrs were popular
I had my razr in college, but this was like 2007.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:17 pm to TH03
I had the Rokr because I'm a natural contrarian
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:19 pm to TexasTiger90
quote:A brick phone 15 years ago?
I got my first phone (s/o Sony Ericsson BRICK PHONE) when I was a freshman in HS over 15 years ago. I remember that was the coolest thing up until getting my permit/license
I had one of these back then. First phone I had that took pics but the camera was like 1 megapixel.
This post was edited on 3/25/20 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:20 pm to Salmon
I had Sprint so I ran through a few similar to that since they didn't have the iPhone until way after I switched to AT&T. Those early Android phones sucked compared to the iPhone.
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:20 pm to Salmon
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I'm so angry that I just missed the smartphone era in college (graduated in 2006)
I had a smart phone but I‘m Verizon so was a little behind all AT&T and Sprint Bros who had iPhones
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:22 pm to Desert King
I bet OP is a millenial and doesnt even realize it
Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:23 pm to northshorebamaman
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A brick phone 15 years ago?
About 15 years ago, I changed jobs and they provided us all with Nextel phones.
I'd always forget to silence the walkie talkie and one of my buddies would blast out something embarrassing while I was in a meeting
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