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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
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 1:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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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 ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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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
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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 ![](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/Images/Icons/IconLOL.gif)
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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.
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Posted on 3/25/20 at 2:17 pm to TH03
I had the Rokr because I'm a natural contrarian
![](https://www.phonedog.com/sites/phonedog.com/files/phone/large/motorola-rokr-e1-1.jpg)
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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
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I had one of these back then. First phone I had that took pics but the camera was like 1 megapixel.
![](https://www.mobilegazette.com/media/retro-2004/motorola-v540.jpg)
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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