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The difference between Millennials and Zoomers

Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:23 am
Posted by karmew32
Ponchatoula, LA
Member since Jan 2017
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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.
This post was edited on 1/23/20 at 12:43 pm
Posted by SuperFanDan
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:25 am to
Ok
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70383 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:26 am to
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 by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48622 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:27 am to
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 by BeerMoney
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
8377 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:27 am to
Didn’t read.
Posted by GEAUXmedic
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Member since Nov 2011
41598 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:28 am to
Holy shite this is wrong and makes no fricking sense.
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127420 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:28 am to
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One Direction!

Millennials listen to One Direction
Posted by ZappBrannigan
Member since Jun 2015
7692 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:29 am to
Ok Boomer
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:29 am to
quote:

I'm a millennial by birth year and I've never seen any of these shows. And I watched a lot of cartoons

You must’ve not spent much time on Cartoon Network.
Posted by karmew32
Ponchatoula, LA
Member since Jan 2017
1512 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:29 am to
Maybe you were in the older half of the generation (stuff like Ren and Stimpy, X-Men, Gargoyles, etc.). Different shows, but the same level of edginess, unlike just about everything from 2006-now.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
27083 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:31 am to
quote:

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 by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
70383 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:33 am to
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You must’ve not spent much time on Cartoon Network.


It wasn't on the basic cable package in Opelousas when I was growing up, so no.

Duck Tales, Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers, X Men, Batman, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, and maybe Muppet Babies were the afternoon cartoons. The Saturday mornings were Garfield and friends and Looney Toons.

The original Nicktoons as well. Rugrats, Doug, Ren and Stempy
This post was edited on 11/19/19 at 10:34 am
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57460 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:34 am to
you at this again dummy?

quote:

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.
these ARE not true Millennial cartoons.
Posted by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:35 am to
Seems pretty accurate to me
Posted by beerJeep
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
35061 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:36 am to
quote:

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 by efrad
Member since Nov 2007
18646 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:37 am to
quote:

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.


Powerpuff Girls last episode aired before the earliest Zoomers were in the target audience
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32531 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:38 am to
You're a zoomer, get over it.
Posted by phutureisyic
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2016
3370 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:38 am to
WTF is a Zoomer?
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
127420 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:39 am to
quote:

these ARE not true Millennial cartoons.

What do you mean? I basically grew up watching those.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37549 posts
Posted on 11/19/19 at 10:39 am to
This seems like an extremely subjective and biased description. And I’m a millennial.
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