▲ 2423 ▼ Zoomers & Boomers are the same (lemmy.ca) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/memes@lemmy.world 545 comments fedilink hide all child comments source: @n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 100 points 1 year ago (11 children) Let me guess: they're talking about Millennials, and are entirely forgetting about Gen X once again. permalink fedilink source hideshow 22 child comments replies: [–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 year ago Hahaha its funny each time that happens. My uncle is GenX and way smarter than my millennial ass. They paved the way for child free poppin off and being tech savvy with a normal tech free upbringing. Anecdotal I know. But always funny how self centered us millenials can be thinking were the last normal generation. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children) I figured they were talking about the Oregon Trail generation. It's made up of the folks who were old enough and young enough to play the game in schools and spans across parts of X and millennials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Commodore? I know they had a tape drive and the game. I had an old TI 99/4A with a tape drive and we had Chisholm Trail but it was different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a great way to describe our larger cohort! I'm going to use that. I've got so many friends across the Gen-X to Millenial range that all feel like members of the same generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Not my term, I just happily co-opted it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago For once they didn't forget gen X-- I think OP is about xennials https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212047/http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/oregon-trail-generation/ permalink fedilink source parent [–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) I heard millennials can't even grow a proper long beard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yea but our mustache game is unmatched by anyone pre-1920's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago Punk kids can't even manage enough of an attention span to grow a Gentoo long beard! permalink fedilink source parent [–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Please don't attack like this... Ma kokoro, ma sole. permalink fedilink source parent [+] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably. But if I’m being generous, we’re really only talking about younger X and older millennials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago* This always surprises me as I'm younger millennial and my Gen X dad always feels more technologically behind than me. But it's funny because I'm only so into computers because of him as he had things like Windows 3.1 and 95 and 98 in our home from a young age and he even went to school for C++ but he doesn't really remember it (it got him an accounting gig) and his pursual of technology these days is pretty limited to pre-built stuff from Samsung and Sony than any real grasp of how it works. I struggle to get him to show even passing interest in something like Linux (like, I get liking Windows; you grew up with it: you're more comfortable with it. But not even curiosity, even if you'll never use it?). Expert on Excel and OneNote (because it's his daily bread-and-butter) but probably would ask for my help on rotating a PDF. What OP describes sounds much more aligned to my millennial peers than the bulk of Gen. X I know. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago Honestly? Why do we let people who have no clue what's actually going on decide the generations? Oregon Trail generation sounds great. I'm in the Minecraft generation. Don't know what the next generation would want to be called, but they're the iPad kids for sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago Yup! permalink fedilink source parent [–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Gen X could write a program that'll make a floppy drive's loading noises play the Imperial March. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago https://youtu.be/yHJOz_y9rZE permalink fedilink source parent [–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or those of us from Gen Z that where born just at the cutoff and got tech acces at a way to young age. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago *were *access *too Yup, you're a Zoomer alright. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Psythik@lemm.ee -15 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago The generation that used them to create the new generation of smart devices? Sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) The generation that grew up with ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga etc knows how to use computers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Psythik@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Some can't. Computers weren't commonplace until many GenXers were in their 20s, so some never learned. Those that did learn often learned the deep magic. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrodri89@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 year ago Hahaha its funny each time that happens. My uncle is GenX and way smarter than my millennial ass. They paved the way for child free poppin off and being tech savvy with a normal tech free upbringing. Anecdotal I know. But always funny how self centered us millenials can be thinking were the last normal generation. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (2 children) I figured they were talking about the Oregon Trail generation. It's made up of the folks who were old enough and young enough to play the game in schools and spans across parts of X and millennials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Commodore? I know they had a tape drive and the game. I had an old TI 99/4A with a tape drive and we had Chisholm Trail but it was different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a great way to describe our larger cohort! I'm going to use that. I've got so many friends across the Gen-X to Millenial range that all feel like members of the same generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Not my term, I just happily co-opted it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Commodore? I know they had a tape drive and the game. I had an old TI 99/4A with a tape drive and we had Chisholm Trail but it was different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) Commodore? I know they had a tape drive and the game. I had an old TI 99/4A with a tape drive and we had Chisholm Trail but it was different. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) That's a great way to describe our larger cohort! I'm going to use that. I've got so many friends across the Gen-X to Millenial range that all feel like members of the same generation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Not my term, I just happily co-opted it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago Not my term, I just happily co-opted it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 year ago For once they didn't forget gen X-- I think OP is about xennials https://web.archive.org/web/20150423212047/http://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2015/04/oregon-trail-generation/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (3 children) I heard millennials can't even grow a proper long beard permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yea but our mustache game is unmatched by anyone pre-1920's. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago Punk kids can't even manage enough of an attention span to grow a Gentoo long beard! permalink fedilink source parent [–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Please don't attack like this... Ma kokoro, ma sole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago Yea but our mustache game is unmatched by anyone pre-1920's. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago Punk kids can't even manage enough of an attention span to grow a Gentoo long beard! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Please don't attack like this... Ma kokoro, ma sole. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blitzen@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Probably. But if I’m being generous, we’re really only talking about younger X and older millennials. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago* This always surprises me as I'm younger millennial and my Gen X dad always feels more technologically behind than me. But it's funny because I'm only so into computers because of him as he had things like Windows 3.1 and 95 and 98 in our home from a young age and he even went to school for C++ but he doesn't really remember it (it got him an accounting gig) and his pursual of technology these days is pretty limited to pre-built stuff from Samsung and Sony than any real grasp of how it works. I struggle to get him to show even passing interest in something like Linux (like, I get liking Windows; you grew up with it: you're more comfortable with it. But not even curiosity, even if you'll never use it?). Expert on Excel and OneNote (because it's his daily bread-and-butter) but probably would ask for my help on rotating a PDF. What OP describes sounds much more aligned to my millennial peers than the bulk of Gen. X I know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 point 1 year ago* This always surprises me as I'm younger millennial and my Gen X dad always feels more technologically behind than me. But it's funny because I'm only so into computers because of him as he had things like Windows 3.1 and 95 and 98 in our home from a young age and he even went to school for C++ but he doesn't really remember it (it got him an accounting gig) and his pursual of technology these days is pretty limited to pre-built stuff from Samsung and Sony than any real grasp of how it works. I struggle to get him to show even passing interest in something like Linux (like, I get liking Windows; you grew up with it: you're more comfortable with it. But not even curiosity, even if you'll never use it?). Expert on Excel and OneNote (because it's his daily bread-and-butter) but probably would ask for my help on rotating a PDF. What OP describes sounds much more aligned to my millennial peers than the bulk of Gen. X I know. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago Honestly? Why do we let people who have no clue what's actually going on decide the generations? Oregon Trail generation sounds great. I'm in the Minecraft generation. Don't know what the next generation would want to be called, but they're the iPad kids for sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superkret@feddit.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Gen X could write a program that'll make a floppy drive's loading noises play the Imperial March. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago https://youtu.be/yHJOz_y9rZE permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago https://youtu.be/yHJOz_y9rZE permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TwanHE@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Or those of us from Gen Z that where born just at the cutoff and got tech acces at a way to young age. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago *were *access *too Yup, you're a Zoomer alright. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago *were *access *too Yup, you're a Zoomer alright. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Psythik@lemm.ee -15 points 1 year ago (4 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago The generation that used them to create the new generation of smart devices? Sure. permalink fedilink source parent [–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) The generation that grew up with ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga etc knows how to use computers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Psythik@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Some can't. Computers weren't commonplace until many GenXers were in their 20s, so some never learned. Those that did learn often learned the deep magic. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago The generation that used them to create the new generation of smart devices? Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] purrtastic@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) The generation that grew up with ZX Spectrum, C64, Amiga etc knows how to use computers. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Psythik@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago Some can't. Computers weren't commonplace until many GenXers were in their 20s, so some never learned. Those that did learn often learned the deep magic. permalink fedilink source parent