That generational ‘designation’ has been changed so many times it’s not credible.
Gen X was originally they ‘children of the baby boomers’. If someone was born in 1981, they were young Gen X for most of their life, now they are told they are ‘Millennials’
I grew up around cousins who were all older than me, so I think I was influenced more by 90s culture than most of my peers. I think you and I are the awkward in-between.
1997 is a funny birthyear 😀 on one hand you grow up in “traditionell way” and thus you understand older folks who don’t understand new slang but on the other hand you understand the digital natives who grow up with all that attention grabbing BS.
Imagine content creation that was done purely for the fun of creating content and sharing info, albeit with literally zero hope of receiving any money. Better in some ways, worse in others.
Eh, I’d be careful with this sentiment. A significant part of internet’s decline comes from people who think of themselves as too smart and rationalize their own nonsense.
It makes me wonder tho: is Lemmy sustainable? I never want to get invested in something like Reddit again when there’s no proper and respectful end game for all the communities that make up their lifeblood.
Lemmy kinda feels like the 2000’s internet and I love it
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i didn’t get to experience the 2000s internet and I’ve been loving lemmy
The whole internet used to be like this and it was lovely.
Cries in 2001 birth year.
Same
Hello fellow… are we considered as gen-zedders or tail end millennials? Because I have friends born in 97 and they are definitely not Gen Z
Millennials, according to Wikipedia,
After that is Gen Z and Gen Alpha starts somewhere around 2010.
So 1997 would be an older Gen Z
That generational ‘designation’ has been changed so many times it’s not credible.
Gen X was originally they ‘children of the baby boomers’. If someone was born in 1981, they were young Gen X for most of their life, now they are told they are ‘Millennials’
I grew up around cousins who were all older than me, so I think I was influenced more by 90s culture than most of my peers. I think you and I are the awkward in-between.
Yes this is how I feel as well
1997 is a funny birthyear 😀 on one hand you grow up in “traditionell way” and thus you understand older folks who don’t understand new slang but on the other hand you understand the digital natives who grow up with all that attention grabbing BS.
Yeah, I feel like people born up until around the early 00s still got to experience what life without smartphones & social media was like
For just a few years, yes.
Imagine content creation that was done purely for the fun of creating content and sharing info, albeit with literally zero hope of receiving any money. Better in some ways, worse in others.
this seems perfect
It just reminds me of early reddit before it was taken over by the dumbs.
Eh, I’d be careful with this sentiment. A significant part of internet’s decline comes from people who think of themselves as too smart and rationalize their own nonsense.
And also nothing prevents people who ruined Reddit from coming here, and they do.
It makes me wonder tho: is Lemmy sustainable? I never want to get invested in something like Reddit again when there’s no proper and respectful end game for all the communities that make up their lifeblood.
In my experience all good things on the internet come to an end. Usually when big money starts meddling.
The most “2000s internet” I get is me and my internet pals hosting our own websites)
I’m hosting my instance and website in my basement and its awesome
Yup and hopefully only the beginning. The fediverse is like a better internet without big tech.