• Dark Arc
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    2709 months ago

    I think you’ve got Gen Z and Millennials backwards.

    • @prayer
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      749 months ago

      It’s millennials trying to fit in with Gen Z to prove to themselves they’re not old.

      • Victor
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        1499 months ago

        And the Gen Z is… reading a newspaper? Nah fam, I don’t think that’s what’s going on.

        • @lugal
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          359 months ago

          You think millennials read newspapers? We are the first digital native generation. In fact, we saw the internet growing up while we grew up ourselves

          • @[email protected]
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            339 months ago

            Remember the internet before Facebook and Instagram? Good times. It was all Flash Games and p… Uhm, videos

            • @lugal
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              199 months ago

              I still know my ICQ number. Back when all instant messagers had open protocols and you could use one open source client for all of them.

              • @[email protected]
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                169 months ago

                I’m still slightly mad that everyone wanted to use AIM instead of ICQ, even though icq was better. It had offline messaging and you could change your display name, neither of which aim supported.

                Anyone younger than like 30 probably has no idea that those were noteworthy features at one time. You could only send someone a message if they were actively connected at the same time as you.

              • naticus
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                59 months ago

                I regret forgetting mine. I know it was 3965… Something. But that’s as far as I know for sure.

          • Victor
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            49 months ago

            No I don’t think we do. I sure as hell don’t. Yes indeed, we are, and we did. That’s why I think the whole comic is bullshit, like wtf is this whole thing? Feels like some Gen X or earlier is trying out this web comic thing. I don’t even know.

          • @rwhitisissle
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            39 months ago

            Growing up? I think you mean “getting drained of any creativity or energy with age.”

          • NoSpiritAnimal
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            29 months ago

            Point to the panel with a Millenial reading a newspaper

      • @[email protected]
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        789 months ago

        I know i’m old, i just found a new hobby: messing woth the younger generation by messing with their slang.

        You know, like how grandpa called every pokeman pikachu…but on purpose.

      • Dark Arc
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        9 months ago

        Yeah no millennial is doing that to fit in/not feel old (okay there are probably some but they’re a minority for sure), at best they’re doing that to be annoying/make fun of the crazy slang.

    • @[email protected]
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      279 months ago

      We used to make fun of comic books for making up slang that hilariously no one would ever use, then gen z came along.

      • Dark Arc
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        169 months ago

        Right? We used to be like “this is written like how some 60 year old executive thinks kids these days talk … nobody talks like this we just talk normally…”

        • @[email protected]
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          29 months ago

          Like the boomers were better with saying grok. No I dont care that it comes from a Heinlein book.

      • @Buffaloaf
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        99 months ago

        Used to make fun mullets and mustaches too.

        • @hightrix
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          29 months ago

          Used to make fun mullets

          Definitely used to do this. I still do, but I also used to.