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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 270 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] prayer@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 149 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 35 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

[–] bratosch@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 16 points 2 years 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@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

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

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years 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@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Point to the panel with a Millenial reading a newspaper

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemm.ee 78 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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.

[–] noli@programming.dev 78 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Grandpa knew what he was doing when he called all the pokemen pikachu

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

pokemen

I... I think I'm having a panic attack.

[–] not_a_dog@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Right? Everyone knows the correct plural form of "pokemon" is "pokemons".

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah, it's 2020s, the proper term is pokepersons.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I spit out my drink.

[–] cone_zombie@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

No, no, it's okay. It's just a stroke.

[–] Plavatos@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I mess with my zoomer children all the time: bruh, no cap, on god, sus/sussy, my guy.

They mostly roll their eyes, but I do enjoy it.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 years ago

My favorite is on cap, no god.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

ong

Oh, (there is) no god?

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

This is the way

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's very incredibly lit, fam.

On Satan, for real no caps

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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@social.packetloss.gg 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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..."

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Used to make fun mullets and mustaches too.

[–] Littleborat@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Looks pedo to me, not gonna change.

[–] hightrix@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Used to make fun mullets

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