Every generation has their own unique traits and is marked by important global events. Millennials, for example, were once mocked for their love of avocado toast and buying $5 lattes instead of setting money aside for retirement or to invest in a home. (And can you blame them? Who doesn’t love brunch?) But there are plenty of other trends and experiences that millennials will remember for the rest of their lives; they just might be the only ones who do…
One curious Reddit user recently asked, “What will die with millennials?” And thousands of people shared their thoughts in the replies. From trips to Blockbuster to find the perfect Friday night film to burning mix CDs on the family computer for their high school crush, we’ve gathered a list of some of the most quintessential millennial experiences that might get you a blank stare if you mention them to Gen Zers.
Be sure to upvote the things you fondly remember or the things you think should die out with millennials, and let us know in the comments how you feel about the “snowflake generation”. (Just kidding, that term will hopefully die out with the baby boomers!) Keep reading to also find an interview with the woman who started this conversation in the first place. Then, if you’re interested in reading another Bored Panda article highlighting what it’s like to be a millennial today, look no further than right here.
#21
Playing multi-player video games with split screens in one room.
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Millennials aren’t going anywhere any time soon, but it’s interesting to think about how rapidly the world has changed during their lifetime already. Keep upvoting the responses that you agree with or that you thought raised interesting points, and then feel free to share what else you think will die out with millennials in the comments. And if you’re interested in checking out another Bored Panda article discussing what it’s like to be a millennial today, we recommend reading this piece next.
#22
AOL Dial Up.
Skystrong11, https://external-preview.redd.it/3WrIidczZuABh_X0jNW9-QqmKLlvMRmvbSqr_p77sms.jpg?auto=webp&s=45247e4f0830554af2f1b39506592795b19c9f6a
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#23
Burials. Most people I hear from want to be cremated plus do you know how f*****g expensive dying is? Probably will have to pay rent on the plots by the time we all die too ffs
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#24
Playing video games without having to buy DLC to get the full experience.
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#25
Not knowing the answer to something and saying, 'I guess we’ll never know.'
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#26
I once tried to explain the my niece that phones used to be wired to walls. She's ten (she was six at the time) cell phones are all she's ever known.
Among the reasons she guessed as to why they were "tied" to walls: To stop people from stealing them.
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#31
Being able to go into the cockpit mid-flight on a commercial aircraft is something people younger than me will not experience. I remember going in there, and not being able to see anything over the dashboard. I wondered how they could fly the plane if they couldn't see in front of them. But I now realize that I was just little
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#33
Headphone jacks 😔
HmmThatWorked, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_connector_(audio)#/media/File:IPod_and_iPhone_audio_plugs.JPG
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#34
Hopefully virtue signalling one's believed moral superiority by getting offended as much as possible on behalf of groups you are not associated with.
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#36
How about all of those solid oak "entertainment center" cabinets, with fixed shelving spaced out to accommodate a 2 foot deep 4:3 aspect-ratio CRT television? No one's going to want those. A larger 16:9 flatscreen isn't going to fit in that square space, and a smaller one that does is going to look awkward and weird in it.
Same deal with all the china cabinets. Who is going to want all the old china cabinets the boomers have, or for that matter, all their expensive china? Millennials seem less likely to see the point of owning a bunch of dishware that only gets used about twice a year.
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#37
I think the “bootstrap” mentality. It’s already declining in millennials but there are still plenty on the front end of the generation that still believe in working themselves to death and grinding 24/7.
Most on the younger side of the generation see right through it and have taken a “job is just to support my lifestyle” perspective.
Our parents still think we need to go in with our resume and demand an interview. Our kids constantly show us kids that have made it on YouTube / tiktok/whatever. We’ve seen both sides of it and we’re just not real impressed.
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#38
Apparently using a Haynes or a Chilton’s manual to work on your car. I hate using YouTube videos for car maintenance, but it looks like that’s all I have left.
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#40
Getting along with people who have different political views as you have.
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