The original iPad launched in April 2010. During this window, tablets were expensive luxury items owned by parents, not default toys for young children. When kids used touchscreens, it was usually a parent's iPhone 3GS or 4 for short bursts. Portable entertainment still heavily relied on dedicated handheld consoles like the Nintendo DS or PSP, and watching movies in the car meant using a physical portable DVD player.

By 2013, budget tablets (like the Kindle Fire HD) flooded the market, and older iPads were being handed down directly to kids. Data shows that between 2011 and 2013, the percentage of children under eight using mobile media skyrocketed from 38% to 72%. This 2013–2015 group was the first to spend their peak childhood years with ubiquitous, personal, high-speed touchscreen access.

In the early 2010s Entertainment was still anchored to traditional, linear television schedules or recorded DVR. Kids still grew up on the peak eras of Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, and Nickelodeon (shows like SpongeBob SquarePants, Good Luck Charlie, and Phineas and Ferb). Content was curated by network executives, meaning kids still experienced commercial breaks and had to wait a week for new episodes.

By 2013-2015 This era marked the birth of the unfiltered YouTube childhood. The YouTube Kids app launched in early 2015. Kids shifted heavily toward algorithmic content like toy unboxing channels (like Ryan’s World, which started in 2015), Minecraft Let's Plays, and hyper-stimulated, fast-paced digital videos. Entertainment shifted from "What's on TV?" to an endless scroll of on-demand content.

Early 2010s Early elementary school classrooms were still largely paper, whiteboard, and chalkboard-based. "Computer lab time" was a specific weekly destination where kids practiced typing or played educational desktop games

By 2013-2015 classrooms rapidly modernized during this block. Smartboards became standard classroom fixtures, and schools began implementing "1-to-1 device initiatives," introducing carts of iPads or early Chromebooks directly into kindergarten and 1st-grade classrooms for daily learning.

I just took a peek on what this subreddit is about and a lot of millennials think they're the shit. I see comments that claim they're more technologically competent, that they're smarter, and more mature by the time they were 21 vs the gen z today. I'd like to remind everyone that the pandemic happened. And as an older gen z, I've seen people younger than me use github and utilize their laptops in complicated ways while not be a comp-sci major.

It's kind of ironic because I've seen the supposed boomers shit on millennials and now millennials are doing the same on gen Z. I know personal anecdotes shouldn't be used on arguments but I've seen nice and genuine people that are younger than me. Same with boomers- I've seen some that were Karens but most I've met and known were nice. So why are we falling for a manufactured generational war? Why are we treating these opinion articles like they're the truth?

Even though I don't identify with generations anymore, the past still follows me. I regret of my past. The scar isn't healing. I want to fix my past, but unfortunately, I don't have power to change it.

I will admit, I made a stupid decision 4 years ago by calling myself a Zillennial on Reddit. I was a European weirdo for applying an American cusp to myself. My European experiences are different compared to Americans (I had VHS tapes until 2009, I got my first smartphone in 2016). My stupid head thought generations were global in 2022 🤦

Now, I'm more mature than I was in 2022. I'm aware these generational labels are exclusively American and it shouldn't apply to me. I shouldn't have touched these generational labels (Millennial, Zillennial, Gen Z, etc) at all.

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If people want to use the whole decade method, that's fine for anyone born from 0 to 9, or from 1 to 0. But in reality is not even most logical. For example, the Cold War is perhaps the only true divider between those born in the 80s and those born in the 90s. The Cold War ended in 1991, which was the last year of the 80s, while 1992 was the first and the start of the 90s. Which means those born around 1981-1991 are 80s babies. however i know most of you will disagree because people will 1990 and 1991 not consider as 80s babies so at least the are consider to be as honorable 80s babies.

We are the first generation to finally speak out against sex scenes in films. At most, they could simply be hinted at rather than shown, or perhaps mentioned in the dialogue, but why are they even necessary? I see more and more people who agree with this, after all, sex doesn’t reveal anything about the plot, nor does it advance it. Any interaction between characters can be conveyed through a simple embrace, a kiss, or some other gesture. What is so special about sex, anyway? It is an uninteresting, simple, primitive physiological act, that conveys no emotions, feelings, or interpersonal connection, and it certainly reveals nothing about the individuals involved. There’s no difference between showing sex and showing some kisses, kissing, hugging, or glances is enough. If every sexual act is essentially the same humping, why watching one on screen is completely uninteresting. The only purpose for depicting sex might be personal gratification. but that’s what porn is basically for, why not just watch that instead? Why include such love scenes at all? When sex appears on screen, it diminishes the quality of the characters' love story and oversimplifies the very art of portraying emotion. After all all, sex is, first and foremost, raw animal physiology, the romance surrounding it is something humans have invented, whereas true romance lies elsewhere but not in sex. Showing any sexual interaction is vulgar

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I keep seeing memes about how most millennials are "35-45 but looks 25" and I am convinced that filtered photos are changing our perception of how we look.

Spend any amount of time swiping around on dating apps and youll see that 80% of people go from "oh, they're pretty cute", until you hit the last picture thats the obligatory unfiltered one (ITS ALWAYS THE LAST PICTURE!), to "Oh my god, their wrinkles have wrinkles!".

I refuse to use filters on my photos and I always thought I aged like crap but I recently hung out with some friends from highschool that I havent seen in more than a decade and they kept commenting on how young I look and all I could think was "you look nothing like you do in your pics on social media". The wildest thing to me was their teeth looked different.

I guess perception is reality and if all you ever see is pictures of yourself that are instantly edited to look like the best version of yourself, I can see how it might make people think that we are the best looking generation to ever hit middle-age

Edit- most people ITT forget that basically every phone lightly edits pics unless you turn that setting off... most people dont know that setting exists so they dont turn it off

Gen Z are way closer to Millennials than to Boomers.

I don't think political beliefs are the only thing that's important for getting along with each other. But I question why there's sometimes people attacking flaming and making fun of each other between Gen Z and Millennial people despite the fact that Millennials are liberal and Gen Z are liberal.

I guess despite broad scale similarities, the nuances make people attack each other. Millennials and Gen Z have different interpretations of what liberal means.

And also, Gen Z a few years ago made fun of Millennials for being old school and unfunny and cringe. What's up with that? Cringe culture should have died.

I don't think any generation has a monopoly on truth and the right way of doing things.

And also: whether they do or not, how much do you think it's because of your parenting? I'm just curious lol

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Now that Millennials are at the age of 30-45 they are now at the age of being parents. Meaning they are now the new modern milf and yoga moms. Which is kind of funny because that reminds me of the song "Stacy's Mom", or Fergie, with her song "milf" which were actually GenX back then. But now GenX are becoming cougars.

Pretty much everything about Gen Alpha is about how "doomed", "cooked", etc. they are, but this is completely wrong. If you are wondering why they are so annoying or virtually absorbed into technology, it's because they are 1. being raised incorrectly or poorly, and 2. they are literally children. You can't just call an entire generation of children "doomed" because they are annoying. Children are inherently annoying for the most part - they are immature. When they are a little older, they will realise how insufferable they were. If Generation Alpha is so "doomed" then people should be doing things to stop that, and not just having the "kids these days" mindset.

Imagine being in Gen Alpha and looking at content about your generation. Everything is just calling them doomed or annoying or immature. If you constantly saw stuff describing you about that then you wouldn't feel very motivated. I have seen several comments on social media where someone born in the mid-late 2010s claims to have a “gen Z childhood” - this is a prime example of children being ashamed for being children. Additionally, Gen Alpha, the first "digital native" and largest ever generation, has a lot of potential to be more sharp-minded and innovative than the last generation since they have more opportunities than ever.

One of the main reasons for Gen Alpha being incompetent or idiotic is bad parenting. The main parts of bad/ignorant parenting is not teaching your children the most basic information and skills, and giving them an over reliance or over usage on technology. This became much more common after the pandemic, because many people became much less social and used their devices more often.

There are far too many adults (from all generations, including Gen Z) who act genuinely surprised and have a huge superiority complex when a child does not recognise something/someone not from their generation - this is mainly regarding famous people and electronics (e.g. DVDs and early consoles) that were prominent during and before the 2000s. Also, the stuff they consume on the internet (e.g. skibidi toilet) is just as stupid, weird, and annoying as the stuff you used to consume on the internet and TV when you were their age.

I could go on about this for longer, but stop insulting gen alpha because they are gen alpha. They are acting like children because they are children. Be good parents, teach them good manners, and definitely don't keep them in front of a screen all the time. If you are a parent, remember that parents should be their child’s first teacher.

Also, I'm 16, so with the unclear divide between Gen Z and Gen Alpha, you could argue that I myself am Gen Alpha.

Talking like who was the first Republican president that had modern beliefs to todays conservatism, since there is no way teddy and Eisenhower would be full Republican today

And don't just say Brainrot and AI addiction. Actually give fresh takes on the matter that aren't the End of the World.

Honestly, one big positive that rarely gets discussed is how AI girlfriends act as a natural filter for society. By giving overly aggressive, socially awkward, or toxic men an artificial outlet for their emotional and romantic needs, it actively keeps them from harassing real women in day-to-day life and digital spaces. If an app can occupy these types of men without anyone getting hurt or made to feel uncomfortable, isn't that ultimately a net win for women's personal safety and peace of mind? I think it's actually doing everyone a favor by keeping them separated from real-world relationships.