Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 7 days agoHow Tamagotchi Trained Millennials for the Era of Needy Devices | The Walrusthewalrus.caexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down14
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minus-squareNanook@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·7 days agoTamagotchi is a ‘90s fad. Oh wait is this just forgetting Gen-X?
minus-squareOtter Raft@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoMillenials were born 81 to 96, and Tamagotchi was still somewhat popular in the 2000s, so it still works IMO Although it’s not unique to millenials
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·7 days agoYeah, i’m an elder millennial and i was just a little too old for tamagotchis. They weren’t really for gen-x unless that person was immature.
minus-squareporksnort@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 days agoRight, at the time of tamagotchi, us mature gen-Xers had PalmPilots. They had spreadsheets and calendars on top of needy pet apps. So mature…
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-27 days agoA full grown adult carrying around a pretend pet was considered immature where i lived so i’m not sure what your point is. The thing came out globally in 97 making all gen-x at the time late 17 or 18+.
minus-squareCallMeAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 days agoGen x was mostly older. It’s a millennial thing.
Tamagotchi is a ‘90s fad. Oh wait is this just forgetting Gen-X?
Millenials were born 81 to 96, and Tamagotchi was still somewhat popular in the 2000s, so it still works IMO
Although it’s not unique to millenials
Yeah, i’m an elder millennial and i was just a little too old for tamagotchis. They weren’t really for gen-x unless that person was immature.
Right, at the time of tamagotchi, us mature gen-Xers had PalmPilots. They had spreadsheets and calendars on top of needy pet apps. So mature…
A full grown adult carrying around a pretend pet was considered immature where i lived so i’m not sure what your point is. The thing came out globally in 97 making all gen-x at the time late 17 or 18+.
Gen x was mostly older. It’s a millennial thing.
Gen who?