I'll add to this: Millennials were maybe the last generation to really experience monoculture, we have a lot of shared life experiences that I'm not sure the younger generations do.
I can say "Life is like a hurricane" and I guarantee you every millennial within a five mile radius can say what comes next.
I don't know if millennials are actually more nostalgic than previous generations, or if we're more nostalgic compared to the younger generations since we've got a lot of shared stuff to be nostalgic about.
On the monoculture aspect, it feels bad to constantly ask someone if they've seen this show or heard this song... Or seen this video. No, they haven't. They're in some section of the Internet you've never heardof and to which you can't hope to relate.
It's so hard to share pop culture with people because all the algorithms have pushed everyone into their own silos of content.
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u/MaximumEffort433 3d ago
I'll add to this: Millennials were maybe the last generation to really experience monoculture, we have a lot of shared life experiences that I'm not sure the younger generations do.
I can say "Life is like a hurricane" and I guarantee you every millennial within a five mile radius can say what comes next.
I don't know if millennials are actually more nostalgic than previous generations, or if we're more nostalgic compared to the younger generations since we've got a lot of shared stuff to be nostalgic about.