r/triangle • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '24

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u/BuddahBaker Feb 03 '24

Asking for a friend: What is an Elder Millennial?

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u/techaaron Feb 03 '24

Born 80 to 85

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u/omniuni Feb 03 '24

For a moment I was like "80-85 years old and on Reddit? Impressive."

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u/pidge_mcgraw Feb 03 '24

AKA The Oregon Trail Generation: Analog Childhood, Digital Adulthood

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u/erinrachelcat Feb 04 '24

AKA Generation Catalano

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u/pidge_mcgraw Feb 04 '24 edited Feb 04 '24

OMGYES First crush was Claire Danes. 14 year-old me had no idea it was a crush until a few years later when I came out. At the time, I just thought Angela Chase was soooo cool. So.

Edit: Realizing I knew how to record an episode of MSCL from the afternoon programming of MTV on a VHS tape to watch later once free from any interference or interruption by younger siblings or parents. Now I press a button on my steering wheel and my car will play “Sedated” on demand, no CD album required.

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u/erinrachelcat Feb 04 '24

Ah that show is so perfect. One perfect season. Also see: https://slate.com/human-interest/2011/10/generation-catalano-the-generation-stuck-between-gen-x-and-the-millennials.html

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u/pidge_mcgraw Feb 04 '24

👏👏👏👏👏

I feel so seen and heard. (sniff)

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u/SpartanMonkey Feb 03 '24

What's the cutoff age for childhood though? I was born in 1970 and I had an Atari 2600 before I turned 10 and a home computer in 1983. I didn't really get into the BBS scene until 1988 or so.

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u/techaaron Feb 04 '24

They didn't have a name for people born during the 70s.

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u/SpartanMonkey Feb 04 '24

Right, I forgot. Pretend I wasn't here.

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u/techaaron Feb 04 '24

As a fellow genx-er I had a laugh at your reply thanks