Digital pets changed the rules of how we treat tech, paving the way for attention-hungry smartphones
    • Otter Raft@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      9·
      2 months ago

      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

      • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
        41·
        2 months ago

        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.

        • porksnort@slrpnk.netEnglish
          3·
          2 months ago

          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…

          • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            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+.