Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoHow Tamagotchi Trained Millennials for the Era of Needy Devices | The Walrusthewalrus.caexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down15
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minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months 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-up3·2 months 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-22 months 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+.
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+.