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Idk how to explain but there is such a generation gap in gen z like those born from 1998-2004 and those from 2005-2010 had such different lives growing up
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Anonymous 1w

Due to technological acceleration drastically impacting child rearing, Gen Z exists solely in 3 micro generation 1996-2002: Zillennials (had the same childhood as millennials but social media before highschool) 2003-2007: Zoomers (tide pod eating generation) 2007-2010/12(depending where you start alpha): Zalphas- post iPhone invention led to early tech introduction iPad kids, primary reading method shifted away from phonics, and adults decided “they were born with tech so they just know how..

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 1w

…to use it” and stopped teaching tech literacy (cursive classes were replaced with typing classes, and then typing classes were dropped bc “kids obviously know how to type they’ve had computers their whole lives” so we are on a backwards slope of technological understanding and online safety practices)

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 6d

wait thank you as a zillenial this makes so much sense

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 6d

when i was little i thought computers were just for printing coloring pages

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