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Internet generations seem to be much quicker, with big shifts every 3 to 5 years. Mary Meeker's yearly summary often illustrates aspects of this.
by j45 6y ago
Internet generations seem to be much quicker, with big shifts every 3 to 5 years. Mary Meeker's yearly summary often illustrates aspects of this.
- mulmen 6y agoNot sure I follow. Does “boomer” not mean “person born between 1946 and 1964”? Does it just mean ”old” now?
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- bitwize 6y agoData point: FPS games that try to recreate the low-poly looks of mid-90s shooters are called "boomer shooters" in the community, despite the fact that boomers were already of middle age when Doom, Quake, abd Duke Nukem 3D came out and arguably outside the target audience of those games.
- j45 6y agoI think what the other post might be missing is that the gamers of the 90s/early 2000's are gen y aka millenials and often called or treated as boomers.
- mulmen 6y agoOk now I’m really confused. I’m a millennial but I have never (to my knowledge) been called a “boomer”. Doesn’t that make Halo or CS “boomer shooters”? Maybe I’m older than I think...
- j45 6y agoI don’t think you are saying just because you haven’t experienced something means it can’t be out of the realm of possibility? And for it to be proven someone has to do the work specifically to convince you? Seems kind of evangelical, which is a foreign concept to me. But I’ll try, respectfully. Perhaps you you look/act younger than others. Or maybe others act/look older than you. Or, maybe there’s people who exist who exaggerate the first difference between themselves and someone else to put distance between them for reasons like ego/insecurity. Instead of a lens of doubt and putting the burden of others of having to educate you, it’s also possible to meet half way and ask.. what else could this mean that I’m not seeing? Our brains tend to find what we put attention towards. Either way I hope that helps and no offence intended.
- mulmen 6y agoI played a lot of FPS games in my time and I have never heard that term. When did that start? Are you suggesting that “boomer” simply means “old” now?
- j45 6y agoYeah it is also used for anyone who is even a few years older.
- mulmen 6y agoOk, thanks for clarifying. That’s a usage I was unfamiliar with.
- j45 6y agoAlso, here’s the Mary meeker reference that talks to much quicker changes online than in real life generations. https://www.bondcap.com/report/itr19/#&gid=1&pid=1 https://www.bondcap.com/report/itr19/#&gid=1&pid=1