FOR FUN! Can you guess what generation someone is from based on what apps they use?
I always feel like I’m aging myself when I suggest using @PayPal to send money. (“Don’t you have Venmo?” my little brother asked me years ago. I quickly made an account —but honestly, I only use it with him.)
It’s wild how fast things have changed. First, @Venmo and @Zelle took over, and now there’s @Wise , @revolut , and probably dozens of other ways now to send people money instantly.
And it’s not just payments—I also age myself when I talk about using dialup and the old AOL days or when I mention long distance dating and talking to my now-husband on @Skype (pre- @Zoom era, of course).
Meanwhile, my boomer parents are now obsessed with @Facebook … I, on the other hand, haven’t posted since 2014. It’s definitely not the cool place to hangout anymore. 😅
What other apps or platforms have generational stereotypes attached to them? The funnier, the better!
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Purposeful Poop
~opens @internet_explorer ~
me: ah.
Purposeful Poop
"can you email it to me?"
"sure"
"dave@hotmail.com"
me: ah.
Purposeful Poop
"we need to refactor this code -- change this variable to something less generic"
"yessir"
me: ah.
Purposeful Poop
"we need to refactor this code -- change this variable to something less generic"
"yessir"
CMD+L
speaks vibes into microphone
me: ah.
minimalist phone: creating folders
ICQ – this is how old I am :D
@busmark_w_nika I still remember my ID number on ICQ
minimalist phone: creating folders
I forgot it. 😓
I’m definitely in that weird zillennial zone — I still use PayPal (because… habit), but also have Wise, Revolut, and whatever else my friends force me to download to split bills on a trip.
Also: if someone says “I’ll Skype you” instead of Zoom/Meet/FaceTime, I immediately know they’ve seen the original iPhone keynote.
And don’t get me started on Facebook — I only go there now to RSVP to weddings or check if a relative is still alive. 😂
AIM > mysapce > facebook > IG > TikTok