They watched the unit economics of being middle class change within their lifetime. That’s why
I’m not a millennial, but I’ve always found this interesting.
A lot of millennials seem unusually attached to childhood nostalgia well into adulthood. Not just remembering it fondly, but actively revisiting it, recreating it, and sometimes even trying to experience things they feel they missed growing up.
From cartoons and video games to fandoms, toys, collectibles, and childhood franchises, nostalgia seems to play a much bigger role in millennial culture than it does for Gen Z or older generations.
Maybe it’s because they grew up during the transition from an analog world to a digital one. Maybe it’s because childhood felt more optimistic before social media, smartphones, and constant online pressure became the norm.
I don't necessarily think it's cringe. If anything, it's a fascinating generational trait.
But it does make me wonder:
Why do millennials seem so much more interested in reliving childhood than the generations before or after them?
This is all it takes for a wave of VC funded schools/libraries. Sprinkle a little ai on it for good measure
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AI COMPANIES: “People who don’t use AI agents just aren’t aware of the vast power they possess to do anything.”
NORMAL PEOPLE: “Wow, okay, wow. Sounds great. What can they do? Give me your top example.”
AI COMPANIES: “The hardest task of all: Checking you into a flight!”
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How it feels to ask the Chinese ai models for help on something Claude won’t agree to