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I don't relate to my generation


It's funny, I'm in my late 20s, and I was identifying more with Ben Whitaker than with the other kids. Are all millennials really dressing like hipsters?

I've never used Instagram and don't understand the attraction of Twitter. Most people I know that are my age don't use these. I use Facebook once in a while. It might be the weird thing about being too old to have had a cellphone in high school, but too young not to have a smart phone.

I'd be out of place at that company since I'd be the guy with pants and a tucked in shirt; I'd neither be the guy in suit+tie nor the guy in one of these popular lumberjack shirts.

We see those millennials stereotypes so often in movies that I don't know if I'm really part of that generation.

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Hold on to those old school beliefs. Anyone under 30 that thinks that way gives me hope!!!

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well im in the midle ground im 21

if the dress code is casual ill just wear a shirt

I've never used Instagram too while i do understand the attraction of Twitter i abandoned mine when i was 17. Most people I know that are my age do use these.

I use Facebook id say 4 times a week i dont post anything just looking to see whatsup,


people often say that im old fashioned, in my way of doing things.

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Agree. I like the light-heartedness and innuendos though. Appreciate the nonchalant. On a related topic I also watch Younger on TV Land. Can't relate to most of the things but enjoy and like watching it, but mostly from growing up watching Hilary on Lizzie and Debi Mazar.

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Most Millennials don't act like that in real life

Did Reality Bites or Sex And The City characters make Generation X look good? No, Of Course not and most people in that age group don't act like those characters

Did every Baby Boomer drop acid and run though the flower field?

Labeling Generations is stupid and older people will always complain about those darn kids. Anyway this movie was crap.

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I'm in my 30s and I personally prefer the slacker look

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I like this thread.... a lot. I think it's sad that a majority of people have become clones (e.g. all with Twitter and Instagram accounts, IPhones and Macbooks) and if you don't you're viewed as some kind of weirdo or has-been. What happened to individualism?

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Oh, I'm the same and I'm in my late 20s. Deleted my FB account 5 years ago and have used it a couple of times for fan groups since. Don't do any other social media - frankly, it stresses me out and seems empty and stupid. I own a beaten up basic smartphone and don't understand how people can shell out such a ridiculous amount of money on them when they don't even need all the fancy functions.

I've always dressed smart - you would virtually never have seen me in cheap youth fashion even when I was a teen.

I've always felt like an old soul. In fact, that's why teen stereotypes in most American productions really irritate me.

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I'm in my 60s and I identify with Ben. I prefer business casual for work, because it's humid here most of the year. I wear jeans and t-shirts or tank tops and shorts at home. Whether it's 100 degrees with a dew point in the 80s or its 75 with a dew point of 65, I'd suffocate in a suit and tie. Many of the people in this part of the country look like they fell off of a farm truck in the Ozarks and spent 30 days wandering in the wilderness anyway, and they always did look that way. It's what passes for a "manly" look in the Great Central Plains.

I have a Twitter account and a Facebook account. The major news networks, local TV stations, the National Weather Service, local police, fire and utilities all have Twitter accounts. As a result of the mobile Twitter alerts, I seldom need to watch local or national news. The stories are stale by the time they're aired. The Facebook account helps me keep track of relatives and friends who are scattered across the country.

It's a good thing I've always enjoyed technology, because I can't afford to be bewildered by computers in my industry.

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