Those of us who grew up in the 90s will always relish the feelings of nostalgia we get when we come across an old CD or happen upon our old MySpace photos—though sometimes those cause deep regret as well.
Every generation has their memories and it wasn’t until recently that Gen Z has made us realize just how old we’ve become. Here are just a few things millennials will always understand that confuse the hell out of those Gen Z youths.
1. Floppy Disks:
In the "I'm getting old" department.., a kid saw this and said, "oh, you 3D-printed the 'Save' Icon." pic.twitter.com/rwgCpSjfDQ
— Bill Gross (@Bill_Gross) October 17, 2017
2. Burning CDs:
3. Napster:
4. VHS Tapes:
5. Overhead Projectors:
6. Roll-Up Windows:
https://twitter.com/StephanieLentz/status/876859857369956353
7. Manual Pencil Sharpeners:
My son just asked me what this is, he's 11 years old….have times changed THAT much?! #OldMan #KidsTheseDays pic.twitter.com/lJSa1Uan5s
— Gil_6:30 (@Gil_630) August 8, 2016
8. The Pound Sign:
9. Film Cameras:
10. The OG Boy Bands:
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— Ruin My Week (@RuinedWeek) January 16, 2019
11. Cassette Tapes:
I asked my six-year-old if he knew what this is. He said it is a tape player. And then he asked “how do you turn it on?” @MrTommyLand? 😂🤘#nocassettemoji pic.twitter.com/FsYq80vZ1f
— Jordan Miller (@TheJordanMiller) July 9, 2018
12. Gameboys:
Some little kid just came up to me on the train & asked me what this is. My heart shatters for children everywhere pic.twitter.com/IPjE5a8Ml6
— Roob Himself (@RoobMacchia) November 7, 2015
13. Cords:
14. Steve Irwin:
https://twitter.com/LilViss_/status/666506329750528001
15. Neopets:
16. Nintendo 64:
https://twitter.com/dianaYe_/status/789927247323000832
17. “Hang Up” Phones:
My daughter just asked why we say "hang up" the phone and now I feel 90.
— Jason English (@EnglishJason) June 2, 2015
18. The Titanic:
Did you realize the Titanic Disaster actually happened? this dude didn't, pic.twitter.com/lWBFtmcbrU
— Old Photos and Bacon (@OldPhotosBacon) April 29, 2016
19. iPods:
20. Original Trix Shapes:
Don’t do this to me https://t.co/0f6Vc3Nlbs
— dom mclennon (@DomMcLennon) January 16, 2019
21. And Most Of All:
https://twitter.com/BabyySims/status/1033731731025813504