Gen Z Can't Identify These Things From The 90's

Gen Z are people born between 1997 and 2012.

The poll of 2-thousand adults reveals a long list of things from way back in the 90s that Gen Z can’t identify.

  • It finds that three-quarters don’t even know what dial-up Internet was.
  • A lot of young people can’t identify a Walkman or the startup sound from Windows 95.
  • Others had no idea people used to have to blow on computer game cartridges and some were even unaware of floppy discs and disposable cameras.
  • Topping the list of old school items Gen Z didn’t recognize is Chunky CRT TVs, once a staple in living rooms everywhere.⠀
  • Some young adults had no idea what VHS tapes or overhead projectors used in classrooms are.
  • Pagers, Tamagotchis, Snap Bands, and even fax machines are more items from just a few decades ago that today’s young people don’t know about.
  • Across all age groups, The Spice Girls are the thing most associated with the 1990s (71%).
  • Blockbuster Video (55%) and Saturday morning kids cartoons on TV (42%) are also well known 90s throwbacks.
  • Respondents of all ages say things were better in the 90s because there was less phone use (50%), more face-to-face interaction (47%) and playing outside (45%).
  • About half of 25 to 34 year olds (53%) and 35 to 44 year olds (51%) think snacks were better back then, and 38% of Gen Z agrees.
  • More than two-thirds (69%) feel the tech we have today is more convenient, but they say it’s less fun than it was in the 90s.
  • That’s one reason that 49% say if they had the opportunity, they’d happily go back in time to live in the 1990s.

Source: Talking Points

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