Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Nostalgia@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 months agoHow Tamagotchi Trained Millennials for the Era of Needy Devices | The Walrusthewalrus.caexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down13cross-posted to: neat@lemmy.world
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minus-squareporksnort@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoRight, at the time of tamagotchi, us mature gen-Xers had PalmPilots. They had spreadsheets and calendars on top of needy pet apps. So mature…
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-25 months agoA full grown adult carrying around a pretend pet was considered immature where i lived so i’m not sure what your point is. The thing came out globally in 97 making all gen-x at the time late 17 or 18+.
Right, at the time of tamagotchi, us mature gen-Xers had PalmPilots. They had spreadsheets and calendars on top of needy pet apps. So mature…
A full grown adult carrying around a pretend pet was considered immature where i lived so i’m not sure what your point is. The thing came out globally in 97 making all gen-x at the time late 17 or 18+.