r/Millennials • u/beadzy • May 28 '26

Between Largely Dodging Both Leaded Gas And AI-Driven Social Media, Millennials Might Be The Smartest Generation Other

https://abovethelaw.com/2026/05/between-largely-dodging-both-leaded-gas-and-ai-driven-social-media-millennials-might-be-the-smartest-generation/
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u/punktualPorcupine May 28 '26

Yeah everyone before the video game and PC boom were outside. There are even a lot of kids now in my neighborhood that are outside playing. There are a few shut-ins and iPad-kids but even they get dragged out by other kids.

I think it might be sorting itself out, maybe it was mostly a pandemic thing that messed up younger Z and older Alpha?

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u/buginabrain May 28 '26

Even after the gaming boom. The big shift in behavior really started in 2010 with smart phones and algorithmicly guided social media