Those of you millennials who've heard about the "entitled" generation of your time might strongly distance yourselves because you don't consider yourself a part of that end of the age bracket. You played Oregon Trail, not Neopets, and you're realizing now more than ever that you're way too old for some of the sh*t out there. And that's where the difference between "old" and "young" millennials comes in.
One major distinction is age. Within that 1980 to 2000 window, you fall under the first half and identify more with My So-Called Life than with Degrassi, Nokias over Motorola Razrs, and CDs over iPods. Basically everything that was relevant to your childhood and teenage years was way cooler than what followed. Sound like you? Here are 80 more signs to tell you're an old millennial.
You remember when designer jeans became a thing and wore weird thick jeans from Gap or hideous legging jeans before then.
You put lots of inappropriate pictures on Facebook because you didn't realize it would be opened to everyone and had no concept of "things living on the internet forever" at the time.
You brag about how much you drink (always posting Instagrams of cocktails and wine tasting trips), while young millennials are always bragging about how much they work out (Instagrams of hikes and sneakers and acai bowls).
Your first cell phone was the original Nokia with the Snake game.
You remember when your school was finally allowed to sign up for Facebook (long before it was open to everyone, you could only join if you went to certain colleges).
You excitedly checked email every day but rarely had any.
You don't love adding photos of yourself on social media.
You remember watching O.J. Simpson's Bronco chase.
You played Pogs and/or traded Pokémon cards very seriously.
Some heartthrobs for young millennials seem like little kids and just feel creepy, like those twin boys (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) who were in Big Daddy!
