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Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Millennials caught the tail end of physical 3rd spaces, but experienced the golden age of digital third spaces. The internet until the mid 2000s was way more decentralised and chaotic.

Instead of anonymous chatrooms and forums as digital 3rd spaces, Zoomers used less accessible proprietary options such as Discord or Twitch instead.