- People who were born in 1999 turned 18 last year.
- The 2000s have been full of technological advancements. Almost all of the tech we used in the '90s are completely obsolete today.
- From Furbys to floppy disks, kids under the age of 18 just don't get it.
Kids who turned 18 last year were born in 1999 (let that sink in for a second). Technology has changed a lot since then.
It was a better time, a simpler time. Doesn't life without dating apps and smartphones seem pretty nice right about now?
That said, anyone born after 1999 will never know what it was like to carry around CD cases, fold up a paper map, or be reliant on a payphone to reach your friends. Here are 22 things that people born after 1999 would have a hard time explaining.
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The sound of a real alarm clock will probably give anyone born after 1999 a heart attack.
Most phones have an alarm clock, stopwatch, and timer built in, making alarm clocks completely unnecessary.
Floppy disks weren't just the "save" icon on your computer.
Floppy disks, among basically every other form of technology used in the 1990s, are all but forgotten. Truly, most kids only know about floppy disks from Microsoft Word.
Floppy disks were first introduced in 1967, and now, 50 years after they first appeared, Sony is rumored to finally stop producing them.
When you wanted to talk on the phone, you had to stand next to the wall or near a plug.
In 2017, 45% of kids between 10-12 have their own smartphone in the US. Before the world became so technologically linked, pretty much the only way to get in touch with anyone was by — get this! — calling them on their "home phone."
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