When things get tough, when you’re under a lot of stress, it’s natural to think about the past and enjoy the memories of the times when you were happy and carefree. And millennials are no different! They yearn for the good old days when the world seemed brighter and appeared to make more sense.
‘Nostalgia 4 Millennials’ is a thriving Instagram account that posts nostalgic content about life in the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s. Despite the name, it’s not just Generation Y that’ll relate to the pics and memes: members of Gen X and Gen Z will probably find something they miss as well. Scroll down to check out some awesome pics from the recent past.
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Researchers sometimes disagree about how to define each generation in terms of the year of birth.
However, it’s widely accepted that millennials (aka Generation Y) are people who were born in the United States between 1981 and 1996. Some argue for broader categorizations, encompassing 1980 to 2004.
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Immediately preceding millennials is Generation X, which includes folks who were born between 1965 and 1980. And before them, you have the so-called baby boomers, which includes Americans born after the Second World War, from 1946 all the way up to 1964.
Meanwhile, fast-forwarding a few decades into the future, you have Generation Z (whose members are widely referred to as Zoomers), which includes people born between 1997 and 2012.
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As for the newest generation—Generation Alpha, aka Gen A—it includes people born in the US between 2013 and the mid-2020s. However, seeing as they’re still very young, there’s still some disagreement among some researchers. Some believe that the generation should include kids born from 2010 all the way up to 2024.
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Gen A is the first generation born entirely in the 21st century, Investopedia points out. They are the children of millennials and are expected to be the largest generation in history. Members of Gen A have been immersed in technology since they were born. They spend more time online and in front of tech devices than any prior cohort. It’s likely that many members of Gen A may live to see the 22nd century due to longer life expectancy trends.
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But cycling back to millennials (aka the parents of Gen A), they are considered to be digital natives, the first to be born into a digital world.
“Technology has always been a part of their everyday lives—it’s been estimated that they check their phones as many as 150 times daily—and serving them has been a major contributing factor to the growth of Silicon Valley and other technology hubs,” Investopedia states.
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Generation Y is the biggest generation in United States history, in terms of numbers. However, millennials have plenty of financial obstacles in their way. For example, they have record amounts of student loan debt. Meanwhile, there’s also an increasing wealth gap, meaning that they start off with less household income.
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As per Investopedia, the most popular personal finance priority for millennials is having enough cash for day-to-day living expenses. Some millennials postponed getting higher education due to a sluggish job market during the recession.
Meanwhile, when the market improved, many members of Gen Y became part of the gig economy. They then went remote during the pandemic. “Of course, some millennials struggle to land full-time positions and are making do with part-time positions, but overall, this group is earning more than other generations.”
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Investopedia warns that not enough millennials are planning for their future retirement. Around a fifth of them don’t have a job that provides employer-sponsored retirement plans.
Meanwhile, many members of Gen Y vastly underestimate how much money they’ll need to survive per year once they’re retirees.
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The ‘Nostalgia 4 Millennials’ account is a fairly recent addition to the archive of awesome and popular content creators on Instagram. It was first created in March 2024. In just over a year, the curator of the account managed to draw in a stunning number of followers, currently standing at 479k.
It just goes to show how inviting nostalgia-related content is, especially when paired with quality photos that embody the essence of decades past.
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What do you miss the most about the ’80s, ’90s, and 2000s, dear Pandas? What generation are you a member of? Do you feel close to other members of your generation, or do you vibe the most with older or younger ones instead?
If you could, what’s one thing that you would bring back from your childhood into the present? Let us know!
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