One of the things that I discussed with some of my peers who were born around the same time as me was that it feels weird being compartmentalized as one demographic who supposedly shares these certain behaviors, attitudes, and values shaped by technology.

But I also feel like we were born at a curious time when the world was only beginning to transition into a more tech-savvy society. Our identity isn't as rigid as how marketers try to define it.

I still remember the time when the internet wasn't as accessible and content wasn't as ubiquitous as it is today. I was born in the late 90s and my early childhood was still filled with going out on the streets or to playgrounds for entertainment.

We still watched a lot of TV, mostly cartoons, and renting DVDs was a thing. Then at some point in the mid-2000s, the internet just exploded. With the introduction of smartphones and tablets, things took off in a whole different direction.

So I think my experiences maybe different from the OG millennials but they're not completely resonant with these Gen Zs either. We can try to deconstruct our collective experiences as a generation as the article suggests in order to understand how the cultural shifts in different social contexts changed the way we see the world. But that would be a herculean task to undertake.

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Here's another story of how a Nokia phone took a bullet to save its owner's life: Peter Skillman's Nokia 301

Mostly #7, and occasionally, #8 and #6.

Edit (link to article): https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/01/forgotten-man-forgotten-disease-aniru-conteh-and-the-battle-against-lassa-fever/

It's a nice design concept. I wonder how effective it is in getting people to borrow books and whether they return those books to the tree.

It's Hedwig!

I actually watched a Buzzfeed video where they explored the dark web. Though it makes me curious what's out there, I don't really want to get into it without taking any precautions first.

Saw this on CNN last week, I think. It's a wonderful thing what they're doing here but I hope they would be able to keep doing it, this must be very expensive.