Zillenial

A micro generation of those born from 1993-1999.

Millenial popularly ends 1994-1996.
Gen Z popularly starts 1995-1997.

Zillenial is the cusps of those two.

Zillennials are the last years of Millennials and first years Generation Z with mixed traits of both generations. They are too young to relate to the core of Millennials but too old to relate to the core of Generation Z. Zillennials were 2000's kids and transitioned from teenagers to adults during the 2010's. The youngest in 2020 are 21 years old.

Technology evolution was a defining part of a Zillennial childhood. They grew up while technology was evolving from Analog to Digital, experiencing both worlds, opposed to millennials / generation z who typically only experienced one type.

Some of the various things Zillennials can remember are:

- Waiting at Barns & Noble as kids for the twilight books to release

- a World before social media / smart phones was popularized but too young to create social media so you had to lie about your birth years.

- the Popularization of smart phones during their years in middle and/or high school (2008-2016)

- Using Gameboy Advance / Advance SP / DS during their childhood

- When "Crank Dat" by Soulja Boy came out in 2007

- The Release of the first iPhone in 2007

- Watching early YouTubers like: Fred, early nigahiga, Nalts, thewinekone, Daxflame, early smosh

- Being too young to understand or remember 9/11, but being born before it.

"What year were you born in?"

"1996"

"are you a millennial?"

"no, I'm a zillenial! I can relate to both generations"

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