>>947701684 (OP) #
The 90s and early 2000s hit that perfect sweet spot where you got the best of both worlds. I grew up touching grass and learned tech before it became idiot-proof. No Instagram brainrot, no TikTok frying your attention span, just actually living life outdoors with friends, then going home to mess with dial-up, LAN parties, and figuring out PCs without handholding. You had to learn how stuff worked, not just tap apps. It was the last era where kids weren’t constantly surveilled or glued to feeds, but still adapted early enough to dominate the digital shift.

Basically: analog childhood + digital competence = peak generation.