I'm GenX, I bought my first PC in 1988, and made a living in part, setting up LANs, back when knowing anything at all about computers could get you a job. GenX early adopters taught millennials computers.
this post was submitted on 21 Aug 2025
1341 points (95.3% liked)
memes
16974 readers
3074 users here now
Community rules
1. Be civil
No trolling, bigotry or other insulting / annoying behaviour
2. No politics
This is non-politics community. For political memes please go to !politicalmemes@lemmy.world
3. No recent reposts
Check for reposts when posting a meme, you can only repost after 1 month
4. No bots
No bots without the express approval of the mods or the admins
5. No Spam/Ads/AI Slop
No advertisements or spam. This is an instance rule and the only way to live. We also consider AI slop to be spam in this community and is subject to removal.
A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Sister communities
- !tenforward@lemmy.world : Star Trek memes, chat and shitposts
- !lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world : Lemmy Shitposts, anything and everything goes.
- !linuxmemes@lemmy.world : Linux themed memes
- !comicstrips@lemmy.world : for those who love comic stories.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
There are nerds in every generation.
Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z, etc. are marketing bullshit that need to stop being used in the common lexicon.
load more comments
(5 replies)
Deletes entire hardrive.
Installs arch Linux.
"OK it's fixed, gotta go, see ya!"
As someone already said, you forgot Gen X. When I ask someone to open a command/terminal window, they have no clue what I’m talking about.
Insert I was born into this meme.
Nah, my brother is a mega-nerd that rivals my tech abilities.
Chromebooks and iPads as the primary devices in schools have hurt the kids in my opinion. Too locked down to allow for exploration.
load more comments
(2 replies)