• MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    164
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    7 days ago

    Millennials are old enough to remember analog cameras and photos of people with red eyes. Man, people need to update their definition of which generation is “young.”

    • SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      edit-2
      5 days ago

      Red eye happens because of the flash. So still happens on digital cameras. It’s just nowadays they automatically detect and correct for it after the shot has taken. Or some cameras can do a pre flash before the flash for the shot fires or a light turns on when you half press the shutter button. That way the pupil will shrink and less light will enter the pupil and not light up the back of the eye.

    • teft@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      69
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      7 days ago

      The oldest millennials are in their early 40s now but to boomers they will always be teens.

      • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        7 days ago

        As far as mental maturity goes I skipped from 15 to 65, which is to say I’ve never truly behaved as a normal adult free of childish and/or eccentric whims.

      • doctordevice@lemmy.ca
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        26
        ·
        edit-2
        7 days ago

        Using the most common definition of those born 1981-1996: Oldest millennials turn 44 this year, youngest turn 29. Next year we’ll officially transition to “30s to mid 40s.”

      • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        15
        ·
        7 days ago

        It was so bad that the PC software that came with the camera often had a red eye removal feature. I remember being fascinated when I figured out you could use it on things other than eyes and it just took the red out of anything.

        • ZeffSyde@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          5 days ago

          I immediately jumped to magical thinking and every person you took a picture of was robbed of blood.

          Before anyone asks, yes, I’m on the line with RL Stine as we speak.

    • hoch@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      7 days ago

      Hell, even the older Gen-Z grew up with analog cameras, VHS players, paper maps, and no computers.

      I’m not sure people realize zoomers are almost 30, and millennials are nearing 50.