The Two Vague Podcast
The Two Vague Podcast
Ben Cheknis
Episode 56 - Generation
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Aug 19, 2022 at 10:27 am.
TWO different segments, and Ben’s “watch along with Norah” idea
Norah recalls what generation meant in the “old days,” and describes “to beget”
From Ben’s energy and excitement, to Norah’s list of social generations
The Lost, Greatest, and Silent Generations aka “Traditionalists”
“Baby Boomers” and “Baby Busters,” and their experiences with computers
“Millennials,” “Zoomers,” and Generation Alpha
Other names for generations, and opinions about social classifications
“Horoscopes based on truth,” and confusion about immigrants
Kelly Ripa’s new gameshow, “My Generation” by The Who, and stuttering
Norah loves PONG, Ben explains console generation overlap, and 8-bit chips.
Ben talks about some of the systems he owned in the 3rd and 4th generations
The filing cabinet, the first major console that had connectivity, and BORT!
Ben explains the exit of Sega from the hardware biz and Nintendo’s big failure
Ben picks a lane, the 9th generation console are PCs, and the rise of digital media
A discussion about video game demographics and trends in the social generations
My stepmother doesn’t know it yet, but she IS a gamer now
To close the show… the harsh sting of reality
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Show notes
Norah leads the conversation about the word generation while Ben sits comfortably in the cohost chair.  Norah shares her research on the meaning of the word, provides a breakdown of the social generations, and explains the personality tendencies of Boomers, X-ers, Millennials, and  Zoomers.  Ben contributes a summary of console generations, some marketing statistics about gamers from the social generations, and his sparkling wit as rare as hen’s teeth.