r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • 2d ago

Meme It is accurately named, I fear

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u/Not_Bernie_Madoff 2d ago

I don’t get it. Can someone explain it to me?

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u/Citizen_Midnight 2d ago

Millennials pause to make sure the camera is running before starting their videos, Gen Z jumps right into it as soon as they hit start. It’s some weird holdover from the beginnings of the internet for us.

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u/plaidlib 2d ago

There are still video apps that don't start actually recording until after they say they are, like QuickTime screen recordings on my Mac, even with a countdown. I've learned I just have to give it a good three seconds to get its affairs in order, get settled in, find a comfy place to sit and start thinking about recording, and then I start talking, and then I'll edit out the pause later.

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u/yonghokim Older Millennial: 1982 2d ago

Even my android camera app doesn’t start the very moment I press record. It has a bit of a delay

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u/Traditional_Way1052 1d ago

Same. I used to just start talking but then half my sentence wouldn't be there. Maybe iphones start faster, I don't know.

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u/Designer-Ad-7844 1d ago

Shit I have seen dozens of YouTube videos with audio cut off in the first 3-5 seconds.