• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      Boomers and probably gen x, ironically enough. All the founders with given DoBs are either the silent gen or boomers and the guy who was head of programming during the sixteen and pregnant era is either gen x or aging very differently from the rest of us

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      11 months ago

      Actually both of those were boomers. The original format was created by a baby boomer and the Real World was too. Gen X just watched MTV growing up.

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        11 months ago

        We also watched it fall apart while we were growing up.

        I remember when M2 debuted with the idea that it would just play music videos, you know … like MTV used to.