The defining feature of xteens is their "technological bilingualism". They are the last group to have an entirely analog childhood—remembering landlines, rotary phones, and Saturday morning cartoons on VHS—yet they were young enough to adapt effortlessly to the digital explosion of their early twenties.
: They made mixtapes on cassette in high school but were downloading MP3s on Napster by college. xteens
: Growing up, they played games like The Oregon Trail on school computers, leading many to call them the "Oregon Trail Generation". The defining feature of xteens is their "technological