Millennial pause
Hesitation before beginning a video
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Key Takeaways
- The millennial pause is a pause in speaking at the start of some videos, especially in short-form content and on social media apps such as TikTok.
- The phenomenon is an example of the digital generation gap between millennials and subsequent generations.
- Kate Lindsay of The Atlantic , a millennial, stated that this pause is becoming more noticeable as short-form videos are becoming more prevalent on the social network Instagram, instant messaging app Snapchat, and online video platform YouTube.
- Hypothesis It has been conjectured that the reason why people older than zoomers tend to include a pause at the start of their videos is to make sure that the device they are using is actually recording before beginning to say anything.
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WikipediaThe millennial pause is a pause in speaking at the start of some videos, especially in short-form content and on social media apps such as TikTok. The pause is generally ascribed to millennials, the generation of people born from 1981 to 1996. The phenomenon is an example of the digital generation gap between millennials and subsequent generations.
The term "millennial pause" is attributed to TikTok user nisipisa, a millennial who posted a TikTok video on 26 November 2021, pointing out that Taylor Swift, a millennial singer, includes such pauses at the start of her videos. Kate Lindsay of The Atlantic, a millennial, stated that this pause is becoming more noticeable as short-form videos are becoming more prevalent on the social network Instagram, instant messaging app Snapchat, and online video platform YouTube.
Videos by people other than millennials have also been described as exhibiting a millennial pause; Parade reported that singer JC Chasez included one in his TikTok debut video, and James Factora of Them mentioned how actress Jennifer Coolidge included one in "a perfect TikTok" during her debut.
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