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The millennial pause is a barely perceptible pause that is present at the start of some recorded videos.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The practice of including such a pause is generally ascribed to millennials.^[5]^[6]^[7] The phenomenon is an example of the digital generation gap between millennials and younger generations.^[8]^[9]

Observation

The term is attributed to a millennial user of social media who posted a video pointing out that Taylor Swift, a millennial celebrity singer, includes such pauses at the start of her videos.^[1] The social media user actually used the phrase "millennial obligatory pause" in her video post.

Theory

It has been conjectured that the reason why older users tend to include a pause at the start of their videos is that they pause to make sure that the device they are using is actually recording before beginning to say anything, in contrast with younger users who are said to trust that the devices are working correctly, and begin speaking immediately after the recording begins.^[1]

Alternatively, another theory for the prevalence of the pause amongst older users is that the habit was first adapted when using earlier recording devices, which took a split second to begin recording, and that although newer devices do not exhibit the same delay, the habit has proven hard to break.^[10]

Awareness

Becoming aware of the phenomenon has caused some millennials to question whether they are becoming too old.^[7] People have also noted that, once they have been made aware that their recordings include millennial pauses, they find their own habit embarrassing, but also have trouble breaking the habit.^[10]

The millennial pause is considered one of a number of things common in what Kate Lindsay of The Atlantic called the "Millennial Internet Era", which also includes social media network Facebook and GIF files used as reactions.^[8]^[9]

The phrase has been used untranslated outside of the anglosphere, including in Brazil,^[11] Chile,^[12] Denmark,^[13] France,^[14] Germany,^[15] Italy,^[9] the Netherlands,^[16], Mexico,^[17] and Spain.^[18]^[a]

Notes

^ Spanish newspaper El País used a Spanish translation, calling it "la pausa millennial", though it also mentioned the English-language hashtag "#MillennialPause", and used the phrase untranslated in its English-language edition.^[18]^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lindsay, Kate (6 August 2022). "Are You Sure You're Not Guilty of the 'Millennial Pause'?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Kelly, Tiffany (13 August 2022). "What the 'Millennial Pause' Discourse Says About Millennial vs. Gen Z". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Taylor Swift's Getting Funnier". Gawker. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Tuesday Briefing: What's Behind Angry Protests Against China's 'Deadly' COVID Restrictions". The Guardian. 29 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Rogers, Hannah. "What is a 'Millennial Pause'?". The Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "For My Birthday, '90s Nostalgia and the Gift of Grief Literacy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b "Growing Old Online". Wired. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b Lindsay, Kate (18 October 2022). "The End of a Millennial Internet Era". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Web, The Decline of GIFs is Also That of Millennials". Domani. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b O'Reilly, Séamas (26 November 2022). "Séamas O'Reilly: I've Been Trying Out New Social Media Sites as an Escape Raft from Twitter". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "'Millennial Pause' is the New Talk of Generations". Terra (in Portuguese). 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Why Millennials Are the New 'Dinosaurs of the Internet': And How Gen Z Mocks Them". Radio Infinita (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Boomers Used to Take the Brunt, But Now It's a Different Generation". Underholdning (in Danish). 28 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "But What Is The 'Millennial Break' That You Are Probably Taking Without Realizing It?". Konbini (in French). 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Willems, Christina (15 November 2022). "Tiktok Phenomenon Explained: What Actually is a "Millennial Break"?". Rheinische Post (in German). Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "So There is a Second Between 'Camera On' and 'Talk', and That is the Millennial Pause". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Millennial Pause: What Gives Away Millennials on Tiktok?". Universidad Intercontinental (in Spanish). 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ ^a ^b Vázquez, Karelia (30 September 2022). "LMillennials Are the New Oldies of the Internet". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Vázquez, Karelia (3 October 2022). "Why Millennials Are the New Online Dinosaurs". El País English Edition. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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[20] Spanish newspaper El País used a Spanish translation, calling it "la pausa millennial", though it also mentioned the English-language hashtag "#MillennialPause", and used the phrase untranslated in its English-language edition.^[18]^[19]

[atlantic-1] Lindsay, Kate (6 August 2022). "Are You Sure You're Not Guilty of the 'Millennial Pause'?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 16 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[dailydot-2] Kelly, Tiffany (13 August 2022). "What the 'Millennial Pause' Discourse Says About Millennial vs. Gen Z". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[gawker-3] "Taylor Swift's Getting Funnier". Gawker. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[guardian-4] "Tuesday Briefing: What's Behind Angry Protests Against China's 'Deadly' COVID Restrictions". The Guardian. 29 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[times-5] Rogers, Hannah. "What is a 'Millennial Pause'?". The Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[washingtonpost-6] "For My Birthday, '90s Nostalgia and the Gift of Grief Literacy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[wired-7] "Growing Old Online". Wired. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[atlantic.end-8] Lindsay, Kate (18 October 2022). "The End of a Millennial Internet Era". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[editorialedomani-9] "Web, The Decline of GIFs is Also That of Millennials". Domani. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[irishexaminer-10] O'Reilly, Séamas (26 November 2022). "Séamas O'Reilly: I've Been Trying Out New Social Media Sites as an Escape Raft from Twitter". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[terra-11] "'Millennial Pause' is the New Talk of Generations". Terra (in Portuguese). 29 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[infinita-12] "Why Millennials Are the New 'Dinosaurs of the Internet': And How Gen Z Mocks Them". Radio Infinita (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[tv2-13] "Boomers Used to Take the Brunt, But Now It's a Different Generation". Underholdning (in Danish). 28 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[konbini-14] "But What Is The 'Millennial Break' That You Are Probably Taking Without Realizing It?". Konbini (in French). 26 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[rp-online-15] Willems, Christina (15 November 2022). "Tiktok Phenomenon Explained: What Actually is a "Millennial Break"?". Rheinische Post (in German). Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[volkskrant-16] "So There is a Second Between 'Camera On' and 'Talk', and That is the Millennial Pause". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 23 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[uic-17] "Millennial Pause: What Gives Away Millennials on Tiktok?". Universidad Intercontinental (in Spanish). 14 October 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[pais-18] Vázquez, Karelia (30 September 2022). "LMillennials Are the New Oldies of the Internet". El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 December 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[pais.english-19] Vázquez, Karelia (3 October 2022). "Why Millennials Are the New Online Dinosaurs". El País English Edition. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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