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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that or being a foodie pretty much covers all millennials[/quote]

I'm a millenial and am neither BUT I do think comparing being a Swiftie to being a foodie is apt. Some people just like her music (just like some people like going out to eat at restaurants), but Swifties have made liking Taylor Swift one of their core personality traits the same way some people have made an interest in food a core personality trait.

I do think that due to social media, millennial have had more pressure to have "a thing" or some kind of identifiable brand. Like "oh she's really into roller derby" or "yeah, that's the guy who runs marathons" or whatever. Before social media, I think there was less pressure for this because your world was smaller and people paid less attention to you. But social media creates these large groups of acquaintances (let's get real, if you are connected to 500 people on Facebook, what percent of those are actual friends versus just people how know in a much more casual way?) and then creates an attention marketplace, so people start to feel like they need some kind of hook. For one person it might be Taylor Swift fandom, for other going to Michelin starred restaurants. Other popular "things" are: traveling a lot, being really into yoga, being in recovery (yes, that's a real thing and yes, it's also a social media "thing" that people use to help stand out from others), being engaged/getting married, having a baby/being a parent, and being very politically vocal/active.[/quote]

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