You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without Amazon.
In March 2016, Ian Bogost wrote about the next stage in Amazon's commercial revolution.
Around the time you were born, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 4,000 for the first time.
In May 2016, Bouree Lam wrote about how the Dow, though popular, does not actually reflect the nature of the U.S. economy.
You were born in February of 1995. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 6 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Gina Maranto wrote about women who put off trying to have children until their mid-thirties, and the reasons society should enable them to delay their careers instead of their childbearing.
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At 6 years old, you were part of the generation most shaped by 9/11.
The conflicts and displacements touched off around the world by the attacks have been reverberating for the majority of your life. “This ‘war’ [on terrorism] will never be over,” wrote James Fallows, a few years after the towers fell.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after Twitter.
In August 2015, Kalev H. Leetaru considered whether Twitter was living up to its lofty aspirations.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
Modern Family premiered in 2008.
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When you turned 15, you witnessed the revolutionary fervor that transformed the Arab world in 2010, a movement led by your generation.
When 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire, he ignited a tinderbox of protests that continue to roil the Middle East, and kindled the beginnings of democracy in Tunisia.
Around your 18th birthday, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope, choosing the name Pope Francis.
In March 2013, Olga Khazan wrote about the new pope.
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In 2016, Zach LaVine, who was born the same year as you, won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest for the second consecutive year.
In October 2016, Robert O'Connell offered fans advice about how to enjoy the ongoing NBA season, despite its predictable conclusion.
By the time you turn 29, experts at the Pew Research Center warn that there will be no "surveillance-free spaces."
In December 2014, Adrienne LaFrance wrote about how the way we see privacy will change over the next decade.
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