You're one of the first people who's never lived in a world without Google.
In the July/August 2008 issue, Nicholas Carr wondered whether Google was making people stupid.
Around the time you were born, the euro was established.
In November 1999, Robert Levin wrote about the role of the new euro.
You were born in February of 1999. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 9 times as old as you.
The year you were born, Ian Frazier wrote about life, culture, and heroism on an Indian reservation in South Dakota.
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At 2 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 Spotify.
In May 2015, Spencer Kornhaber wrote about the evolution of exercise customization tools in Spotify and the improvements that still need to be made.
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When you turned 11, 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.
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This is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year you became one.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower was released in 2012.
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In 2013, Madison Beer, who was born the same year as you, released her debut single and music video "Melodies."
In June 2012, Charlie Wells wrote about what happens to most of the viral-video singers discovered by major labels.
By the time you turn 30, humanity's water requirements will exceed its supplies by 40 percent.
In May 2012, Stewart M. Patrick wrote about the Intelligence Community's report on global water scarcity, and the plan to combat it.
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