Among the endless landscape of generational divides, another seemingly innocuous item has been thrown into the battleground: the wallet.A recent viral post on X—formerly Twitter—by Nikhil Krishnan has once again ignited a fashion-based generational debate.In the post, Krishnan shared: 'Saw a Reddit thread recently which asked how Gen-Z people can identify if someone is a millennial or not and one of the top responses was. 'They have a wallet.
The usage among other age groups varies, with 44 percent of Generation X, and 67 percent of millennials using digital wallets.But the wallet saga is merely the tip of the iceberg. Style choices have long been a marker of generational identity. This was noted by podcast host Phoebe Parsons, who has garnered millions views on her TikTok video revealing that millennials can often be identified by their preference for ankle socks.Newsweek reached out to Phoebe Parsons via TikTok for comment.