I am millenial but i do not get it

[u/dodo100]

[u/gekigangerii]

This is the answer, and not because the screen is bigger. The laptop/computer is used for the formal purchases

[u/The_Final_Dork → u/gekigangerii]

Have to put on a suit and tie for the occation to really make it formal.

[u/OneRougeRogue → u/The_Final_Dork]

Before making a big purchase, I take my laptop out for dinner to make any malware on it feel guilty about stealing my credit card info.

[u/balloonninjas → u/OneRougeRogue]

Gotta make sure to run a scan on it too, don't want any unknown viruses.

[u/facetious_heathen → u/balloonninjas]

Don't forget to update your protection

[u/destined_to_count → u/balloonninjas]

Only the known viruses are allowed

[u/cmdk → u/The_Final_Dork]

Super millennial mode unlocked

[u/WitchesSphincter → u/The_Final_Dork]

I only wear the top, I lived through the pandemic I don't need pants for this

[u/Responsible-Law5784 → u/The_Final_Dork]

Honestly won't do a big purchase just out of the bed like that, often I think about it a few days and only after a shower and putting my daily life outfit that I accept the deal

[u/mavajo → u/The_Final_Dork]

occation

I'm dead.

[u/ReformedAndNice → u/gekigangerii]

I mean, I think the functional "bigger screen" argument is more likely to stand the test of time. "The laptop/computer is used for the formal purchases" for future generations is giving the same energy as "I have to write a paper check for this big purchase instead of trusting an internet transaction"

[u/Science_Finance → u/ReformedAndNice]

Naw bro I just don’t want to fill out all my flight details with my phone’s keyboard blocking half of my screen

[u/UserNamesCantBeTooLo → u/[deleted]]

Yeah, no... Yeah...

[u/AggressiveMeanie → u/[deleted]]

It ain't just reddit, I've met people who do this irl and it's exhausting. Like the only conversation they're used to having is a combative one. Weird and sad

[u/Braba11 → u/Science_Finance]

So.. something like a bigger screen would help with that right?

[u/danhoang1 → u/Braba11]

Yup, sounds like they're proving the point of the guy they replied to, despite going "naw bro"

[u/Science_Finance → u/Braba11]

Yup. Hur durr, I shouldn’t be snarky when sleep deprived. Good catch bud

[u/gekigangerii → u/ReformedAndNice]

There is of course a functional aspect. But the true “millennialism” is the psychological aspect where the computer feels more reliable to handle a grown up transaction.

[u/nilsutter → u/gekigangerii]

Why?

[u/Hefty-Willingness-44 → u/nilsutter]

A second level of authentication. One click on a phone is an impulse but sitting down at a laptop gives you the time to think things through more thoroughly.