Millennial mocks 60 Minutes
Viewers from across the age spectrum posted on Twitter about Lesley Stahl's 60 Minutes story on the fintech revolution.
A few of younger viewers mocked the story as out-of-touch:
@60Minutes just discovered Venmo and Swipe: https://t.co/egNA3JqDjL.. Catch-up, old school media!!!
— Trey Ditto (@treyditto) May 2, 2016
Im starting to realize I may not be @60Minutes' targeted audience when they had to define "to venmo" on tonight's episode
— Andrew Dziedzic (@drewdziedzic) May 2, 2016
First they covered M-Pesa, now Stripe! 60 minutes on a mission to bring all the grandparents up to date on fintech 😄 https://t.co/bozwruRcPG
— Yoni Blumberg (@yblumberg) May 1, 2016
Then there was this appreciative note from an older viewer:
Just downloaded and used @venmo for the fist time. Thanks @LesleyRStahl @shachar_baron @CBSNews @60Minutes https://t.co/UqtzbipeJR
— Bill Whitman, Jr. (@bwhitman2) May 2, 2016
We also heard from a millennial who doesn't like the label:
Uhhh, I have no problem walking into a bank and getting things done. Don't get it twisted, PayPal guy. #60Minutes
— SHONEN BLADE (@SawtoothEKG) May 1, 2016
Also, my disdain for the term Millennial continues to grow. #60minutes
— SHONEN BLADE (@SawtoothEKG) May 1, 2016
Some members of that generation were pleased to hear their nickname on Wall Street is "HENRY," or "high earner, not rich yet."
I wanna be a HENRY. @aproegler let's make it happen! #60minutes 💸💰🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/VCMSYlt9sP
— Sara Proegler (@saraeproegler) May 1, 2016
Fan-tastic Post of The Week:
My job as a father is going exceptionally well, for my 11 yr old son just asked if we can watch @60Minutes or @CBSSunday on DVR. #newsjunkie
— John Lyda (@johnlyda) May 3, 2016
Tick Tick Ticked Off Post of The Week:
Wow @60Minutes, does @stripe's flack have dirt on one of your producers? Was that an ad or journalism? What a milquetoast segment. #fintech
— Justin LaBerge (@justinlaberge) May 2, 2016