Millennials Are Losing It As Gen-Z Mistakes Noughties Gadget For A 'Vintage Hair Clip'

But scrolling through TikTok shows there’s a culture war brewing between both generations and this time a noughties music gadget is at the centre of the kerfuffle.

Before streaming, the iPod Shuffle was the item of choice for those who wanted to listen to their top artists on the go.

The tiny iPod Shuffle was released by Apple in January 2005 and marked a big transition from physical CDs and cassettes to digital music, but one TikToker found an old one and thought it was a hair accessory.

She also unintentionally added even more salt to the wound, by including the hashtags #vintage #antique as if she scooped a unique heirloom on Antiques Roadshow.

“This is the last straw I can’t take it anymore," he said.

Millennials, people born between 1981-1995, felt very attacked and took to the comments to figure out when and how their top music gadget was now comparable to something found in Accessorize. 

“Every day, I am attacked by the 2000+s babies,” one commenter said.

Another person shared a memory from their childhood, writing: “I remember not being able to afford one of these back in the day and she has the audacity to wear it as a hair clip?”

A third quipped: “BRB gotta lay down to process this for the next 3-5 business days.”

While a fourth TikTok user added: “That’s not even a nano that’s a shuffle”

One person joked: “Wait till they hear about CDs”

And another millennial said: “She’s joking… right?… RIGHT????????!!!!!!!!!?!?!?!?”

We're gonna cry and listen to Jojo's Too Little Too Late on our iPods to recover after this.