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 Exxon-Mobil merger was completed, resulting in the largest oil corporation in the world.
In March 2015, Moises Naim wrote about the surprising political and economic effects of cheap oil.
You were born in December of 1999. This year, The Atlantic celebrates its 160th birthday, making it 6 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 5 years old, you began learning about the world just as we were reaching the outer solar system.
With NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission in 2005, humans landed a probe in the outer reaches of the solar system for the first time, a moment Ross Andersen called the most glorious mission in the history of planetary science.
Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after iPhones.
In November 2016, Bianca Bosker described how a former Google product philosopher was working to redefine the relationship between consumers and technologies like the iPhone.
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When you turned 8, you witnessed the election of Barack Obama.
The legacy of the first African American couple in the White House would be a major focus of The Atlantic.
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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 21, scientists estimate it will no longer be possible to keep global temperatures from rising at least 1.5 degrees Celsius.
In December 2015, Robinson Meyer wrote about why scientists had accepted this fact.
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