Not gonna lie, it really is fucking pathetic how many aging millenials on this site are stuck in the past. Like people have moved on from 90s Simpsons and early 2000s era ebaumsworld comedy, or whatever the fuck. We get it, you thought the dark knight was "sick" when it came out. Yeah you like the "old Kanye" and that "classic 50 cent and Eminem rap." Yeah we get it, Sega Genesis or N64 was the "bEsT cOnSoLe EVER L33t!!!" Yes we know that "FINAL FANTASY 7 IS THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!!!" Oh and don't forget: "I remember when it was called 'The' Facebook you dumb zoomers!"
If it weren't for the leftist ideas they were exposed to, I 100% believe they would become reactionary chuds. In fact I suspect there is a slight reactionary element in them because they just can't get with the times. They'll push back and say "hurr durr why should I care about shitty zoomer shit" even though that's literally exactly what their parents said to the stuff they cared about. That being said there are some that realize that they are getting out of touch and are going out of their way to let others claim their own future.
Not gonna lie, it really is fucking pathetic how many aging millenials on this site are stuck in the past. Like people have moved on from 90s Simpsons and early 2000s era ebaumsworld comedy, or whatever the fuck
bad take people shouldn't be shamed for prefering the pop culture that they watched as a kid. It's harmless and could not matter less
Joke's on you. I am a millennial. It's my own generation that I see falling for this nostalgia bullshit. I made a post about a while back: https://hexbear.net/post/247679. TL;DR nostalgia brain is often the first step into reactionary/fascist tendencies from what I've observed (e.g. "things were better back in my day sonny boy!")
Yeah I saw that post and disagreed with it then. For young people to have their cultural space we need to not inject ourselves into the content made for and by them.
I am less familiar with the cartoons and movies aimed at young people because I have less free time available to watch cartoons and movies now and that's OK not everything needs to be for you. I'm more familiar with the music I grew up with than whatever now occupies the cultural niche the Jonas brothers used to fill and that's fine because that's just not music made for me as the target audience
I mean not to knock on HoChiMax, but he was denying that young men needing dating advice was a thing, until he realized he was wrong and made a post about how he is a well-adjusted, fit guy with a healthy partnership, family, and friend circle (I can't search far enough back for his post cuz of the 1 month limit on this site). So if he says something is "barely a thing" then I tend not to agree with him.
I don't think it's the "enjoying things from when you were young" part that's the problem, it's the "and that's why everything that the next generations like suck" part.
Yeah that is out of order. Part of getting older sensibly is realising that music for teenagers, is no longer for you and that star wars and superhero media being childrens movies if you as an adult see them and don't like them it's not a big deal.
Grown adults complaining about not liking the latest star wars films is like complaining that now your 30 you don't find peppa pig as entertaining as you did when you were 3
It'd be neat if they had anything substantive to say about the games, but video game essays are mostly breathless hagiographies about how the game is good and you have good taste for liking it.
Idk it can be nice to have a piece of work you enjoy dissected in a positive light. I do the same shit with my friends when we find a book we all enjoy, or movie, why not games? In depth analysis doesn't have to be critique
i like them because angry ranty man and also it's sometimes better to watch a summary of a game getting played for 10-20 minutes than to be 4 hours into a game and still trying to figure out what mushrooms do
I actually think things overall are getting shittier, but I also notice a tendency of people to not deal with the present and retreat into the comfort of their childhoods. That's mainly what I'm against. People who don't wanna deal with reality and retreat into nostalgia.
Yeah, insofar as nostalgia and those prone to a rose-tinted view of the past can lead to reactionary tendencies. See this post: https://hexbear.net/post/247679
:think-mark: if you weren't nostalgic and didn't read leftist theory you still wouldn't be leftist lol.
but you're mistaken to think nostalgia is blanket reactionary. some things were better in the past. my auntie waxing nostalgic about public transit infrastructure we don't have anymore isn't reactionary.
that's just a second post claiming "bro trust me it's totally happening" but is mostly contentless. it's hard to extract a coherent and principled message beyond "why old people not watch children's cartoons like me".
I mean I could go through every comment and thread on this site and compile the times that references that only millenials know are mentioned and compare it to references that other gens would know. And my hunch is that there would definitely be a greater percentage of millennial references. You saying that "it's not a thing" is also a "trust me it's NOT happening thing" so I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.
Generations are socially constructed but are a useful shorthand to talk about economic and social changes that take place over a longer period of time. The zoomer experience of amerika is different from the millennial one (and the transition is the cuspers). Generations Wars are liberal bs but it’s a fact that tiktok is more zoomer and Facebook is more Gen X and Boomer.
I think all social media is bad and should be banned, from boomer to zoomer
That said, I do think it’s bullshit for the US to focus on a Chinese company when there’s so many shitty domestic ones they have direct jurisdiction over. They are just bullying TikTok US into selling at a loss, it’s just blatant theft. All the concern trolling over Chinese spying is laughable when they have the FBI department at Facebook, and they can actually execute and arrest you
itt: boomer-brains hating on the most predominantly zoomer social media app out of ignorance and sheer spite :very-smart:
Not gonna lie, it really is fucking pathetic how many aging millenials on this site are stuck in the past. Like people have moved on from 90s Simpsons and early 2000s era ebaumsworld comedy, or whatever the fuck. We get it, you thought the dark knight was "sick" when it came out. Yeah you like the "old Kanye" and that "classic 50 cent and Eminem rap." Yeah we get it, Sega Genesis or N64 was the "bEsT cOnSoLe EVER L33t!!!" Yes we know that "FINAL FANTASY 7 IS THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME!!!" Oh and don't forget: "I remember when it was called 'The' Facebook you dumb zoomers!"
If it weren't for the leftist ideas they were exposed to, I 100% believe they would become reactionary chuds. In fact I suspect there is a slight reactionary element in them because they just can't get with the times. They'll push back and say "hurr durr why should I care about shitty zoomer shit" even though that's literally exactly what their parents said to the stuff they cared about. That being said there are some that realize that they are getting out of touch and are going out of their way to let others claim their own future.
bad take people shouldn't be shamed for prefering the pop culture that they watched as a kid. It's harmless and could not matter less
also it'll happen to you
Joke's on you. I am a millennial. It's my own generation that I see falling for this nostalgia bullshit. I made a post about a while back: https://hexbear.net/post/247679. TL;DR nostalgia brain is often the first step into reactionary/fascist tendencies from what I've observed (e.g. "things were better back in my day sonny boy!")
I'm not listening to 100 gecs.
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U will eat the bugs u will listen to the 100 gecs
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:no-thats-wrong: Never.
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Listen to 10000 gecs.
100gecs isn't music but I fully support the revolution :100-com: gecs
Yes, 100 gecs is the artist. Music is 1000 gecs and 10000 gecs.
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Yeah I saw that post and disagreed with it then. For young people to have their cultural space we need to not inject ourselves into the content made for and by them.
I am less familiar with the cartoons and movies aimed at young people because I have less free time available to watch cartoons and movies now and that's OK not everything needs to be for you. I'm more familiar with the music I grew up with than whatever now occupies the cultural niche the Jonas brothers used to fill and that's fine because that's just not music made for me as the target audience
Top comment by HoChiMaxhhe still relevant
I mean not to knock on HoChiMax, but he was denying that young men needing dating advice was a thing, until he realized he was wrong and made a post about how he is a well-adjusted, fit guy with a healthy partnership, family, and friend circle (I can't search far enough back for his post cuz of the 1 month limit on this site). So if he says something is "barely a thing" then I tend not to agree with him.
I don't think it's the "enjoying things from when you were young" part that's the problem, it's the "and that's why everything that the next generations like suck" part.
Yeah that is out of order. Part of getting older sensibly is realising that music for teenagers, is no longer for you and that star wars and superhero media being childrens movies if you as an adult see them and don't like them it's not a big deal.
Grown adults complaining about not liking the latest star wars films is like complaining that now your 30 you don't find peppa pig as entertaining as you did when you were 3
And yet we don't have an "all your base" emoji, curious!
I will be on TikTok the moment people start posting 50+ minute long reviews and video essays about 20 year old video games there
I HATE VIDEO ESSAYS ABOUT VIDEO GAMES
He'll never be part of the Goth Gamer Nation :farquaad-point:
In all seriousness, it's just the perfect kind of fluff to put on when you've run out of pods :chefs-kiss:
It'd be neat if they had anything substantive to say about the games, but video game essays are mostly breathless hagiographies about how the game is good and you have good taste for liking it.
Idk it can be nice to have a piece of work you enjoy dissected in a positive light. I do the same shit with my friends when we find a book we all enjoy, or movie, why not games? In depth analysis doesn't have to be critique
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i like them because angry ranty man and also it's sometimes better to watch a summary of a game getting played for 10-20 minutes than to be 4 hours into a game and still trying to figure out what mushrooms do
the best console ever was PS2 :very-smart:
:grillman: :grill:
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I actually think things overall are getting shittier, but I also notice a tendency of people to not deal with the present and retreat into the comfort of their childhoods. That's mainly what I'm against. People who don't wanna deal with reality and retreat into nostalgia.
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I mean I don't like TikTok but I am against banning it
if it weren't for the thing that separates leftists from chuds, the leftists would be chuds! :thinking-about-it:
Yeah, insofar as nostalgia and those prone to a rose-tinted view of the past can lead to reactionary tendencies. See this post: https://hexbear.net/post/247679
:think-mark: if you weren't nostalgic and didn't read leftist theory you still wouldn't be leftist lol.
but you're mistaken to think nostalgia is blanket reactionary. some things were better in the past. my auntie waxing nostalgic about public transit infrastructure we don't have anymore isn't reactionary.
Yeah I mean we all pine for the glory days of the USSR, but that's not the stuff I'm talking about.
:chomsky-yes-honey:
My brain is just not ADHD enough for TikTok, and that's saying something.
just because they don't like le doomless dance video scroll app? I'm not sure this is really reacting to something happening on this website.
It is, I made a post about it before: https://hexbear.net/post/247679
that's just a second post claiming "bro trust me it's totally happening" but is mostly contentless. it's hard to extract a coherent and principled message beyond "why old people not watch children's cartoons like me".
I mean I could go through every comment and thread on this site and compile the times that references that only millenials know are mentioned and compare it to references that other gens would know. And my hunch is that there would definitely be a greater percentage of millennial references. You saying that "it's not a thing" is also a "trust me it's NOT happening thing" so I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish.
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:cringe: bad form. You have no idea how old I am and are mocking my attempt to disengage. Whatevever I guess, I'm done with this.
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That's just you dismissing a legitimate view. I think it's time to disengage.
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imagine being this mad that you can't have your daily toks smdh.
Actually I've never had or used tiktok, but I'm not gonna shit on zoomers for enjoying it, unlike a lot of people on this site.
oh no, not their treats.
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Hey I'm a 30-something boomer and I get the importance of the tiktoks even if I don't like it's content
We love our boomer comrades.
generations aren't real, liberal
Death to America
Generations are socially constructed but are a useful shorthand to talk about economic and social changes that take place over a longer period of time. The zoomer experience of amerika is different from the millennial one (and the transition is the cuspers). Generations Wars are liberal bs but it’s a fact that tiktok is more zoomer and Facebook is more Gen X and Boomer.
Generations only aren't real when it's something he doesn't care about. If it is something he cares about, then all of a sudden they'll become "real"
literally wtf are you talking about
Death to America
:downbear:
Wrong
I think all social media is bad and should be banned, from boomer to zoomer
That said, I do think it’s bullshit for the US to focus on a Chinese company when there’s so many shitty domestic ones they have direct jurisdiction over. They are just bullying TikTok US into selling at a loss, it’s just blatant theft. All the concern trolling over Chinese spying is laughable when they have the FBI department at Facebook, and they can actually execute and arrest you
That's right
Wouldn't that include this website, too? Social media can be terrible for you, but it can be enjoyable if you engage with it responsibly.
If Chapo must fall so that Facebook is destroyed, sobeit
:elmofire: :logout: for the world :sicko-pig:
We will all touch grass together until the morale improves
Zoomers these days don’t understand the excitement of FarmVille
yeah they do, 90% of mobile games are farmville clones, often with added combat mini games and random aesthetics like zombies or mafia.
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