OK this is my list. But first, I need to say that this isn't a condemnation of those into such thing. They just don't vibe with me.

  1. Cannot get into ASMR. I've tried. Often its women 20 years younger than me, rubbing their fingernails on hairbrushes. The intentional sounds they make with their lips and fingers are things that would make me want to change seats on a bus.
  2. Instagram. I was maybe the last person to get a smart phone. It was probably 2016. I'm just fully lazy to take photos of stuff. This is a real issue when I'm single and I need to start putting photos on dating sites, as all pics of me in my phone are me squeezing carrots in my nostrils and similarly goofy things.
  3. My students' taste in anime. I try to be all cool and show off my cool taste in anime, maybe drop a Azumanga Daioh clip. It's all ancient history for 17 year olds.
  4. Photo and videos done in portrait mode. I guess I don't watch videos on the go. See #2

Things that the kids these days do better:

  • Usually better opinions on current events than people my age
  • I wish that cosplay existed when I was a teen. The default when I was younger was drugs.

If anyone insults the kids, I will visit you at your home and do an adventure-time

  • leftofthat [he/him]
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    5 months ago

    I understand parasocial relationships and the feeling of community that comes with watching streamers, but when it's a stream with a large amount of folks and there's just a flurry of a chat it gives me anxiety I have no idea how they enjoy typing into that setting or what they're seeing

    Watching the emojis fly by I feel like I am Neo seeing the Matrix code for the first time. nothing makes sense to me but I can tell something is going on

    • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      It’s not really meant to be discernible. It’s the digital equivalent of a stadium of 30,000 cheering. It just becomes a sea of indistinguishable noise

    • ButtBidet [he/him]
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      5 months ago

      OMG I don't blame you. I hate that sort of content as well. I fucking loath Twitch sorta stuff with a passion. This is the sort of stuff I'd watch. It's entertaining and relaxing, but certainly not enlightening.

      I guess I took the slightly wrong definition of "streamer". Even Hasan is OK, but I can't watch him.

      • leftofthat [he/him]
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        5 months ago

        I've seen all his ONI videos he's terrific

        I can watch Hasan but I just need to minimize the chat or ignore it