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You think this is different from previous generations? Please. Every generation is like that when they are around 14.
by erikb 9y ago
You think this is different from previous generations? Please. Every generation is like that when they are around 14.
- tw04 9y agoCorrect. But previous generations didn't have adults catering to 14 year olds either. Can you imagine Walter Cronkite quoting "@hotmom2277 says Vietnam sucks realz badz y0" on the nightly news? Me either...
- erikb 9y agoOf course they had. Who do you think worked at MTV back in the day? These were all 30+ years old acting like they were 14 themselves and making good money with it. It just feels natural if all you know is how to act like a 14 year old and haven't been 30 yet to see how weird it looks from the other side of the table.
- tw04 9y agoMTV wasn't considered a serious news outlet at any point in history. Comparing an entertainment channel from 30 years ago to legitimate journalists is a pretty poor comparison - ignoring the fact MTV didn't exist until years after the Vietnam war was over.
- bluthru 9y ago>Every generation is like that when they are around 14. Who were the "idols who don't contribute anything to society" up until the 1940s when "teenagers" were invented? In the grand scheme of things this is still a very recent phenomenon.
- nl 9y agoOur sires' age was worse than our grandsires'. We, their sons, are more worthless than they; so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt Horace, 20 BC
- bluthru 9y agoWe're talking about idols. Also, assuming that any generation can't be worse in some ways than others isn't useful.
- nl 9y agoWe're talking about idols. https://www.si.com/vault/2001/02/15/299128/sudden-death-gladiators-were-sports-first-superstars-providing-thrills-chills-and-occasional-kills https://www.si.com/vault/2001/02/15/299128/sudden-death-glad...