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My experience is the same. High/Middle schoolers (circa late 90s early 2000s) would remember every little detail if you did something embarrassing. The most not
by JimiofEden 8y ago
My experience is the same. High/Middle schoolers (circa late 90s early 2000s) would remember every little detail if you did something embarrassing. The most notorious would usually come with a nickname to cement it.
This story is very heavily straw manned to make a point, but I can believe that social media would amplify my above experience by magnitudes, so it's not unjustified. I just don't believe that Brian would have been quite so lucky back in 2008 either.
- tru3_power 8y agoWhile I can understand where you’re coming it’s probably much harder to brush something off that’s been recorded and passed around vs. being recalled from memory.
- JimiofEden 8y agoDefinitely. That's why I'd say that the power of modern technology amplifies the issues that you'd normally see in the 90s/00s