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Rule #382: You can translate 'kids these days' commentary from one generation to the next by simply substituting $newthing for $oldthing, and inserting a new va
by samhw 5y ago
Rule #382: You can translate 'kids these days' commentary from one generation to the next by simply substituting $newthing for $oldthing, and inserting a new value of $newthing. For instance:
1990s: Kids these days wouldn't have the attention span to {read a book}. All they can do is {watch music videos}.
2020s: Kids these days wouldn't have the attention span to {watch a music video}. All they can do is {browse TikTok}.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y agoBut what you said happened and is happening. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2687861 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2687861
- ImprobableTruth 5y agoYa know, this would be a lot more comforting if the attention span required for each new medium wasn't lower and lower...
- namaria 5y agoYou see how you just highlighted a worsening trend right?