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Rebellion can mean a lot of different things. Mostly it amounts to opposition in a fairly superficial sense. Different clothes, different haircut, different mus
by jl6 3y ago
Rebellion can mean a lot of different things. Mostly it amounts to opposition in a fairly superficial sense. Different clothes, different haircut, different music, maybe some intentional bad choices... But although these things are high-visibility, they're not that fundamental to identity and culture. It's rare for kids to completely cut ties with the fundamentals (i.e. all the things you mention) of their parents, particularly now when kids are still dependent on their parents for longer into adulthood.
- SauciestGNU 3y agoFor me it was self-exploration and exploring the fringes of my identity using psychedelics and other drugs that my parents didn't particularly approve of. For some of my friends it was sexual identity (which was much more taboo than today). In general I think "rebellion" is the consequence of becoming a fully aware individual capable of independence from parents. Parents want to exert control over their teens, teens want to have agency over their lives, and the conflict between those two positions is framed as "rebellion".
- Anotheroneagain 3y ago[flagged]
- dihydro 3y agoElders have complained about the impetus of youth for longer than the boomers. "The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint ... As for the girls, they are forward, immodest and unladylike in speech, behaviour and dress." - Peter the Hermit, 1274
- Anotheroneagain 3y agoThose quotes are made up, though I didn't mean it couldn't have happened before, but in recent history. It was obviously not expected then and their parents had no idea how to deal with it.