Reacting to one's own ignorance with distain for the knowledge and the knowledgable is sadly a universal trait. We see it on Era with Gen Xers and Millennials in posts pertinent to Gen Z, and we'll probably see Gen Z folks do it to whatever generation follows.
Break the cycle; stay curious.
Or... and hear me out... people could just add some context to their threads instead of just dropping an article and peacing out?
every thread about a person needs to link a wikipedia article and then a cutout of an encyclopedia page about wikipedia in case boomers don't know what wikipedia isOr... and hear me out... people could just add some context to their threads instead of just dropping an article and peacing out?
Most articles are going to contain the necessary context. Just quoting that part of the article as well as the main point would be enough. You're making it seem like it's a herculean task when it's usually just an extra cut and paste.every thread about a person needs to link a wikipedia article and then a cutout of an encyclopedia page about wikipedia in case boomers don't know what wikipedia is
I don't keep up because I don't care, which obviously means I'm not gonna barge in and tell everyone how fucking little I know about X celeb lmao. That's the opposite of not caring.
But really a quick Google search tells you everything you need to know. "hm should I take 5 seconds out of my life to Google this dude's name or proudly proclaim I have no idea who it is...hm!"
(30 btw)
Pudding or freedom, tough choice...
You whipper-snappers aren't taking it seriously enough, it will happen to you!Too many of yall are taking this thread too seriously. Fucking Boomers.
Name dropping The Weeknd like he hasn't been around for nearly ten years.
A lot of people don't care about pop culture and that's fine.
The thing that gets me is seeing other millennials and noticing how old they're looking. Ravages of time.
Or... and hear me out... people could just add some context to their threads instead of just dropping an article and peacing out?
My partner just had a Facebook memory pop up of us on a date three years ago and Holy fuck I look ten years older. It's primarily my beard and sides of my head going grey but Jesus.Name dropping The Weeknd like he hasn't been around for nearly ten years.
A lot of people don't care about pop culture and that's fine.
The thing that gets me is seeing other millennials and noticing how old they're looking. Ravages of time.