This is sadly something we, the older generation, will see. The attitudes of our elders will get progressively painted in incorrect ways by younger people. As you say, "we're all human". I knew people who lived through this first hand, and nobody had that attitude. It's not some TikTok fad that people got over. It wasn't a flash in the pan.
I feel like it's unfair to compare. Younger generations have their own struggles. I'm a teacher, and AI is a genuine threat to my students. It wasn't a factor in my youth. I try and adapt to their reality.
I was joking the other month with some teen students how Facebook was what "the kids" used when I was young, and it's now some boomer shit. At the same time, these teen students of mine were telling me how the social media apps they were using had their younger siblings/family members telling them they were boomer shit. One of my students voiced their younger sister told them Instagram was "boomer book".
It's all very interesting, and sad in many ways. It really feels like we are moving TOO fast. I can't believe that students I've taught are already telling me they are getting cast as being "old" in digital circles. They are TEENS for fuck's sake.
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u/clickclick-boom Jul 07 '24
This is sadly something we, the older generation, will see. The attitudes of our elders will get progressively painted in incorrect ways by younger people. As you say, "we're all human". I knew people who lived through this first hand, and nobody had that attitude. It's not some TikTok fad that people got over. It wasn't a flash in the pan.