• felixwhynot@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Before the Internet it was a bigger deal bc culture was different but yeah basically just a distraction

    People like to have identities tho and like for this person maybe being GenX means something. Like distrust of systems

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      2 days ago

      It is exactly the opposite because the Internet is and mostly has been a way to connect with like minded individuals. Generations are a new concept to divide us. They are less than a century old.

      Before generations we had time periods that united us. We all knew what it meant to live through the 90s, the 80s, fuckin disco. It was commonality with your fellow man. Despite absolutely everyone knowing someone wearing skinny jeans in the early aughts - now it’s a “stupid Millennial” trend.

      https://worldhistory.medium.com/where-did-generations-come-from-e2fb73931a88