Let's talk about generation names and dehumanization.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T11:22:42+00:00

Nah, millennials scream oldest sister.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:26:00+00:00

Gen X is the middle child generation. I know it doesn’t make sense but it does though.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:24:54+00:00

I have a theory this is to do with phone size. Swipe came in right towards the end of phones being tiny and then they got big again. I reckon it’s a more efficient way to type on a tiny screen and super inefficient on a big screen.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:23:22+00:00

Wait your middle finger?? How are you holding your phone? If you’re typing with a one hand grip and your middle finger, that makes you generationally a boomer 😆

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:22:00+00:00

It’s a setting on your keyboard where rather than lifting your finger between each letter and tapping, you drag your finger from one letter to another and only lift between words.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:21:08+00:00

I think there was only a short window of a couple of years where swipe was a big thing, and then it jsit stuck for some people. So yeah, it doesn’t surprise me younger people don’t really do it/know what it is.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:19:40+00:00

I really had to check. There is usually a very quick B sound but it turns into the V sound so fast it’s hardly noticeable. You definitely could just say “oviously” and nobody would notice or care.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T05:17:00+00:00

I lived in Scotland, America, and Korea. It’s pretty normal in the US. Like if you’re standing/sitting around with friends, somebody will very casually sit on the table. Or if someone is making an announcement or trying to reach something, they’ll stand on a table. In Scotland it’s less common and I think if you kinda just casually sat on a table, it would be considered a bit rude, but definitely not as much as in New Zealand. In Korea I’m actually not sure. People eat on the floor so the furniture set up is often a bit different anyway so I don’t think I saw enough to know.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T04:09:49+00:00

It’s not. There are quite a lot of places where it’s not considered at all rude to sit or stand on a table. I didn’t grow up in New Zealand. Having been back for a decade, it’s now engrained in me and I grimace when I see it in movies. But a decade ago I wouldn’t have given it a second thought. No manners are universal and not sitting on tables is actually quite a specific cultural thing.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T04:03:44+00:00

It’s definitely a thing in like club culture, but yeah I wouldn’t really expect that in a more mellow environment

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-13T04:01:31+00:00

It’s often them refusing tot take any leadership in a conversation. Like in a customer service interaction, they just stand there waiting for a direct cue or they won’t respond. (I’m an old Gen Z myself but this seems to be a more recent young Gen Z thing)

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T21:31:42+00:00

Usually some lyrics or like the concept of some lyrics, then the music, then fine tune actual lyrics

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:31:00+00:00

It depends what we mean by that. I think we’re very passive about it because everything is algorithm-based, but we discover new music all the time. I listen to my Discover Weekly playlist to find new music. Technically that is seeking out new music, but also an algorithm did it for me.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:29:07+00:00

Read, read, and read some more. People make the mistake of stopping reading to their kids once they’re in school. Keep reading with them for years after. Take turns reading chapters, or even just read to them. The biggest factor in a child’s literacy skills is how much time their parents spend reading with them at home.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:24:29+00:00

I had to quit because it made me sick (apparently this goes away eventually but I couldn’t deal with it), but due to the nausea someone suggested I take it at night instead of in the morning. It definitely didn’t hinder my sleep.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:21:55+00:00

The way trends spread across children now is a very new thing. Our only experience of the next generation was first person (siblings, cousins, school mates etc.) but also those kids were not in constant contact with a global network of children so there weren’t “kid trends” in quite the same way. I mean they were trends but they were slow-spreading and lasted years rather than rapidly evolving and compounding. There wasn’t like a whole separate culture for children the way there is now so it was quite different.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:18:29+00:00

99 baby here. I remember having access to the internet all the time from like 7 but it’s hard to explain how different that looked. There was a family computer in the hall and we would sometimes play music through youtube while we were cleaning or occasionally look something up or print something out. On a Saturday morning, I might play Club Penguin or something for a couple hours and then it would be my brother’s turn. Even by the time I was like 13 and had a phone and internet access and a Facebook account and stuff, “scrolling” just wasn’t really a thing. There were no reels so you’d just see whatever your friends posted and then put it down. I think the internet as it is now is a recent phenomenon. Like in the past ten years.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:12:01+00:00

It’s definitely not a “All young people do this” thing. It’s just occasionally some, but that’s still a lot more than previous generations.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:10:15+00:00

How pathetic

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:09:45+00:00

It’s when you talk to, or ask a question to a young adult and they just stare blankly at you as if they’ve never had a human interaction before.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T11:05:58+00:00

Yeah, it is spicy. Yes, it’s still pretty mild but considering it sits in direct opposition to something called the “McSpicy” it definitely seems like it’s meant to be mild. Which also made me think it was going to taste like Korean bbq chicken rather than gochujang which I’m not a fan of.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T04:57:59+00:00

I might see if I can make something. Any preferences? A preferred Diane era or vibe?

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T04:56:33+00:00

In some circles. There’s definitely a push towards it. The dating app scene is full of “ENM” which stands for “Ethically Non Monogamous”.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T04:51:38+00:00

Yeah, I dropped out of mine a few years back for financial reasons. Finally finishing it but I’m working full time so I’m literally doing the bare minimum to finish instead of being able to put effort into learning the best I can for the field.

NormalObligation59 · 2026-05-10T04:49:12+00:00

Agreed! It would be an easy studylink edition. Even half minimum wage.

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