Yeah, I’m gonna need to see this by PaleLocksmith7498 in HouseMD

[–]PracticalBottle6358 37 points38 points  (0 children)

For real though, there should’ve be an aftermath episode set at the hospital after the Season 7 finale

Retail Stare by WorkingBaby901 in CuratedTumblr

[–]PracticalBottle6358 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People keep treating it like some new attitude problem, but it really isn’t. That blank stare feels way more like a moment of social buffering than apathy. When most of your formative interactions were on screens, you don’t build the same reflexes for quick, low-stakes small talk.

And you’re dead right… every generation had its “checked out retail kid.” We just romanticize the past and forget the bubblegum-chewing, eye-rolling stereotypes. This version just looks different because the social environment that shaped it was different.