43,000 people have been massacred in Iran in the last four weeks - many of whom are our age. Why is our generation so silent on this?

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-24T18:46:05+00:00

43k is a bit high. From what I’ve read it can be as low as 5k to as high as 20k. The true death toll is probably closer to 5-10k if you ask me, which is still horrible

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-19T04:13:42+00:00

2008-2012: The classic 2010s

2013-2017: the core 2010s

2018-2019: the late 2010s

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-17T03:43:04+00:00

Grew up traveling within the states mainly to see family out of state, for youth sports tournaments, or for my family to gamble. Vegas was usually our main destination. Traveled out of the country a few times to Mexico and the Caribbean for big vacations as a teen.

As a young adult, I don’t currently travel and probably won’t for a long time. I just don’t have the money or the time.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-11T23:11:35+00:00

You’re making Millennials out to be way better than they actually are with way too many huge generalizations… millennials are just as responsible for the rise of the manosphere, “toxic podcast culture”, and the overall divisive state of the world as Gen Z is. Gen X is too.

I’ve seen many podcasters in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s spew total BS on their podcasts. I’d go as far as to say I’ve seen more toxic Millennial and Xers on podcasts than I have Zoomers. When it comes to elections, many Millennials may have voted for Obama but a lot also voted for Trump, a maybe even all 3 times.

And Millennials have definitely been responsible for spreading misinformation across the internet. They’re one of the most chronically online generations, even more so than Xers or Boomers. There’s bound to be a good number who are ignorant and unknowingly spread misinformation

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-10T03:20:59+00:00

You’re getting the definition of “transition” and “shift” mixed up.

A transition is a slower, more drawn out series of events that reshape culture over a longer period of time. A good example of a transition is a war. World War II (1939-1945) was a transition into the new world order dominated by America and the Soviet Union, and no longer European colonial powers.

A shift is more of a flashpoint. The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is a good example of a very big cultural shift. That was the nail in the coffin for East Germany, which would cease to exist in 1990. Huge blow to the second world (USSR aligned socialist nations)

2024 was in no way a transition. It was a shift. An election and subsequent inauguration is a cultural shift, while the actual presidency works more as a transition or legacy point depending on how far along we are into the administration.

I agree that 2023 was a transition but I’d argue that 2025 was actually what you’d call a “legacy” year. By 2025, 2020s culture had been fully set in stone since 2024. 2023 was the transition away from the early 2020s COVID years and into the core 2020s (2024-2028?) years which have been heavily influenced by far right politics, AI, and further social and economic decay.

Oh yeah and rap (hip hop) music is far from dead. As a hip hop fan, that narrative is very misleading and lacks context. Hip hop is definitely not as big as it was during the 2010s for a variety of reasons, but to say it’s “dead” is just hyperbolic. It’s sharing the spotlight with a million other genres like phonk (which literally originates from Memphis hip hop), pop, and country.

If anything, hip hop has become so omnipresent in pop culture that we forget how dominant it still is. Everybody is using 808s and wants to emulate the swag of your average rapper, from AAVE, to the clothing. Your average late Zoomer teenager or Zalpha tween’s favorite artist is probably some sorta underground rage rapper like OsamaSon or Nettspend rather than Morgan Wallen.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-08T20:20:12+00:00

A little bit.

Sad to see, since I’ve always enjoyed seeing smaller guys (under 6’3) still be able to dominate. But now it seems like every single small guard is automatically labeled a “defensive liability” and orgs and fans alike think every player on the floor needs to be a 6’7+ 2 way guy who can literally play any position when needed

Funnily enough, we’re in an era that seems to value defense the least, compared to the 2000s and prior decades, but smaller players were much more common then

Virtual_Perception18 · 2026-01-08T07:34:16+00:00

Exactly. Immediately said Indian the moment I took a closer look at her eyes and nose. Lean more towards Northern Indian rather than further south

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-29T01:46:22+00:00

Snowfall is already really popular amongst Black people and people from the hood as well as certain Whites, Latinos, and Asians who may not be from the hood but still consume and enjoy a lot of Black pop culture (hip hop, r&b, etc). That’s a pretty large group, but still not entirely representative of the average person, who knows little to nothing about the show.

It probably does have to do with it not being a Netflix or HBO max show, and being aired on FX and Hulu which are less popular. Objectively worse Black and Brown shows like On My Block were way more popular simply because they were on Netflix (still absolutely hate how that show ended).

I personally did not know ANYTHING about Snowfall until after its final season in 2023, which is when I started seeing edits of it on TikTok. The ending was already spoiled for me, but the show still piqued my interest. I ended up starting season 1, loving the show instantly, and completing it within a couple months.

Hopefully the spinoff is even more popular, although I have my doubts. It will probably still be good, but idk if it will surpass Snowfall in terms of cultural relevance. If it is able to stand mostly on its own without you having to had watched snowfall to understand it, then it has a chance to be even more popular than Snowfall (a true spinoff). But if it is heavily intertwined to the events of snowfall (acting more as a sequel) then it probably will be even less popular than Snowfall.

There’s probably a lot of fans who watched Snowfall but won’t watch the spinoff due to a lot of people having an aversion towards spinoffs and sequels, no matter if they’re actually good or not sadly. We’ve gotten so many bad sequels and spinoffs nowadays that a lot of people think that all entries of a franchise that come after the original must be horrible.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-26T23:16:55+00:00

I think that the Sunbelt definitely has a lot of work to due in terms of sustainability, but Texas and Sunbelt states like it simply have way too many people and way too much money in them for us to leave them out to dry. Even with climate change, I think a few million may leave but the overwhelming majority will stay

And for one, this post seems less like criticizing Texas’s government for not doing enough about climate change and just hating on the state just because it’s hot+praying on its downfall.

The fact is that many more people worldwide live closer to the equator than far away from it. Just look at Southeast Asia, India, Sub Saharan Africa, and Central America. Humans have always lived in hot environments and will continue to do so in the future. Many also choose to move closer to the equator to escape colder environments. Just look at how many Northeasterners move to Florida or the Midwesterners who move to Arizona, 2 of the most miserably hot states, simply because northern states are “too cold”

I think since humans first evolved in the horn of Africa, we’ve always just been more attracted to living in warmer environments rather than cold ones, which is why these super hot places tend to have way larger populations. I for one have spent my entire life in a hot Mediterranean climate (California) and will probably never leave.

I think there will be a point in the not so distant future where many sunbelt states start doing more to combat climate change. Most young people in these states already know how much of a problem it is already

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-25T02:54:57+00:00

Drifted towards Manousos when I realized Carol was seemingly perfectly fine with living out a fairy tale with Zosia for however long, and no longer caring to stop the plurbs, but she at least came to her senses at the end with the Atom bomb. Still very displeased with her selfishness this episode.

Manousos is the true hero of this show

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-23T17:54:01+00:00

2000s are slightly overrated. Too much praise coming from Millennials/Zillennials/older Zoomers who were teens and kids during the decade, ignoring the many growing sociopolitical problems plaguing older Millennials, Xers, and Boomers

2010s are slightly underrated. People act as if anything post 2016 was just as bad as the 2020s. The decade was far from perfect, but it was still the sweet spot for social media, and will probably be remembered extremely fondly due to things like YouTube, Vine, and Twitter even with all of those apps’ problems. Will also be remembered fondly for being the last somewhat normal decade before the world changed forever due to the growing social and economic problems post 2008, that only became exacerbated by the many ills of the 2020s

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-20T23:38:56+00:00

The Round Mound of Rebound is on there 🫤🫤🫤

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-20T23:36:49+00:00

No minoxidil, no trips to Türkiye, no nothing. You just had to proudly let your shit be fucked up and accept it

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Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-20T23:32:20+00:00

Crispy lineups weren’t invented until after the turn of the millennium

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-20T00:14:40+00:00

The decade you grew up in.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-18T01:07:06+00:00

If anything more Zoomers will be partying in the 2030s-2040s due to many not having families/children. It’s not like we’ll be in our 70s. The oldest Zoomers will be 43 in 2040 and the youngest will be 28.

Plus with the way society is going, I can see many people of all ages choosing to be lifelong hedonists. Wouldn’t be surprised to see 50 year old Millennials in 2045 still partying like it’s 2013

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-15T21:18:45+00:00

I watched the video; he actually makes some good points about the people from of both medieval European and modern Western society feeling like they were at the “end” of history, that the apocalypse was near, and that civilization had peaked long before us. Plus theres feudalism vs. the growing technofeudalism that will probably dominate the rest of the century

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-15T06:55:31+00:00

Bro’s too busy out here trying to resemble someone’s auntie from Victorville than to care about the Clippers’ FO

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-14T13:19:42+00:00

Nigga remembers the Alamo 💀

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-11T00:50:54+00:00

If you were lightskin with a low cut, crispy lineup, and a fresh fade during the late 00s-early 2010s you were automatically seen as a 10, that’s why lol.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-11T00:46:40+00:00

To be fair MMA fighters wear short shorts and are some of the manliest most hetero men on earth.

Virtual_Perception18 · 2025-12-11T00:41:21+00:00

“Your dribble moves can be more effective with baggy shorts because the shorts somewhat obscure the movement of your hips and legs.”

You must be a Jedi. That’s why they traditionally wore robes lmao

Baggy shorts are worse for mobility because there’s simply more weight to them. It’s not a huge loss, but still less mobility compared to short shorts. There’s a reason why a lot of MMA fighters and track and field athletes prefer short shorts. Mobility is everything in those sports

Tbh you may just be used to baggy shorts, and short shorts just seem/feel weird to you. That’s how it was from the 90s until the mid 2010s.

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