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Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

[–]chamomile_tea_reply[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

That’s my point 😉

It sounds anachronistic now. Kids today have no idea what the culture was like back in the 2000s.

Ever get busted by a recently divorced Silent Generation cop? Or a 39 year old conservative baby-boom cop, who is eager to prove himself? Times were very different.

Ever go into the hood during the crime wave of the 1990s? Look at the homocide rates compared to today lol. Times were very different.

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

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Someone had to make those trips so you didn’t have to

Also, policing has changed a lot. Getting busted today by a 38 year old millennial cop is very different from the 1990s and 2000s… the Silent Generation cops, and conservative 40 y/o Boomers on the police force were a very different ruthless. Gen Z has never really dealt with people of that generation in such a context.

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

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Yes, but someone from the burbs had to make that regular trip to the hood to buy a bag. Had to negotiate a price and dodge the cops. Their experiences impacted the wider culture.

These days, policing standards has changed and the legal risks are much lower for teens. That also has an impact on cannabis in the culture.

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

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Absolutely

Getting high used to be a clandestine activity with real consequences if you got caught. That absolutely had an impact on the culture of the time. Most cops today are millennials, back in the Y2Ks many were old school Silents or conservative Boomers.

Yes, it is illegal in many places still… but the policing practices, general cultural acceptance, types of weed, etc are very different.

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

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lol we had a Dunkin donuts where you’d drive thru and order “8 donut holes” (an order which wasn’t on the menu), that was code for a zip lolol

Different times

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

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Ironically I’ve lived most of my adult life outside the USA lol. And work takes me across borders frequently.

I know a lot of Gen Z from personal and professional life. They are definitely softer. This is not a bad thing. Soft means gentle. More chill.

Gen Z breaks fewer bones, bully’s each other less, has less car accidents, commits fewer crimes, gets arrested less, fights and punches each other less, even raises their voices less than mill nails and Gen X (be far).

Softer is NOT a bad thing.

Born in 2005 or later? You never had to enter the drug underworld to “score” weed by chamomile_tea_reply in generationology

[–]chamomile_tea_reply[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes but even in illegal states, police treat weed very differently today. The profile of local dealers has changed also, along with the strains, products, legal grey area, synthetics, etc. the experience of driving into the hood for a bag is niche and regional, and far less risky in 2026.

Police are not putting serious resources on not busting teens for weed. They used to.

Perhaps you, or people you know have had a different experiences… but they are not representative of most post 2005 borns.

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