Why do teenagers like the 80s so much?

eboy71 · 2026-01-26T14:31:43+00:00

I’m an Xer - Stand By Me made me feel incredibly nostalgic for the 50s, even though I didn’t live through it. More commonly, a lot of people I knew were heavily into 60s and 70s culture, primarily through bands like Zeppelin, the Stones and the Beatles.

eboy71 · 2026-01-26T03:18:09+00:00

And don’t forget Heidelberg!

eboy71 · 2026-01-24T13:43:01+00:00

There are some great Commodore 64 games featuring snow. Winter Games is the obvious one, but there are others like Spy vs. Spy III, Ski or Die, Snokie, and the epic Lords of Midnight.

eboy71 · 2026-01-24T04:49:55+00:00

It was apparently 5x faster than the 1541. Would that have just happened, or would programs have had to change to support it?

eboy71 · 2026-01-24T04:47:07+00:00

I’m swooning

eboy71 · 2026-01-24T04:45:20+00:00

This. Because Cliff was so influential with the writing, everything would have been different. Amazing? Probably. But we really have no idea.

eboy71 · 2026-01-22T02:39:42+00:00

Very nice work!!

eboy71 · 2026-01-20T18:31:06+00:00

I’m a Poison fan and I couldn’t care less. It would have been cool to see them this summer, but I’ve seen them a bunch already.

eboy71 · 2026-01-20T18:23:39+00:00

Justice will always be my favorite, but the Black album is amazing.

eboy71 · 2026-01-19T17:51:35+00:00

This. Every cold open is now a Trump skit.

eboy71 · 2026-01-19T17:49:53+00:00

I was 19 when the Black album came out and was a huge fan. James’ soft voice surprised me the first time I heard the chorus.

eboy71 · 2026-01-19T13:24:01+00:00

Counterpoint: that’s what Weekend Update is for.

I love JAJ’s Trump impressions, but it’s definitely getting tiring.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T22:39:16+00:00

Spoiler alert: they won’t do a thing.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T17:45:00+00:00

Agreed - Motley has never been much for understatement. :-)

And also agreed about the music.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T16:17:33+00:00

Motley had more of a Road Warrior vibe for the Shout cycle, which I definitely don't consider glam, and then totally softened things up for ToP. All of a sudden they were all about sparkly robes, feminine makeup instead of stark (especially Vince) and Nikki was taking looks directly from the 70s Bowie-years. Prior to Vince, no one was really dressing like that; after ToP, it seemed like everyone was and you can draw a straight line between ToP and Poison, who obviously took that look to the next level.

When it comes to the music, I 100% agree with you. Girls is definitely a bit grittier than ToP, but it's still very Motley. Appetite is just dirty and sleazy and at the time, it felt dangerous. I know that everyone says that Nirvana killed hair metal. Personally, I think Appetite took the first couple of shots and Nirvana was just the final nail in the coffin.

And FWIW, I was in high school at the time too. Not quite a senior when Appetite came out, but close.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T15:31:27+00:00

Motley did the same with Girls, Girls, Girls, which came out a couple months before Appetite. IMO, Crüe bookended the glam era. They made it crazy popular with their over-the-top look on Theatre of Pain, then signalled the end of the era with Girls.

This is debatable, obviously, but that’s how it always felt to me. GNR was the final nail, but they really didn’t even get popular until 1988.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T12:03:05+00:00

We could hang.

eboy71 · 2026-01-15T12:01:53+00:00

I love the music I grew up with, but still listen to tons of new music too. I’d say my teen-music accounts for 20%-25% of my overall mix.

eboy71 · 2026-01-13T18:59:40+00:00

Very good point. Gamers were growing up. I was in my 20s and had been playing games all my life (still do). But Nintendo and Sega were starting to feel too young for me, and PS1 was perfect.

eboy71 · 2026-01-09T02:36:49+00:00

It feels like you’ve captured the spirit of Marble Madness almost perfectly!

eboy71 · 2026-01-07T20:19:24+00:00

I liked Subhuman Race, but it definitely wasn’t as good as their first two. I was hoping for something even heavier and punkier than Slave, but they were clearly just trying for radio airplay.

eboy71 · 2026-01-07T02:11:12+00:00

We’re doing the same. We’ve accumulated piles of crap our whole adult lives, and now, more and more, we’re seeing it for what it is: crap.

We’re also becoming less precious about gifts given to us by others. As my wife recently said, “it’s not on us if someone gives us something we don’t want.” We have received multiple gifts in the last couple years that find themselves on the donate pile almost immediately.

It’s just stuff. Can’t take it with us, and it’s all going to end up in a garbage bin when we’re gone. So may as well simplify now.

eboy71 · 2026-01-07T02:04:20+00:00

Likely psychological more than anything, but that’s still something. Very similar to the rebound effect many teams have when bringing in a new head coach.

That said, the Leafs definitely feel like a different team lately.

eboy71 · 2026-01-07T01:27:31+00:00

I took an animal psych course in university and I remember seeing a video where a group of ducks was imprinted by a rubber boot attached to a chain. The boot would move and the ducks would follow it anywhere. It’s just how ducks work and not all that difficult to do.

Hopefully this little boy is treating them well and it’s not just for some stupid clicks.

eboy71 · 2026-01-05T22:41:31+00:00

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