And it’s weird to me because I remember being roasted and having off days as a kid but not like this. Being locked in with gadgets aren’t the wave but I’m not a parent sonaw these kids stressed tf out these days
Do you think modern kids have as much fun as 80s babies?
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OperationNumbNutts
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Fortunately for previous generations they didn't have social media.
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Thats exactly what I felt. They've got way more external pressure that pours in via the screen than we ever did. Everything in life has a pecking order/hierarchy and we had one within our team that then expanded out to the street and maybe a few places beyond as well as school. That was it.
Modern kids have that and then the entire world to deal with before they've even take a step to discover their own strengths and weaknesses. Its like back then when you'd dare someone to jump across two buildings you could size up who was shook, who'd do it because they wanted to for the thrill, who'd do it not to look like a bish but was actually terrified etc..
Just a simple example from a random day but dang did we learn a lot about others and ourselves in the most direct and visceral way that only a childs imagination, honesty and fearlessness can cook up because everyone was always thinking up something new to do based on whatever was around us. True freestyling whilst these days kids are doing the equivalent of spitting pre-writtens.
I think generation z is considered the most depressed generation ever. 80s babies seem to be so happy.
I actually found an old vhs clip of some kids hanging out in the 80s on YouTube and made a thread about it on here. And nikkas were in that thread saying things like McDonalds was a luxury and how they use to love to play and hang out.
Yo 80's babies was this the typical day as a kid growing up?
The bolded is so true. Many of things that kids accept as standard fare now where treats/luxuries. This is what I meant about having less outside but more inside. For sure there is a resonance there but not many people speak about it because they just accept what they're given instead of being self directed.
True and not true at the same time. In terms of development there is an immense difference in endorphins/neural connections created doing real world things vs watching someone else do it via a screen. Thats the main gist of the thread. Its like how we played video games but now kids gladly watch someone else playing.
You could argue the same thing with sports fans as well but thats a conversation the Coli isn't ready for.
Every generation thinks their childhood was the bestGen Z babies will be saying the same shyt in 2040
Men lie, women lie but speed at which kids lose that glow of innocence these days tell the truth in an instant. I'm more than certain the net isn't what most people think it is but thats another topic.
good pointTrue and not true at the same time. In terms of development there is an immense difference in endorphins/neural connections created doing real world things vs watching someone else do it via a screen. Thats the main gist of the thread. Its like how we played video games but now kids gladly watch someone else playing.
You could argue the same thing with sports fans as well but thats a conversation the Coli isn't ready for.
How can a generation with the most possessions be the most depressed? Shyt is sad.
Not an 80s baby but they probably have as much fun but their fun is different.
as far as little kids ages 0-18, no i don't think it's more fun for them. I don't think anything will ever beat leaving the house on a saturday morning, meeting up with your friends and yall rides bikes and do fukkery all day outside until the streetlights come on. I don't think little kids can do that now.
as far as the young adults, 18-30....i think they have way more shyt to do than we did. 90s and early 2000s people should never utter the words "i'm bored".
as far as the young adults, 18-30....i think they have way more shyt to do than we did. 90s and early 2000s people should never utter the words "i'm bored".
i can see it. add in the instant gratification/validation of shyt too, and i can see why thy depressed
Mastamimd
Ain't shyt
I had a conversation with my brother in law while at their house, and we looked around and noticed that no one was outside. This was at around say 5 or 6 in the evening, that was peak outside time growing up. And it hit me; this is the worst era ever when it comes to face to face interactions. Malls are dying, people stay on the internet, and the pandemic made a lot of us go virtual with many things.
Growing up we had malls, arcades, we went outside almost every day, there were amusement parks (Astroworld closed down here unfortunately) in abundance, community centers etc. It's not like that as it was growing up, arcades and malls specifically are either gone or dying quickly.
Growing up we had malls, arcades, we went outside almost every day, there were amusement parks (Astroworld closed down here unfortunately) in abundance, community centers etc. It's not like that as it was growing up, arcades and malls specifically are either gone or dying quickly.
Astroworld was the shyt summer'sin the H I use to come back home and stunt on my friends
^^^Every generation thinks their childhood was the best
JamesJabdi
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too much easy access to stuff that kids shouldn't have access to. p0rn, lgbt content, tik tok among other things are messing these kids brains up.
