Sources:
- Tumblr: Sarah's Scribbles - link for those on old.lemmy.world: https://sarahcandersen.com/post/724193410094972928 *
- WebToons: Boomers vs Millennials
- Tapas Comics Boomers v Millennials
* I think the bug is fixed for future versions.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2023
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I’m willing to bet there’s some projection in this comic because I’ve never cared what younger generations think of me
I dont care what any age people think of me really but i still kinda relate to this comic in a way as in i think the kids will be allright.
So many people older then me seem to dunk on genz culture like its all stupid and dumb but there i am Sitting like. “I may not understand all of this and maybe some parts i recognize as unhealthy but there is some real intelligent value and original creativity here” Also all just the openness towards the exploration of identities and mental health awareness. I’ll take a tiktok skit over an anti wife boomer comic every day. I appreciate it, i cant wait to befriend some gen z on my job when they start to get to their late 20s.
The oldest of them are 25/26. The future is now!
Being friends with people younger than you is fine. Desperately craving their approval (which is what the last panel seems to imply) is not.
Sure but it is a comic and and an exaggeration.
Are you new to Sarahs scribbles? There often exaggerated but good fun.
No I'm pretty sure I've seen her comics on Reddit over the years. This one's just not funny. It's not a big deal. Some jokes just don't land well.
Probably some degree of projection here, I'd want to know what the younger generation thinks of me as well.
The mature part would be not to be negatively affected irrespective of what the answer is.
Yeah I don't get this comic. It would've made sense if it said something along the lines of "being poor sucks, huh?"
I think it's less about the literal line being said and more about the insecurity of a generation relentlessly blamed for everything. I like it.
There's not just projection, but also generalization. There are billions of people in each generation. Most of them have never heard of avocado toast.
Even if we only consider the people in the generation who do know what avocado toast is, there's probably still hundreds of millions of people.
There is no way a group of even 1% of that size has a consistent way to view another group of its size.
The avocado toast was never a popular thing. Maybe in some specific locations, but the whole thing about it was just another example of how out of touch with reality the boomers were by a) acting like all millennials were obsessively consuming it, and b) that it was at the root of why millennials were so far behind financially compared to where boomers were at that age.
Tbh, I, a millennial, am not even sure what avocado toast is, despite being familiar with the meme. Is it toast made with avocados as an ingredient? Is it toast with avocado spread on top of it? Is it the act of raising one's avocado and touching the raised avocados of others in appreciation of something or someone? I haven't the foggiest clue, though it's probably more fun if it remains a mystery.
You do know that's just an example.... right? In Mexico I've heard people use "stop eating fancy tacos" and avocado IS FROM Mexico lol this applies in multiple ways