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GenX irony and GenZ brainrot are symptoms of something both generations share: disillusioned nihilism.
The two citypop songs seeing a resurgence of interest right now, “Stay with Me” from 1979 and “Plastic Love” from 1984, capture an interesting cultural shift.
“Stay with Me” glorifies love and begs for more, as many in the seventies did.
“Plastic Love” gives up on love and embraces hedonism, as many in the eighties did.
“Stay with Me” glorifies love and begs for more, as many in the seventies did.
“Plastic Love” gives up on love and embraces hedonism, as many in the eighties did.
The pattern of Left-Right cultural dominance over recent decades plays out like this:
1940s-50s: The Right holds sway. WWII and the Cold War push conformity, patriotism, and anti-communism. Stability is key.
1960s-70s: The Left rises. Civil rights, anti-war, and feminist movements take over. Counterculture drives a focus on freedom, challenging tradition.
1980s: The Right returns. Reagan’s era is about traditional family values, economic conservatism, and anti-Soviet rhetoric. A response to the 60s and 70s excess.
1990s: The Left gains ground. With the Cold War over, there’s room for cultural liberalism—diversity, social freedoms, environmentalism.
2000s: The Right regains influence post-9/11. Security, patriotism, and conservative values intensify amid the “War on Terror.”
2010s: The Left takes the stage. Social media fuels movements like #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and LGBTQ+ rights. Social justice is the cultural centerpiece.
1940s-50s: The Right holds sway. WWII and the Cold War push conformity, patriotism, and anti-communism. Stability is key.
1960s-70s: The Left rises. Civil rights, anti-war, and feminist movements take over. Counterculture drives a focus on freedom, challenging tradition.
1980s: The Right returns. Reagan’s era is about traditional family values, economic conservatism, and anti-Soviet rhetoric. A response to the 60s and 70s excess.
1990s: The Left gains ground. With the Cold War over, there’s room for cultural liberalism—diversity, social freedoms, environmentalism.
2000s: The Right regains influence post-9/11. Security, patriotism, and conservative values intensify amid the “War on Terror.”
2010s: The Left takes the stage. Social media fuels movements like #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, and LGBTQ+ rights. Social justice is the cultural centerpiece.
If the eighties are coming back, then Patrick Bateman’s growing popularity makes a lot of sense.
The glorification of bratty behavior always marks a cyclical peak for the Left.
i’m not trying to be anything but an extension of my Algerian roots
Homogenous culture destroys free thinking, innovation and thus reduces chances of survival and growth.
stop hating on furries >:-(
it is a subculture that is vast and full of really awesome people that are just trying to express themselves. the media focuses on the disturbing and negative part of the community but furries are not all bad and there is an artistry involved that is overlooked by mainstream media bc everyone just wanna bully furries. some furries are actually cool. and anyone can be a furry
it is a subculture that is vast and full of really awesome people that are just trying to express themselves. the media focuses on the disturbing and negative part of the community but furries are not all bad and there is an artistry involved that is overlooked by mainstream media bc everyone just wanna bully furries. some furries are actually cool. and anyone can be a furry
it's 2024. i have to double VPN to connect to 4chan with a secure core. Culture, innit?
ewwww yeah this what i was tryna make clear,
there will never be a time where this type of “humor” is acceptable for ME. personally. something about this is just ew as fuck . eww .. eehhh just ew ew ew ewwwwww EW EWWWW
i don’t even care the context, just ew
there will never be a time where this type of “humor” is acceptable for ME. personally. something about this is just ew as fuck . eww .. eehhh just ew ew ew ewwwwww EW EWWWW
i don’t even care the context, just ew
It’s surprising we dont get more text message leaks from the rich and powerful
we stan a bold and well educated queen ❤️🔥
my ALGERIAN face is in ur corny lil crypto white space na na na na na
i love ALGERIA, & AFRICA. Africa is the only reason this entire stupid industry exists so show some respect to the Africa community in it, yall are BEHIND. shame, we should be aiming for the future. 90% of you keep updating your stupid iphones but never updated your mindset & walk around thinking ur sooo smart bc ur a “founder” go find some actual human intelligence and a drop of likability.
i love ALGERIA, & AFRICA. Africa is the only reason this entire stupid industry exists so show some respect to the Africa community in it, yall are BEHIND. shame, we should be aiming for the future. 90% of you keep updating your stupid iphones but never updated your mindset & walk around thinking ur sooo smart bc ur a “founder” go find some actual human intelligence and a drop of likability.
truthfully i’ve felt the elitism since making this account & have experienced people “looking down” at me from the go. Alhamdullah, i made it clear that im too high for anyone to be “looking down” at.
which is why i go on many tangents on the importance or representation & anti- cultural erasure.. i sense the energy & if upholding white supremacy is their prerogative, my prerogative is to create real conversation that lead to a safer environment for everyone who doesn’t automatically benefit from every rigged system put in place for the colonizer mind to succeed. crypto should empower everyone, not just people who already got bread and rig the system with their rich kinda ugly friends.
which is why i go on many tangents on the importance or representation & anti- cultural erasure.. i sense the energy & if upholding white supremacy is their prerogative, my prerogative is to create real conversation that lead to a safer environment for everyone who doesn’t automatically benefit from every rigged system put in place for the colonizer mind to succeed. crypto should empower everyone, not just people who already got bread and rig the system with their rich kinda ugly friends.
2020s degens are the grunge version of 1980s yuppies.
today i’m finally doing something i’ve been putting off for a while — renewing my driver’s license.
technically, i need to do the whole driving course and exam again because it’s been expired since 2020...
but i’m heading in with some cash in my pockets, ready to bribe those mfers.
technically, i need to do the whole driving course and exam again because it’s been expired since 2020...
but i’m heading in with some cash in my pockets, ready to bribe those mfers.
People will be furious at being given Turing Tests. NPC-othering will be used to justify cruelty. Bots will become more human feeling than most humans online. Bots will queer personhood.
people are going to be *so upset* about being called bots
the reason why im offline
the hat stays on tho 🤠
the hat stays on tho 🤠
A scene from Japanese housing complex commercial (1960) that is simply impossible to imagine today X'D
Look at that kid's face, he's like "Seriously, dude, you're lighting one up in front of me too? Dad already puffing smoke in my face here. I've had enough, when I grow old, you'll be canceled for this..."
Look at that kid's face, he's like "Seriously, dude, you're lighting one up in front of me too? Dad already puffing smoke in my face here. I've had enough, when I grow old, you'll be canceled for this..."
From Wikipedia
In 2013, former Microsoft game designer Daniel Cook wrote that the company was responsible for developing the bro subculture within video gaming, explaining that the "Xbox put machismo, ultra-violence and chimpboys with backwards caps in the spotlight. [...] Gamers were handed a pre-packaged group identity via the propaganda machine of a mega corporation." Cook writes that Microsoft has done this in order to distance the Xbox from its console competitors, which were portrayed as "kids platform[s]".[15]
In 2013, former Microsoft game designer Daniel Cook wrote that the company was responsible for developing the bro subculture within video gaming, explaining that the "Xbox put machismo, ultra-violence and chimpboys with backwards caps in the spotlight. [...] Gamers were handed a pre-packaged group identity via the propaganda machine of a mega corporation." Cook writes that Microsoft has done this in order to distance the Xbox from its console competitors, which were portrayed as "kids platform[s]".[15]