In your defense the internet is making kids idiots. And it’s all be design. The same internet we used to find information quickly has now been morphed into a never ending engagement loop spewing out slop to keep them clicking and watching. Something something my porch…
To be fair, anywhere there's a constant turnover of people is going to be flooded with attention seekers to drown out the conversation. Or like a mall where there's just so much going on you're practically always drowned out if you don't join the noise.
Bruh the internet was never a source of flawless information. It was always to some extent looking for engagement so it spread information whether true or fake as it still does today. Infowars was founded in ‘99
Skibidi toilet I'm with you. 67 has absolutely no basis in anything. Yolo was dumb but it had a meaning. Dabbing came about because of hip hop. Our memes and trends were stupid but I can point you to where they came from or why they happened. Even E! had a purpose, which was to prove anything could be a meme. It was right, as we see with 67, but E! has a reason. Ask any gen A what 67 is or means or where it comes from or why. No one knows because it comes from and means nothing. 67 is the ultimate example of brain rot. It is legitimately meaningless. At least skibidi toilet has some humor in it.
One of my favorite things in my adolescence was Homestar Runner. My sister’s favorite homestar bit is a cutaway to The Cheat doing “rythmic chain dancing” and repeatedly whacking homestar in the face as he sings the names of types of bread (SBEMAIL 123)
We all had our childhood brain rot. The form changes, but never the core concept of absurdist non-sequitur comedy
The brain rot don't bug me. However, I grew up listening to Black Sabbath. Now I have to listen to Vocaloids to bond with my 12 year old. Don't look it up.
Not to mention that’s scary as fuck. Not long it’ll be someone who convinces you to give your money or something. Modern day romance fraud.
Or kill yourself. Isolating yourself.
It's kinda frustrating when people compare shit that doesn't matter at all (brainrot) to civilisational crises (AI boyfriends/girlfriends).
Every generation laughs at dumb stuff as kids, that's just what kids do. Retreating from society completely and only making human connections with a non-sentient machine owned by a corporation more powerful than most governments is completely new and really scary
It’s easy, look your kid in the eyes. Tell them “this was fine when I did it but not when you do. I’m allowed to have funny number and gibberish, you are not” hope this helps
I dont have kids, but I have students. You dont need to understand slang to be a good teacher or mentor. I just want my kids to feel like they are supported and that Im doing my best to give good guidance. When I do have children, I want them to know they are loved.
Trends are fine. Im glad they have skibidi, which is probably outdated even now since its been years. But like... im there adult here. Ive been through years of therapy to get to the point where im not completely relying on external sources of validation.
Desperation is the part that make teachers, parents, etc who want to be friends uncool.
don't let your kids have an AI girlfriend/boyfriend it is incredibly harmful for their mental state
In your defense the internet is making kids idiots. And it’s all be design. The same internet we used to find information quickly has now been morphed into a never ending engagement loop spewing out slop to keep them clicking and watching. Something something my porch…
The Internet was used for information now it's mostly for getting attention (mostly view/rage/engagement baits)
To be fair, anywhere there's a constant turnover of people is going to be flooded with attention seekers to drown out the conversation. Or like a mall where there's just so much going on you're practically always drowned out if you don't join the noise.
Bruh the internet was never a source of flawless information. It was always to some extent looking for engagement so it spread information whether true or fake as it still does today. Infowars was founded in ‘99
As a science fiction fan, I have understanding for relationships with AI. But the brain rot trend on the other hand... no, just no.
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brainrot/confusing trends aren’t getting worse, we just stopped relating to them because we’re older
Yeah, I mean as a millennial growing up my mom thought Charlie the unicorn was the dumbest thing in hell. But I fucking loved it.
And llamas with hats.. can’t forget the lllamas
I can still hear them going "Charlie it's a magical liopleurodon Charlie" like I saw it for the first time yesterday
Better late than never! Don’t forget to watch salad fingers and llamas with hats when you’re bored.
Salad fingers is one I just never got
Same, it was creepy and strange. And what was up with the rusty spoon?
Other way around from me
Old people tend to forget the brainrot bs they said as a kid. We've all said brainrot crap that made our parents cringe.
Remember when we were screaming YOLO while dabbing on the haters? How is that any different than 67.
Someday these kids will grow up and judge the next group of kids for their newer brainrot while conveniently forgetting their own brainrot.
Skibidi toilet I'm with you. 67 has absolutely no basis in anything. Yolo was dumb but it had a meaning. Dabbing came about because of hip hop. Our memes and trends were stupid but I can point you to where they came from or why they happened. Even E! had a purpose, which was to prove anything could be a meme. It was right, as we see with 67, but E! has a reason. Ask any gen A what 67 is or means or where it comes from or why. No one knows because it comes from and means nothing. 67 is the ultimate example of brain rot. It is legitimately meaningless. At least skibidi toilet has some humor in it.
This is why I get called old at work, I still say YOLO. Yep, I am old, and it’s okay.
Every generation has brain rot. Remember all the team fortress 2 vids, animations, and vines?
One of my favorite things in my adolescence was Homestar Runner. My sister’s favorite homestar bit is a cutaway to The Cheat doing “rythmic chain dancing” and repeatedly whacking homestar in the face as he sings the names of types of bread (SBEMAIL 123)
We all had our childhood brain rot. The form changes, but never the core concept of absurdist non-sequitur comedy
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM
Just put yourself back into the "lol random" era of the early 2000s. It'll get you pretty close.
The brain rot is bad, but did yall forget we used to plank and rawr xd?
The brain rot don't bug me. However, I grew up listening to Black Sabbath. Now I have to listen to Vocaloids to bond with my 12 year old. Don't look it up.
My friend was telling me that every added word changed the statement between “good” and “bad.”
For example:
Skibidi = bad
Skibidi toilet = good
Skibidi toilet ohio = bad
Skibidi toilet ohio rizz = good
I asked her if I was having a stroke
Ugh I just say skibidi instead of any adjective and that sure annoys the hell out my nephews lmao
So like Smurf language?
I'm not even 30 yet, but to be honest, I don't understand some of the new memes and jokes anymore.
“That’s so Ohio” 💀
nobody says this anymore. not a little kid, i just get the internet and my annoying ass classmates
The lower case at the beginning of your sentence and the mention of classmates hints that you are a lot younger than you think you are.
Anywhere from high school to college is still valid without being considered a “little kid”
I’ve heard TUN TUN TUN TUN SAHOR coming from my living room daily for months.
Oh boy. You have no idea how much I relate to this 😭
I would really try to stop them on the AI girl/boyfriend thing, there's already a lot of evidence that it's very harmful to your mental state
Not to mention that’s scary as fuck. Not long it’ll be someone who convinces you to give your money or something. Modern day romance fraud. Or kill yourself. Isolating yourself.
Every gen thinks they will be the ones who understand their kids, then they suffer a reality slap
Skibidi Toilet is literally the only meme out of all of those with substance, the series has no right to be as in-depth as it is.
True lol
Thought I was in touch with the trends, turns out I’m just a walking disaster.
I still wonder how brainrot lasted this much as a trend
Maybe the same way rage comics lasted for so long in their time, individual memes die in days, general ideas and bases last way longer
yeah 67 definitely got me
67 has some meaning. It’s not a number related to drugs or sex. It’s the pure number
It's kinda frustrating when people compare shit that doesn't matter at all (brainrot) to civilisational crises (AI boyfriends/girlfriends).
Every generation laughs at dumb stuff as kids, that's just what kids do. Retreating from society completely and only making human connections with a non-sentient machine owned by a corporation more powerful than most governments is completely new and really scary
It’s easy, look your kid in the eyes. Tell them “this was fine when I did it but not when you do. I’m allowed to have funny number and gibberish, you are not” hope this helps
You ought to be terminally online to understand these
yeah, certain trends I know knew because of Know Your Meme youtube channel
Tamogachi, 13/34/69/420/80085, and yolo. The more things change the more they stay the same.
I understand it perfectly because google isn't hard to use and a lot of kids have the same question as to what does x mean.
honestly. as a 43 year old im fine with Skibidi Toilet and can even kind of badly explain it
Trying to be the cool parent but getting hit by every trend like a runaway train.
Y'all really in here acting like you've never heard of shitposting before
Glad my kids don’t go for this crap.
I dont have kids, but I have students. You dont need to understand slang to be a good teacher or mentor. I just want my kids to feel like they are supported and that Im doing my best to give good guidance. When I do have children, I want them to know they are loved.
Trends are fine. Im glad they have skibidi, which is probably outdated even now since its been years. But like... im there adult here. Ive been through years of therapy to get to the point where im not completely relying on external sources of validation.
Desperation is the part that make teachers, parents, etc who want to be friends uncool.
skibidi toilet wouldn't be as hated if it didn't get popular with the kids (though it would probably not have reached the state it is now)
Just dont be like older generations, research a trend if you dont get it, most modern trends are internet based anyway
I just realised that this template is a schoolbus getting HIT BY A TRAIN
Maybe the Boomers were right about corporal punishment preventing obnoxious or delinquent behavior.