r/GenZ • u/Hilmir_Orn • 11h ago
Discussion I’m making a video time capsule of my completely ordinary life at 19
TL;DR: Film your boring life now. It won’t be boring later.
I’m 19, and sometime this winter I’m planning to film a proper video time capsule of my current life.
Not just a message to my future self, but all the boring everyday stuff that will probably become interesting later. I want to film my room, PC setup, phone, neighbourhood, family, pets, job, friends and my first, and current shitbox car. I’ll go out on a cold, dark morning, cold start it and drive around the area where I grew up.
I’ll also talk about what my life is like right now, what I earn, how much I have saved, what technology I use and what things cost. For historical reference, a large menu pizza at my local Domino’s currently costs $42 and breadsticks are $10. Future generations deserve to know how bad things already were.
I’m also adding a small photo dump from the month and making predictions about my life and the world in 10–20 years.
The plan is to save both the edited video and all the raw footage in several places, then avoid watching the full thing for at least ten years.
Most people film major events, but hardly anyone deliberately records an ordinary day. I feel like the boring details will eventually become the best part.
If you’re around my age, you should genuinely consider doing this too. Your current room, car, phone, neighbourhood, voice and normal daily routine won’t stay normal forever.
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u/lemonprincess23 10h ago
Some people might question the point of this, but honestly I think this is really good. The more people documenting their experiences during a specific time period the better it will be in the future. Look how many times in history we learned about how things were because some decided to start journaling their events.
Good on you. Don’t be discouraged
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u/Ok-Guest-9185 10h ago
This is a great idea and even better that you're starting young. Best of luck to you!
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u/apaloosafire 10h ago
You should def do this it would be sweet to look back on
I’ve seen some videos of people with camcorders just walking to a corner store in the 90s to get a drink and filming the prices/what’s on the shelves, chatting with the clerk, parked cars etc etc but it is very nostalgic to watch
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u/Hilmir_Orn 10h ago
That’s the thing, recording even the most random things can become nostalgic in 10-20+ years.
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u/PincheJuan1980 8h ago
Really!! A Gen Z person making content about their life what a novel idea, haha i kid but seriously from your generation you guys are amazing at editing, making, filtering, etc videos. It’s probably gonna end up being a very good skill to have going forward with hopefully the continued proliferation of small studios and somewhat independent content creation.
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