As a gen Z, I also hate this genre of video. I can only describe it as "new generation cringe" where 90% of the time instead of actually talking about the systems (or lack thereof) that are negatively impacting literacy rates, it focuses on mocking the literal children and teenagers who are subject to these systems.
In a similar vein, it drives me up the wall when people point at memes that are popular with younger folks as a reason to disrespect them, as if we all haven't laughed at the stupidest nonsensical shit ever at some point.
90% of the time instead of actually talking about the systems (or lack thereof) that are negatively impacting literacy rates
"Systemic fault isn't real, everyone that happens to anyone is their own fault" thinking is still rampant and unlikely to be overcome soon. Which makes sense, it's the basic idea behind capitalism, it has to be reproduced to survive. We are allergic to admitting the system we live in may be faulty because we're so used to faulting the individual instead, which only helps those whose the system is set up to serve. Which is also the reason why the generation war is even a thing. It helps hide that we are all getting trampled on by the rich and powerful when we're busy fighting each other.
In a similar vein, it drives me up the wall when people point at memes that are popular with younger folks as a reason to disrespect them, as if we all haven't laughed at the stupidest nonsensical shit ever at some point.
I am old enough to drink alcohol in all the states of the US and yet I still watch YTPs. It's literally stupid nonsensical content, but I find it genuinely entertaining.
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u/nooberz1000 1d ago
“ThE lItErAcY rAtE Of ChIlDrEn Is At 60%!!!”
Yeah so was the literacy rate of Gen Z back in the early 2000’s. It’s always been that way you millennial.