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NoiseColor ,

I don’t really know, but when they have weird illogical views that they defend with trump like arguments, I think they are kids. They might not be 10.

Passerby6497 ,

Some people’s bodies continue to grow well after their brain stopped developing.

dejected_warp_core ,

Yes, but it’s a little worse than that. One might take that to mean environmental, congenital, or even genetic factors. But there’s more. Consider the role that trauma has to play here as it can directly cause arrested psychological development:

psychcentral.com/ptsd/signs-trauma-has-you-stuck

MutilationWave ,

That was really interesting. I had a friend who’s brother killed himself when he was a young teen. If things didn’t go his way or he was overly irritated, especially when he was drunk, he reacted by destroying things like a pubescent boy might. He also came from a wealthy family so I always thought that contributed as well, like not caring if he breaks something just buy a new one. But he didn’t just break his own things. I had to end the friendship when he drunkenly threatened a woman who lived in my building with a gun. I hope he’s ok.

dejected_warp_core ,

Sorry to hear about your friend. While I’m no doctor, that seems to fit the bill to me. I’ve known people that had other trauma when young, and yeah, maintaining healthy relationships seems to be the hardest thing for them. Your story reminded me of a lot.

modifier ,

I don’t know about you all, but I have been posting as an adult human male for a numbers of years now despite being a 4 year old Alaskan Malamute. No one seems to notice or care.

Macaroni_ninja ,
@Macaroni_ninja@lemmy.world avatar

Moon moon?

lesbian_seagull ,

Awooo to you, fine canine.

Bytemeister ,

Men come in all shapes and sizes.

Anarki_ ,

UwU

Today ,

Wait! I thought there were no kids on the internet. Men are men, women are men, kids are FBI?

Weirdfish ,

And small blue creatures from alpha centuri where real small blue creatures from alpha centuri.

Alaskaball ,
@Alaskaball@hexbear.net avatar

https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/e5a50e52-b4fa-4a17-bd8b-0d7eeae9f8d2.png ask if they remember these

The_Jewish_Cuban ,
@The_Jewish_Cuban@hexbear.net avatar

I’m a gen-z-er and I remember those. Relatively poorer area though so it may be related

kurcatovium ,

This bad boy was THE bane of one of my teachers. On her defence, she was old, probably over retirement age, but she just could not make this thing work. Ever. She usually turned it on, but left the cover closed. Or tried to turn it on while AC cable was unplugged. Or turned it on, but put everything in it mirrored. Or turned it on, placed everything right, but fucked up focus so it was blurry. It just never ever worked out for her…

Micromot ,

Have you ever been in germany? Everyone knows these things because there’s always this one almost retired teacher that is in love with the overhead projector

Simmy ,

Stop projecting.

Alaskaball ,
@Alaskaball@hexbear.net avatar

No u

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

I wish there were dead giveaways. It would be helpful to know if I’m talking to a teen or an adult cuz my attitude in delivering how wrong they were would definitely change. Certainly i can recall some truly boneheaded beliefs i have discarded through the decades so im more forgiving if i know they’re young.

On the other hand if they’re pretending to be an adult they ostensibly want to have their opinions considered on equal terms, as peers; basically to not be preached to. If that’s their goal then isnt it kinda the point to treat their ideas as if they were offered by one? If we think of it like that, maybe it’s not super important to know someone’s age. It’s definitely helpful of course to know who youre dealing with but the downside of anonymity is also its upside. ideas are ideas no matter how old the brain is what thinks em.

ShimmeringKoi ,
@ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net avatar

Takes things personally right away and isn’t yet very good at sarcasm or snark. But you know, that could just be and awkward adult too

kurcatovium ,

Nobody asked for your shitty opinion you little fuck! /s

Have I passed?

Lyre ,

My general metric:

Hahaha = gen x

Lol = older millenial

Lmao = younger millenial

💀 = Gen z

thegreenguy ,
@thegreenguy@sopuli.xyz avatar

I’m Gen Z and use all of them

Lyre ,

For me its moreso about what the older gens won’t use than what the younger ones will

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

This is at least true for me as I’m an xennial or whatever and i use both lol n haha depending on my mood but never lmao. Lol

Lyre ,

I’m a lmaoer myself but i can throw in a lol depending on who I’m talking to.

MutilationWave ,

I am a xennial as well and that was dangerously close to using lol as punctuation which will lose you that sweet xennial cred.

Seriously though I’m happy to be from this microgeneration. Analog childhood/digital adulthood makes for cool people.

otp ,

Most Gen Z aren’t children though

Lyre ,

When i figure out what gen a’s ‘funny’ synonym is I’ll update the list

Xylight ,
@Xylight@lemm.ee avatar

From what I’ve seen it’s also 💀

phoneymouse ,

The skull thing is pretty dumb.

Freefall ,

Lol

sudoer777 ,

hahal💀lma💀

rothaine ,

This is accurate lol

charonn0 ,
@charonn0@startrek.website avatar

rofl

mindlight ,

Unable to understand and/or admit that both sides can be bad. It’s ok to admit the “your team” did some nasty shit and it doesn’t in any way cancel out what the other “team” did.

Also, Winning an argument doesn’t in any way make you a winner. Actually, an argument that someone “won” often doesn’t lead to a change for the better or even make anyone convinced that your arguments were valid.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

Not understanding the difference between pre and post 9/11 politics

Zangoose ,

Hate to break it to you but people born in 2006 are turning 18 this year (and are technically considered “adults”).

jaaake ,

Having just turned 43, I can tell you that I don’t think I became an adult until my early/mid 30s.

WeirdGoesPro ,
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

This is a truth that everyone under 30 denies until the day they turn 30. It’s like a magic spell is suddenly broken, and you realize you’re alone in an aging meat husk that now knows the glory of back pain.

I know a young person will read this and think this won’t happen to them. To that person: I am you from the future. Remember us as we were.

Zahille7 ,

I’m 27 and I think I’m there already

WeirdGoesPro ,
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I thought that too. I regret to report: it gets worse.

user224 ,
@user224@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

I know a young person will read this and think this won’t happen to them.

I rather thought “Huh, 30s is still young.”

WeirdGoesPro ,
@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

I have no illusions anymore that this pattern won’t repeat. I enjoy my back pain for what it is: the pre-hip pain era.

EllE ,

I think it’s kinda like the old dating age formula; you can date people (your age) / 2 + 7 years old, and you feel like that’s the age of an adult.

When I was 15 I felt like ann adult, but people younger than me were teens. When I was 25 I felt like an adult but people under the age of like 20 were just kids. Now I feel like people in their early/mid-20s are just about adults. I’m sure when I’m 50 I’ll think back to myself now and consider myself barely an adult.

frostysauce ,

Wow, you’re me!

MutilationWave ,

I’m 40 and it seems like I can continually look back at myself from five years ago and think damn I was an idiot back then. I wonder how I will feel in five years…

gentooer ,

That’s a relief!

Yearly1845 ,

They are technically, but not actually adults.

MystikIncarnate ,

I was alive for 9/11 and I don’t know the difference.

I don’t care for politics.

corsicanguppy ,

I don’t care for politics.

Your sphere of control should match your sphere of concern; and neither of those things are what you think they are.

MystikIncarnate ,

You think politics are in my control in any way, shape, or form? They’ve gerrymandered my vote to irrelevance.

I still vote, I look at the platforms and vote for whomever I feel serves my interests the most, not that the party’s platform means jack or shit. They’re all just pandering to whatever they know you want to hear, and once they get into power, they do whatever the hell they want.

My district leans a particular way, and whether I vote with them, or against them, the same party is elected to govern. I’d say my vote is pretty useless in that context.

I was too young to vote, pre-9/11, and had even less interest in politics than I do now. I’ve vaguely followed along since I got registered to vote when I got old enough to do so, but it’s not like learning about what happened before I was registered to vote will help me in any way. I make the best choice based on the information that is available, and in the end, it doesn’t even matter.

MutilationWave ,

Could anyone persuade you to vote on what’s better for most people instead of what’s better for yourself? Maybe it’s the same policies maybe not.

MystikIncarnate ,

I usually want whatever is best for the majority. I’m done college, and I paid my student loans, I’ll vote for student loan forgiveness and a restructuring of that system so others don’t have to go through what I did.

I’m pretty healthy and rarely need hospitals but universal healthcare is something that everyone should have.

I would also vote for UBI, though I would get no benefit from it, as I’ve been employed pretty much non-stop since I left college.

I would also vote to raise the minimum wage, though my salary is significantly amount the minimums.

My principles are in line with what most people would consider to be the greater good for all people. I believe in true equality, and I don’t feel like that’s what we have, some people just aren’t given the same basic rights, especially in America with roe v. Wade being overturned. Bodily autonomy and the right to love, and marry whomever you want. I don’t believe in lowering the bar to give the illusion of things being “fair”, eg, allowing people who are otherwise mentally or physically incapable of doing a job, to do the job just because they’re a particular race, gender, or something else (making it more about who they are than whether they’re the best fit for a job).

I don’t think I need any convincing to vote for what’s good for someone else.

MutilationWave ,

Agreed, we are like minded in many ways. Thanks for the kind and long response. I believe your earlier comments were being taken by myself and others as fuck everyone I’ll get/I’ve got mine. Sorry I don’t mince words at the moment.

MystikIncarnate ,

No apology needed. No offense taken.

I know that text replies, especially terse ones can be interpreted in many ways. Often I tend to be rather verbose to get my point across accurately. Some then complain about the verbosity of my replies.

It’s a struggle to find the right amount of terse while being verbose enough to not be misunderstood.

ripcord ,
@ripcord@lemmy.world avatar

Not at least understanding the difference seems irresponsible.

seaQueue ,
@seaQueue@lemmy.world avatar

Who needs an informed electorate anyway?

MystikIncarnate ,

Why? How does knowing how politics worked before I could vote, help me as a voter today?

I understand enough about politics to cast my vote and beyond the act of voting, I generally don’t follow politics. I vote based on party platforms (what they intend to do) and the likelihood of those things happening. Eg, if a party was to say that they’ll make everyone rich, I would consider that statement to be delusional, unrealistic and not something that could be fulfilled even if that party was voted in. This is an extreme example, but I think you get my meaning.

Beyond doing my due diligence in figuring out who I want to vote for, and then voting for that party… What else do I realistically need?

My district always elects the same party anyways, whether I vote for them or not. I’ve landed in a gerrymandered location and that party basically always wins, but I still vote regardless.

IMO, I shouldn’t need to take a political history course to be considered to be a responsible voter.

antonim ,

So, uh, what is the difference?

obinice ,
@obinice@lemmy.world avatar

That assumes you live in one of a small number of countries for which politics significantly shifted after one of those countries was attacked.

And also that you’re at least old enough to have had a reasonable mature understanding of the political landscape before 2001, so as to appreciate how things changed. Let’s assume that’d make you at least 20.

…So, we have to be at least 43 years old, and American, or you’ll assume we’re children?

someguy3 ,

To actually understand you’d have to have been following politics pre 9/11, which would make you probably 16 at the time. That means 39 right now. That’s a lot of adults you’re ruling out.

If you want to say understand society pre and post 9/11, then you’re probably talking 12 at the time, so 35 right now. Still a lot of adults you’re ruling out.

TurboHarbinger ,

Bad assumption, a localized event doesn’t affect everyone in the world equally.

bcoffy ,

Excessive swearing, as if they just learned how to say “fuck”.

Not that any damn amount of fucking swearing means they are are a young fucker, but you can fucking tell when you read that shit and they manage nine goddamn swear words in one fucking sentence you know they’re a young bitch who aren’t allowed to swear any other damn time.

Nasan ,

Mother damn, that’s a shitting good point my bastard

thesporkeffect ,

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b3df77b6-6c5e-4c5b-9b43-4097b1526583.jpeg

SpaceNoodle ,

Fuck you, I’m in my forties

MystikIncarnate ,

Yeah, what’s this fucker on about? I’m an adult that doesn’t even get carded at the liquor store anymore, I fucking swear whenever I damn well please and as often as I give a shit to. Nothing wrong with some cursing, especially at those young fucks that won’t stay off my goddamned lawn. Shit, they’re at it again.

Brb, gotta yell at some asshole kids.

bcoffy ,

Don’t get it twisted, I love cursing like a sailor and do so regularly. But when I see it excessively in an internet post that makes someone seem like they’re trying too hard to fit in with adults online and be extra edgy

MystikIncarnate ,

Alright, just stay off my lawn and we’re cool.

wieson ,

Or they speak English as a foreign language. Then all the swear words hold no value or weight, unlike in your native language.

NineMileTower ,

I’m pretty sure looking for kids on the internet will get you a nice little seat with Mr. Chris Hansen.

AlternateRoute ,

References TikTok as a source of knowledge

Alice ,

I have family in their 30s and 40s who do that 😭 I wonder if people subconsciously trust TikTokers more than other social media users since they usually show their faces.

Iamsqueegee ,

🔥b00bs🔥 feel like bags of sand 💯

Shawdow194 ,
@Shawdow194@kbin.run avatar

💀

Shawdow194 ,
@Shawdow194@kbin.run avatar

Asking basic questions that can usually be answered with internet experience ("how do bans/kicks work", or "what is an administrator", "what is LAN" etc.)

Flaunting "new" features that existed on older products. ("This game let's us upload our own music to soundtrack!", "I've never seen a platformer like this" etc.)

SanicHegehog ,

Did you know that you can download podcasts and play them without internet?

This one got me the other day.

TheImpressiveX OP ,
@TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml avatar

Really? What’s next, podcasts delivered over airwaves?

SanicHegehog ,

It’s called WiFi smh

Sir_Kevin ,
@Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Their gamer tag includes “Killer”. They’ve never heard the terms “gamer tag” or “handle”.

RandomVideos ,

Is this really common? I dont know any that even used a computer before 2015

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