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Old farts of Hexbear, is there something about younger people that you don't get? [no punching down!] (hexbear.net)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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OK this is my list. But first, I need to say that this isn't a condemnation of those into such thing. They just don't vibe with me.

Cannot get into ASMR. I've tried. Often its women 20 years younger than me, rubbing their fingernails on hairbrushes. The intentional sounds they make with their lips and fingers are things that would make me want to change seats on a bus.
Instagram. I was maybe the last person to get a smart phone. It was probably 2016. I'm just fully lazy to take photos of stuff. This is a real issue when I'm single and I need to start putting photos on dating sites, as all pics of me in my phone are me squeezing carrots in my nostrils and similarly goofy things.
My students' taste in anime. I try to be all cool and show off my cool taste in anime, maybe drop a Azumanga Daioh clip. It's all ancient history for 17 year olds.
Photo and videos done in portrait mode. I guess I don't watch videos on the go. See #2

Things that the kids these days do better:

Usually better opinions on current events than people my age
I wish that cosplay existed when I was a teen. The default when I was younger was drugs.

If anyone insults the kids, I will visit you at your home and do an adventure-time

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Why the heck do people my age and younger all universally use phones for everything? It sucks.

Just browsing on a phone alone weirds me out. I work in tech, my phone is fairly modern and sizeable, I'm not even that old, but I simply can't get on with it.

Phones are almost always slow to load, ugh
95% of people don't use Firefox + Adblock so it's full of shitty ads and I don't even know how to use the internet with ads anymore
Touchscreens are never precise enough to touch small buttons (and I have dainty fingers),
So many sites have a 'mobile-friendly' version that often lacks functionality I need. A big percent of website visits on my phone require me to use 'Desktop mode'.
Typing into stuff requires the on-screen keyboard, which takes a minimum 40% of the screen, so I can't see and type at the same time.
Screen tiny.

I do browse on my phone, but holy hell do I hate it. Why does anyone prefer it ever when there's a choice? Is it just because I have a dedicated ergonomic desktop setup? But even then I'd prefer using my laptop on my bed any day of the week before being confined to my phone.

And don't get me started on using any mobile OS other than Lineage. The amount of undisableable notifications makes me cry.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I think a large part of it is bc phones are necessary and for many people they can only afford one high price tag electronic device. My understanding is that relatively few people have PCs or laptops anymore, and most rely entirely on their phone for computing.

I'm right there with you on touchscreens. I have the last of the blackberry's and I'm only now considering moving on because there is finally some movement happening in third party BB style keyboards for modern phones, including some using BB keyboards and custom firmware. I'm on fucking Android 8 and it's starting to cause compatibility problems.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

a large part of it is bc phones are necessary and for many people they can only afford one high price tag electronic device

Honestly that makes a lot of sense. Perhaps this is the ignorance of my techy-bubble where I have a couple decent-spec computers by necessity of the job.

And I completely relate with the blackberrys, I had an old-styley phone with a foldout keyboard and I absolutely loved it! 10x the typing speed and comfort on that phone than I've had with any phone since.