▲ 445 ▼ chat is this true? (lemmy.blahaj.zone) submitted 1 year ago by not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 95 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) You're not wrong, but I very seriously doubt this is what's going through the kids' heads permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (2 children) Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. It’s like kids dreaming of being actors or singers or athletes. Even if they think their teachers are good people, they clearly see that they don’t drive fancy cars. Even if their parents are middle income earners, they aren’t as famous or rich as the people babysitting them on screen. It may be more obnoxious and more piped straight into their eyeballs now but it’s hardly new. Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while. Have fun talking to chat which is at most 3 people for years while waiting for your breakthrough permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not who you responded to, but when I play with the idea of starting streaming, that's the kind of vibe I wish for, not the breakthrough part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what the kids are looking for permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent [–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago* I didn't imply kids were dumb or unobservant, I just meant they are not thinking as deeply as that comment I replied to. What you say is much simpler: they see teacher driving a hoopty while xQC has millions of dollars and does whatever the fuck he wants. That's a natural reaction to want to be like the person that isn't seemingly struggling; and you're right, it isn't new at all. I don't think the kids are considering nepotism and the nuanced path to wealth, though. They just see streaming/influencing can make a lot of money and that's probably as far as it goes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (2 children) Kids are smarter than we give them credit for. It’s like kids dreaming of being actors or singers or athletes. Even if they think their teachers are good people, they clearly see that they don’t drive fancy cars. Even if their parents are middle income earners, they aren’t as famous or rich as the people babysitting them on screen. It may be more obnoxious and more piped straight into their eyeballs now but it’s hardly new. Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while. Have fun talking to chat which is at most 3 people for years while waiting for your breakthrough permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not who you responded to, but when I play with the idea of starting streaming, that's the kind of vibe I wish for, not the breakthrough part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what the kids are looking for permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent [–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago* I didn't imply kids were dumb or unobservant, I just meant they are not thinking as deeply as that comment I replied to. What you say is much simpler: they see teacher driving a hoopty while xQC has millions of dollars and does whatever the fuck he wants. That's a natural reaction to want to be like the person that isn't seemingly struggling; and you're right, it isn't new at all. I don't think the kids are considering nepotism and the nuanced path to wealth, though. They just see streaming/influencing can make a lot of money and that's probably as far as it goes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Hell I’m a grown ass adult and I think about every once in a while. Have fun talking to chat which is at most 3 people for years while waiting for your breakthrough permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not who you responded to, but when I play with the idea of starting streaming, that's the kind of vibe I wish for, not the breakthrough part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what the kids are looking for permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not who you responded to, but when I play with the idea of starting streaming, that's the kind of vibe I wish for, not the breakthrough part permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what the kids are looking for permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Nothing wrong with that, but it's not what the kids are looking for permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheMetaleek@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago While i agree with the general thing, I also truly think reality is more nuanced. I used to be a high-school teacher, and a lot of those kids just yearn for sincere socialising opportunities in general, more than celebrity success (even if some do also have that goal) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] madame_gaymes@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago* I didn't imply kids were dumb or unobservant, I just meant they are not thinking as deeply as that comment I replied to. What you say is much simpler: they see teacher driving a hoopty while xQC has millions of dollars and does whatever the fuck he wants. That's a natural reaction to want to be like the person that isn't seemingly struggling; and you're right, it isn't new at all. I don't think the kids are considering nepotism and the nuanced path to wealth, though. They just see streaming/influencing can make a lot of money and that's probably as far as it goes. permalink fedilink source parent
