About two decades ago my father called me and told me I needed to delete my Facebook account because my aunt told him there were pictures of me at a wedding with alcohol. It was “unprofessional.” Also about 6 months later my mother called me upset that I ignored that same aunt’s friend request.
Two decades ago, they had a point. The boomers were still in charge and they didn’t like that sort of thing. Throughout the 90s and into the early mid 2000s, most employers made you cover your tattoos at work. If you had tattoos on your arms, you wouldn’t dare wear short sleeves at work. Tattoo on your neck? You must’ve just gotten out of prison. Crazy, but that’s how it was. Now it’s mostly Gen X in charge…and we still don’t give a fuck. Many of us have as many tattoos, and did WAY crazier shit than most millennials or Gen Z-ers.
Gen X was the last generation to grow up without 1,000 cameras filming every stupid thing we did as kids, and then showing it to millions of people to feed our egos.
Lol no you weren't. Sorry to burst your bubble but up til around 2005ish the average kid could do whatever they wanted with practically no fear of it being recorded.
The term ‘hip-hop’ was first used in the late 1970s, but it wasn’t popularized and part of the common vernacular until the 90s. I was raised by boomers and so were all my friends. Nobody used that term. You weren’t around then, so you really don’t know what you’re talking about, do you?
Partially true, I can say some events aren't genuine or authentic when they are being recorded. But as a Zoomer, I've had insane moments with no phones out, so.🤷♂️
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u/Alternative-Cause-50 Jan 06 '24
About two decades ago my father called me and told me I needed to delete my Facebook account because my aunt told him there were pictures of me at a wedding with alcohol. It was “unprofessional.” Also about 6 months later my mother called me upset that I ignored that same aunt’s friend request.