Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised. Anyone over the age of 25 or so didn’t have everything so blatantly out in the open with the internet as much as they do. When I was a kid we’d look up to adults as people that actually knew what the fuck was going on. Of course, later on in life you realize that nobody knows what the fuck is going on. But people that are growing up now see it for what it is when they’re still in middle-school and highschool. They’re seeing how fucked everything is before they even have a chance to be optimistic. The illusion of stability isn’t just broken, it’s missing entirely.
Almost 30 here I realized life the universe and everything was a chaotic mess held together by tacit agreement with the social contract in highschool. I expect most high schoolers who pay attention realize this. Middle school is where I’d say there might still be reverence for adults.
Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised. Anyone over the age of 25 or so didn’t have everything so blatantly out in the open with the internet as much as they do. When I was a kid we’d look up to adults as people that actually knew what the fuck was going on. Of course, later on in life you realize that nobody knows what the fuck is going on. But people that are growing up now see it for what it is when they’re still in middle-school and highschool. They’re seeing how fucked everything is before they even have a chance to be optimistic. The illusion of stability isn’t just broken, it’s missing entirely.
Almost 30 here I realized life the universe and everything was a chaotic mess held together by tacit agreement with the social contract in highschool. I expect most high schoolers who pay attention realize this. Middle school is where I’d say there might still be reverence for adults.