• evolvor@sh.itjust.works
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    3 months ago

    Is there any modern equivalent? Do we even have any shared culture anymore or are we all in our own rabbit holes?

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      3 months ago

      TikTok / IG viral posts.

      They’re not as long lived, but the induct them into conversation.

      Skibidi toilet spinoffs are their heritage.

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      3 months ago

      Well the post as I understand it argues the polar opposite. We had rabbit holes completely impenetrable social bubbles. And know everything is mixed and globalised. Probably for the better all in all

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      3 months ago

      It’s not as common but I’d say you still see kids that grow up in a household with satellite for TV so they miss out on most of the streaming references.

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      3 months ago

      Primo Baby is like this currently for me and my girlfriend. Her grandma got her a copy of it when she was a kid, but I found it online and holy shit, it’s awful to the point that it’s hilarious.