Gen X guy here. This is literally the first time I have come across the word “skibidi”. I simultaneously wish I could help you, and glad I don’t know what that asinine word means.

Gen X really are just boomers in waiting.

Millennials are in the “Oh fuck I’m ‘the Man’ now” phase.

Are we? Still too poor to own stuff because generations before us are hoarding riches like they could take them to the grave.

Most of us have sold our souls to corporate overlords to put scraps on the table and keep leaking rooves above our heads. We’re not the ruling class but we’re the drones who aren’t allowed to be fun anymore.

That, and to the youth of today, we’re now supposed to be the old people who don’t get them, like how our parents had no clue what was up with the Pokemans.

I used to teach in public schools in the area, but even outside of that environment I know enough about what the students are into and how they talk, because yeah, I spend a lot of time online and play video games and live and breathe memes. But you can never let kids think you’re trying to be hip by letting them know you like the same things they like, because in most cases that just ruins it for them. They obviously want their own circles, and we are by necessity outside of it.

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@Stovetop @rikudou ah, you're so right man. That's a great insight there at the end. I'm 39 and have two young kids and most of the time just want them to learn and have fun. You're right - sometimes the game is me just staying out of their fun with others.

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