Kids will be kids I suppose, and need their rebellious KEKed out mascots. I never imagined I could exist on Reddit. It feels too much like a William Gibson novel come to life — creepy.
Can curmudgeon be a meme too? ;^)
I don’t have TV, watched Idol a few times years and years ago (I liked the auditions), do not like Adult Contemporary or Alternative radio.
I am in awe of William Gibson. I’ve read every one of his novels, some twice. His vision of the *future* is so prescient. Things he wrote in the 90s or early oughts are nearly exactly what happened. And his use of language....incredible. I’ll sometimes go back just to savor his wordsmithing. But, I get your perception of creepiness. It’s like the uncanny valley of a robot that is *almost* real. Real life skewed just enough to be alien.
Curmudgeon IS a meme! See “Get Off My Lawn” and the cartoon character ‘Walter’!!! Curmudgeon is to age what rebel is to youth. (And I’m 74.)
Things change. I hope keeping up with it will help my mind stay flexible, even if I abhor some of the changes. I don’t want to become a caricature trying to pretend I’m still a kid, but I can appreciate the reddit crew. r/T_D is the future of conservatism. It’ll be their world after we’re gone.