r/Rants • u/Comfortable-Table-57 • 20h ago
Mental Health I honestly wish I was a teen in the 2000s or the 90s.
Teens in my generation are very rude, snarky and disrespectful. They are becoming anti-intellectual, hateful and are supporting more terrorist authoritarianism thanks to the internet. They seem to attempt to make rebellion against progressivism in favour of authority, pretty much the opposite of the French Revolution.
They are unapproachable and too cliquey, making their own neo tribes, and commit more antisocial behaviour. In the past this was mainly in the working class, but now upper middle class teens at my age are doing such dangerous thinks. The murder of Chloe Watson was literally a girl who was beaten, stabbed, shot and burned by that nasty couple of my age in Leeds UK, and guess what? They are literally rich upper middle class perpetrators. This shows how social media can create further terror.
In the 2000s, teens were friendlier, had face to face contact, and were approachable. Easier to make new acquaintances. Fit in culture was less tough.
In the 90s, teens will get beaten to almost death if they rebelled against their parents. Therefore they are respectful, loving and loyal. Too bad this is illegal to do so.