Earthbound64
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You'd sure show those bible-belt libertines what rebellion really means
You think that's all most of them are doing?
You'd sure show those bible-belt libertines what rebellion really means
Because Dad's having gay foursomes.
"Get on my level son"
For teens, pissing off dad is their definition of rebellion.
It doesn't really matter if they actually like something or not, but they absolutely must hate everything their parents like.
Oooo. So edgy. So rebellious.
Every generation does it. The sooner they learn that snarky, faux rebellious attitudes is only making them look stupid, the closer they are to actual maturity.
You think that's all most of them are doing?
Died in the 90's. When your parents were the hippie generation and then they grow up to be just like every other generation it kind of forces you to realize that your passions wont really mean anything when you are 30 too. Gen x was the first generation to be able to see clearly from a young age that everyone grows up to be a selfish hypocrite.
Whatever.
What about them 90s and 80s teens, why didn't you stick it to the Man?
Oh wait, they're the ones that think they solved everything already, but really all you did was scream really loud.
Alt-right IS the new counterculture. It's a backlash against all the social progress made in the last couple decades, by people (mostly white men) who think progress swung too far. Theres this emerging and disturbing idea that feminism is sexist against men, or that white people are villified.
I would agree with this general take. The Alt-Right, things like the "Quiverfull" movement- this is reactionary stuff rebelling against mainstream social change.Actually, the real sexual rebellion these days would be married consensual sex for the purposes of procreation.
That would definitely be counter-culture.
Millenials/Gen Z are the first post-unleaded gas generations in the US. The reduction in impulsive behavior that has helped reduce crime rates has had effects like that elsewhere as well.Kids have less sex, less crime, do better in school. They got a screen in front of their faces by their parents and told to not go outside because it is scary. And now we complain they aren't rebellious enough.
Weird question. As an 18 year old, I find it tough to answer.
One thing, though, OP: Today's teens (in developing and first world countries) ARE developing their own subcultures. Perhaps for the first time in human history, over the internet, teenagers can grow up while making friends solely over shared interest or ideology, and are barred much less by circumstance.
I'd also wager that our generation, overall, is the most aware generation when it comes to social justice, politics, and whatnot. In the US, from what I've seen as an outsider, the conservative bloc is by and large old people (the boomer generation, I think?). The liberal side is much more concentrated among teenagers (specifically, 15 to late 20's) in my opinion.
I remember having friends pretty much only over AOL then internet BBS' then usenet then IRC then Everquest, etc.
Uh that isn't teens doing that, that's dudes 25 and up. This isn't a trump topic.
They're rebeling against giving a damn. Cynicism is the current trend, as sincerity just makes you a target for disappointment and disillusionment. It's better in their eyes to say everything sucks and life is all one big joke.
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Wasn't that Gen X?
Hey OP, you skipped my question:
What did you do as a teen to rebel?
What about them 90s and 80s teens, why didn't you stick it to the Man?
Oh wait, they're the ones that think they solved everything already, but really all you did was scream really loud.
You seem to keep missing this question OP.
Perhaps if people keep quoting it you will answer.
this is a reponse to what i did as a teen to rebel
- i wore make up because my dad hated it, identified as bisexual
- i had a gay threesome even though i dunno, i wasn't into it, i just wanted to give a big old middle finger
- i listend exclusively to hard rock or punk
- i ran away from home for 3 weeks to london cos i was upset
do i need to fucking go on
Since the 90s there have been groups that grew up together on the internet, I remember having friends pretty much only over AOL then internet BBS' then usenet then IRC then Everquest, etc. Its just became way more mainstream today, so its not super weird to only have virtual friends and few real world friends. Facebook, twitter, reddit, instagram, snapchat, etc have gone mainstream and replaced all the underground online areas of the last 20 years. NeoGAF in many ways represents the internet of the 90s.
And I'd definitely challenge your idea that the youngest generation is the most progressive. Probably the hippies from the 60s & early 70s were the most progressive, while they weren't a majority even of the youth they thought they were going to literally change the world from a capitalist patriarchy to some sort of communal utopia, and they did a lot of stuff to get their message out, stuff that still resonates today from organic farms to counterculture to music festivals.
Of course they mostly completely turned to ultra capitalists in the 80s, so it'll be interesting to see where the progressive activists youth of today turn towards in 5-10 years when they are faced with the choice of wealth or principles/helping others. I suspect the results will be something no one can predict or expect.
However, our generation does differ in that (unless I'm missing something), there are many conflicting ideologies. Some don't care, others are righteous, others are indignant. Perhaps that shows there's more stability in the current "factions" of our generation, so to speak.
Alt-right IS the new counterculture. It's a backlash against all the social progress made in the last couple decades, by people (mostly white men) who think progress swung too far. Theres this emerging and disturbing idea that feminism is sexist against men, or that white people are villified.
Helped to bring down the wall, helped to bring about the Pride parades. Thought the next generation would bring super punks and super mods because of the new thing, internet.
Imagine the ways you could involve people.
But, guess it didn't work.
Being alt right is the new punk.
The internet has done more to fracture groups, than unite them. The impersonality, and fabrication of perfect "enemies" is too easy, and people fall for it.
80's and 90's kids had the advantage of collapsing regimes falling simultaneously as they protested. But let's be honest, a lot of them became the man as soon as they had their turn.
Dude it's everywhere, veganism is growing fast as fuck and I have no clue why people always ignore the thousands upon thousands of protesters who turn up against white supremacist/nazi rallies who normally have like 30 people attending them. Occupy Wall street, BLM, antifa, the alt right movement, anti-trump protests are just some examples that are powered by millennials.There's a fucking cultural war going on right now in the west with people demanding change be it good or bad.
What are these teens doing?
I kind of assumed that a lot of them would be creating subcultures I hadn't dreamt of, that none of us would, and that would later come into fruition. All I see are shitty youtube channels, reactions to corporate media, streaming horseshit, and stuff about mainstream pop music, Where are the rebellious kids who are gonna reshape what we have now into something new?
I'm actually asking. I wanna see it.
I don't believe this is real