• 200fifty@awful.systemsEnglish
    15·
    1 year ago

    When I was a kid (Nat Nanny)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_Nanny] was totally and completely lame, but the whole millennial generation grew up to adore content moderation. A strange authoritarian impulse.

    Me when the mods unfairly ban me from my favorite video game forum circa 2009

    (source: first HN thread)

    • bitofhope@awful.systemsOPEnglish
      19·
      1 year ago

      When I was a kid my mom told me not to drink from the garden hose and that was totally and completely lame, but the whole millennial generation grew up not wanting to be blasted in the face with a pressure washer. A strange authoritarian impulse.

      • self@awful.systemsEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        When I was a kid Power Rangers was totally and completely awesome, but the whole millennial generation grew up to despise dressing in colorful spandex. A strange Rita Repulsan impulse.

            • sc_griffith@awful.systemsEnglish
              3·
              1 year ago

              NYT Opinion: It’s time to Drink from the Hose of Hard Questions about America’s Kids

              A memory of sipping from a garden hose prompts our columnist to ask: have we been going too soft on millennials?

              By Some Rich White Loser