this post was submitted on 15 Dec 2023
829 points (84.8% liked)

Comic Strips

12704 readers
4491 users here now

Comic Strips is a community for those who love comic stories.

The rules are simple:

Web of links

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

Source: Webtoon - RSS

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] prayer@lemmy.world 74 points 11 months ago (3 children)

It's millennials trying to fit in with Gen Z to prove to themselves they're not old.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 148 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And the Gen Z is... reading a newspaper? Nah fam, I don't think that's what's going on.

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago (4 children)

You think millennials read newspapers? We are the first digital native generation. In fact, we saw the internet growing up while we grew up ourselves

[–] bratosch@lemm.ee 32 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Remember the internet before Facebook and Instagram? Good times. It was all Flash Games and p... Uhm, videos

[–] lugal@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I still know my ICQ number. Back when all instant messagers had open protocols and you could use one open source client for all of them.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 15 points 11 months ago

I'm still slightly mad that everyone wanted to use AIM instead of ICQ, even though icq was better. It had offline messaging and you could change your display name, neither of which aim supported.

Anyone younger than like 30 probably has no idea that those were noteworthy features at one time. You could only send someone a message if they were actively connected at the same time as you.

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I regret forgetting mine. I know it was 3965....... Something. But that's as far as I know for sure.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

No I don't think we do. I sure as hell don't. Yes indeed, we are, and we did. That's why I think the whole comic is bullshit, like wtf is this whole thing? Feels like some Gen X or earlier is trying out this web comic thing. I don't even know.

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Growing up? I think you mean "getting drained of any creativity or energy with age."

[–] NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Point to the panel with a Millenial reading a newspaper

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemm.ee 78 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I know i'm old, i just found a new hobby: messing woth the younger generation by messing with their slang.

You know, like how grandpa called every pokeman pikachu...but on purpose.

[–] noli@programming.dev 78 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Grandpa knew what he was doing when he called all the pokemen pikachu

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

pokemen

I... I think I'm having a panic attack.

[–] not_a_dog@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Right? Everyone knows the correct plural form of "pokemon" is "pokemons".

[–] Decoy321@lemmy.world 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it's 2020s, the proper term is pokepersons.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I spit out my drink.

[–] cone_zombie@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

No, no, it's okay. It's just a stroke.

[–] Plavatos@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I mess with my zoomer children all the time: bruh, no cap, on god, sus/sussy, my guy.

They mostly roll their eyes, but I do enjoy it.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 24 points 11 months ago

My favorite is on cap, no god.

[–] ultra@feddit.ro 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] lugal@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

ong

Oh, (there is) no god?

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

This is the way

[–] Drz 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] CrowAirbrush@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I definitely enjoyed that xD

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 13 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah no millennial is doing that to fit in/not feel old (okay there are probably some but they're a minority for sure), at best they're doing that to be annoying/make fun of the crazy slang.

[–] ggppjj@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's very incredibly lit, fam.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 11 months ago

On Satan, for real no caps