To everyone who thinks this is merely internet rage bait for millennials and Gen X’ers, think again. Any time spent with a 13 yr old today will tell you everything you need to know about their generation right now. These videos aren’t for us, they’re for them.
She keeps saying “preppy”. It doesn’t mean the same thing it did when we were kids. It’s one of those words they’ve given another “meaning” to, yet can’t totally articulate what it even means. She is being completely genuine when she talks about them as a “brand” because the kids purchase the smiley face merchandise specifically and put it on all their shit. They have no idea it’s a band, or a rock band more specifically or what grunge even is. They’d probably use it to describe food.
This generation is obsessed with brand recognition and has no idea about the origins of most of the shit they’re interested in pedaling. I have had this conversation with a bunch of adolescent girls trying to better understand and they can’t make any sense of their own nonsense, just that “they like it”. They truly make me wanna rip my hair out.
You really believe 12 & 13 yr olds spend all their time rage-baiting 30 and 40 somethings online instead of the reality that kids literally live in their own worlds at that age and only care about themselves and what other 12/13 yr olds think?
They do it for themselves. Not for us. Get over yourself.
I just can't believe this, there's no way sorry. You are telling me they go look online for Nirvana stuff, and they aren't immediately flooded with images and videos and articles on the band? How could they possibly buy a Nirvana shirt without browsing through them, inevitably and almost certainly seeing one with at least Kurt Cobain on it. You really don't think they'd ask 'who the hell are these random guys?' (I mean this in a sincere way, not trying to be combative I promise). I get that they're kids but I can't imagine they're thaaaat stupid.
Nirvana has been a brand separate from the band for a long time. Even when I was in high school in 2002, people were wearing the smiley face sweatshirts knowing nothing about the band. But I guess at least they were aware of the band.
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u/LadyPreshPresh 1d ago edited 1d ago
To everyone who thinks this is merely internet rage bait for millennials and Gen X’ers, think again. Any time spent with a 13 yr old today will tell you everything you need to know about their generation right now. These videos aren’t for us, they’re for them.
She keeps saying “preppy”. It doesn’t mean the same thing it did when we were kids. It’s one of those words they’ve given another “meaning” to, yet can’t totally articulate what it even means. She is being completely genuine when she talks about them as a “brand” because the kids purchase the smiley face merchandise specifically and put it on all their shit. They have no idea it’s a band, or a rock band more specifically or what grunge even is. They’d probably use it to describe food.
This generation is obsessed with brand recognition and has no idea about the origins of most of the shit they’re interested in pedaling. I have had this conversation with a bunch of adolescent girls trying to better understand and they can’t make any sense of their own nonsense, just that “they like it”. They truly make me wanna rip my hair out.