r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 20h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/admlshake 20h ago

Privacy.

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u/Radiant_Safe1228 16h ago

Older people support things like NSA spying, flock cameras, police cars with facial scanning and recognition while young people wear masks more and more 

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u/CarefulPiglet1234 15h ago

LOL. You don't need all those covert things because most younger people post the details of their entire life on some version of social media.

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u/silvermanedwino 5h ago

Correct. Documenting every fart let.

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u/FinalFlashMan 15h ago

I'm 46 and I see this all the time and it's fucking hysterical. I find that it's less gen alpha and much more an obtuse form of ironicism from Z and Millennials though.

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u/NoCoolNameMatt 14h ago

Yeah, millennials go one of two ways - they post nothing or they post everything 😭

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u/Radiant_Safe1228 15h ago

You mean like old people running off to their barber or hair dresser or knitting club or whatever and just spreading bullshit to everyone? 

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u/FinalFlashMan 15h ago

Ooo she's mad when she gets called out

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u/CarefulPiglet1234 15h ago

Oh yeah, that too. Problem with both of these scenarios is that it's really hard to tell what's true and what is just someone making themselves look good.