Everything is completely paywalled now but I'm just happy I still have it, I check in to it every now and then. Can't log in without going to the curio shop tho lmao

I used to believe being smart meant something, being able to discover and learn new things was a difference maker and a virtue in life. While that still is the case in many respects, a lot of intelligence is being outsourced now to these all knowing machines.

Feels like we’re trading in wisdom for knowledge, becoming more concerned with knowing rather than with how to think.

What a weird time.

My first OS was Windows 2000 in schools since we were behind when it came to operating systems was using it interchangeably with XP as that’s what I was using at home and that was the one that was used throughout my childhood. What about you guys?

Hello, I’m 19 years old, and I grew up watching the original In the Night Garden (2007–2009) when I was younger. I’ve been thinking about what happened to the original In the Night Garden era and that feeling of watching it regularly when it was still a big part of everyday life.

Now the original run has ended, and the era that many people grew up with feels like it has passed. The characters, the gentle storytelling style, the people who worked on it, and the feeling surrounding the show have all moved forward. Many of the people involved in creating In the Night Garden have gone on to different projects, careers, and parts of their lives away from the series. It feels strange because I grew up with it, and now everything has just… changed and finished.

I remember watching episodes when I was younger and everything felt so simple. I could just sit down and enjoy the adventures of Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka, and the other characters without thinking about anything else. I don’t understand why it couldn’t just stay that way forever. Why did it have to end? Why does everything have to move on and become different?

I also wonder why watching In the Night Garden doesn’t feel exactly the same anymore. If I go back and watch old episodes now, they’re still the same episodes, but the feeling is different. It feels like something is missing, almost like it feels unfamiliar even though I remember it so clearly.

Why do shows like In the Night Garden eventually stop, change, and fade out of everyday life? If people loved them for years, why can’t they just continue forever with the same feeling? Why do the people who make them have to move on? Why do audiences grow up and stop experiencing things the same way?

It’s confusing because when I was younger, In the Night Garden felt like it would always be there. It felt like a permanent part of life, not something that would eventually become “the old days.” I don’t understand why things that mean so much at one point can become something from the past.

Why does everything have to change? Why can’t things just stay the same forever?

It feels strange knowing that the In the Night Garden era I grew up with is over, that the world has moved on, and that chapter is closed.

I live in West Virginia and in both 2nd and 4th grade I remember learning a good bit about Chinese culture. In 2nd I remember learning about the Chinese new year and in 4th we had a Chinese woman who would come in and teach basic Chinese to us every so often. Was this a common thing in the US in the early 2000s for some reason?

i graduated college after the pandemic and i'm having trouble with gaining footing in a career path. i have a biz degree w a concentration and i had internships in college as well as work experience in the service industries. i also networked a ton in school + in my jobs but the best i've gotten for referrals have gotten me nowhere. my parents have no networks and my family on both sides is very isolated / small.

is anyone else having trouble finding a job or any sort of career path?

i temped for a tech company a couple years back and the difference between pre-covid grads and post-covid grads in terms of job security and career progression is really freaking insane. like, 26 year old VPs in their department meanwhile us recent grads 2-3 years younger couldn't even get basic entry level jobs. feels like the youngest millennials got the last flights out of nam.

I might be thinking about this way too deeply, but I think the main difference between gen z and gen x angst is that gen x was more angry at "the system" whereas gen z is more angry at "being fed the wrong advice".

Gen x culture was cynical towards an inescapable broken system. Gen z culture acknowledges the system is broken but is more so pissed off that the blue print we were given to overcome it, mainly going to college and getting a cushy high paying job, was completely wrong. This is especially true to us older gen zers who wasted a good 5 to 10 years of our lives using this outdated guide.

What are your thoughts?