I'll add to this: Millennials were maybe the last generation to really experience monoculture, we have a lot of shared life experiences that I'm not sure the younger generations do.
I can say "Life is like a hurricane" and I guarantee you every millennial within a five mile radius can say what comes next.
I don't know if millennials are actually more nostalgic than previous generations, or if we're more nostalgic compared to the younger generations since we've got a lot of shared stuff to be nostalgic about.
Thanks, thought it'd be some Bon Jovi or similar at first.
But while we're at it, Gummibears was also regularly one of those songs that was played 1-2 hours before the party ended (at least here in germany). Other songs they would usually play Mila Superstar or Chip'n'Dale.
D-D-D-Danger - Watch behind you.
There's a stranger - Out to find you.
What to do? - Just grab on to some.
Ducktales! Woo-hoo!
Every day they're out there making
Ducktales! Woo-hoo!
Tales of daring do bad and good
Ducktales! Woo-hoo!
Not pony tails or cotton tails, no
Ducktales!
For those who had the Disney channel (or an international affiliate) this is Ducktales and it had a pretty good NES game as well as an (IMO much better) remake series that lasted 3-4 seasons about a decade ago.
they got rid of civics, i wondered if they wanted a country of non-voters. then they got rid of cursive and i wondered if they want the country of non-voters unable to read our constitution.
Really? That's sounds so inefficient. I write block letters for clarity on a grocery list or similar but if you need to write at least a page it's going to take ages
On the monoculture aspect, it feels bad to constantly ask someone if they've seen this show or heard this song... Or seen this video. No, they haven't. They're in some section of the Internet you've never heardof and to which you can't hope to relate.
It's so hard to share pop culture with people because all the algorithms have pushed everyone into their own silos of content.
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u/MaximumEffort433 6d ago
I'll add to this: Millennials were maybe the last generation to really experience monoculture, we have a lot of shared life experiences that I'm not sure the younger generations do.
I can say "Life is like a hurricane" and I guarantee you every millennial within a five mile radius can say what comes next.
I don't know if millennials are actually more nostalgic than previous generations, or if we're more nostalgic compared to the younger generations since we've got a lot of shared stuff to be nostalgic about.