At the risk of sounding like the “angry old dude crowd” I’m starting to seriously doubt the mental strength of them young’uns.

I’m Gen X so “laid back and content to watch boomers fight millennials” is my turf.

I was watching a video on my break today of someone recapping the Dances with Dragons episodes - the Game of Thrones prequel that’s on a channel I’m not prepared to pay subs for. So this girl is showing stills from the show while paraphrasing what happens.

But then she’s adding her personal stance. In the show a guy responds to an insult by whipping out his sword and stabbing him (surprise surprise this is Game of Thrones). The next 8 minutes of the video is the YouTuber saying how distressing she found this as she doesn’t believe in violence and spoke to friends and family to cope with the trauma of witnessing a violent death.

How narrow is this person’s comfortable viewing zone? And what was her logic in choosing to watch the prequel to the show that has a reputation for murder, rape, war, incest, incineration, necromancy and Netflix’s final 2 seasons of bad writing?

I’m hoping that she isn’t a prime example of “young folk” and just a loony with YouTube account. But just in case, I’m taking my two girls for a field trip tomorrow to find out how Betty the Cow becomes Betty the Big Mac so they turn out right 😂…

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Whodunnit · M

"I’m Gen X so “laid back and content to watch boomers fight millennials” is my turf."

You and me both, lol.

I know what you mean though. I watch a few YouTube review channels where it's usually younger generations reacting to films etc suggested to them by our generation and older and their reactions to some of the things we used to just casually watch is laughable.

A case in point is Blazing Saddles. The first time that the n-word gets dropped they turn white as a sheet and don't seem to understand that the film is ridiculing racism.

badminton · 61-69, MVIP

These categories, boomers, millennials, Gen-x, etc. were all invented by corporations as a marketing tool so they can sell us stuff. Corporate advertisers don't like people to be individuals. They want us all to be in easy to define categories, so they can market products to us. Don't be a category: Be a person.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@badminton corporations !

badminton · 61-69, MVIP

@WintaTheAngle Corporations have become monsters but it's not supernatural or a bogus conspiracy theory. Corporations ARE the big bad because have subverted our government by bribing our Congress and Presidents with campaign contributions. The outrageous 2010 Supreme Court Citizens v. United decision made the situation much worse, flooding our politics with undisclosed "dark money" bribes.

https://publicintegrity.org/politics/the-citizens-united-decision-and-why-it-matters/

Keeper · M

It is very entertaining at times

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

The next 8 minutes of the video is the YouTuber saying how distressing she found this as she doesn’t believe in violence and spoke to friends and family to cope with the trauma of witnessing a violent death.

So, stupid youngster started watching a prequel to a super violent fantasy series, and was surprised when she saw violence.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@LordShadowfire that’s about the size of it. Yes.

LordShadowfire · 46-50, M

@WintaTheAngle I kinda want a link to the video now to mock this kid in the comments.

WintaTheAngle · 41-45, M

@LordShadowfire Sadly it was on my computer at work and I’m home now.

Also considering how fragile this person is I’d be racked guilt that she might do something terrible

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