Gen Z and #IDIOCRACY

Syl wrote:OMG, if these people had brains they could be dangerous....thankfully they haven't.

Maddog wrote:The majority of that video is from a meeting of the Democratic Socialists of America. The group that supports Bernie Sanders and AOC.  

They are fucking kooks..

Ben Reilly wrote:My stepson is Gen Z and he's one of the most level-headed people I know. We shouldn't generalize about people, really, whether it's race, age group, nationality or even political beliefs.

Ben Reilly wrote:Well, I went wrong from the get-go by not watching the video, which is my fault, but I just wanted to make that point.

Eilzel wrote:If someone opened a thread with whatever funny video and titled it “Boomers #moronism” or some such thing, so guarantee some posters would come in with claims of ageism.

Didgee wrote:

Eilzel wrote:If someone opened a thread with whatever funny video and titled it “Boomers #moronism” or some such thing, so guarantee some posters would come in with claims of ageism.

Another sense of humour failure

Eilzel wrote:

Didgee wrote:

Another sense of humour failure

The video isn’t funny tbh. A handful of idiotic students, by no means representative of most (and was Mr Sensory Overload even a Gen Z? Looked like a mature student to me), with a snarky commentator making droll comments with the intent of maligning a generation likely due to them not sharing his politics.

Not funny, and my point still stands

Didgee wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Didgee wrote:

Another sense of humour failure

The video isn’t funny tbh. A handful of idiotic students, by no means representative of most (and was Mr Sensory Overload even a Gen Z? Looked like a mature student to me), with a snarky commentator making droll comments with the intent of maligning a generation likely due to them not sharing his politics.

Not funny, and my point still stands

Like I said sense of humour failure

It as hilarious, but each to their own

I laugh at many things that are funny even when people my aged are mocked

Eilzel wrote:

Didgee wrote:

Another sense of humour failure

The video isn’t funny tbh. A handful of idiotic students, by no means representative of most (and was Mr Sensory Overload even a Gen Z? Looked like a mature student to me), with a snarky commentator making droll comments with the intent of maligning a generation likely due to them not sharing his politics.

Not funny, and my point still stands

Maddog wrote:

Eilzel wrote:

Didgee wrote:

Another sense of humour failure

The video isn’t funny tbh. A handful of idiotic students, by no means representative of most (and was Mr Sensory Overload even a Gen Z? Looked like a mature student to me), with a snarky commentator making droll comments with the intent of maligning a generation likely due to them not sharing his politics.

Not funny, and my point still stands

Come on, that was some crazy shit and funny.

Now I'll agree that far too many people of any particular group are judged by the actions of the most extreme in that group.

So while the title unfairly cast a gen z in a bad light, it did show some people in very specific subsets of that group being pretty messed up.

Sorta like when young folks say "OK Boomer". It can be funny if a Boomer is acting like a Boomer.  

Eilzel wrote:

Maddog wrote:

Come on, that was some crazy shit and funny.

Now I'll agree that far too many people of any particular group are judged by the actions of the most extreme in that group.

So while the title unfairly cast a gen z in a bad light, it did show some people in very specific subsets of that group being pretty messed up.

Sorta like when young folks say "OK Boomer". It can be funny if a Boomer is acting like a Boomer.  

The individuals alone were admittedly ridiculous. The voice over wasn’t funny. For me, humor is a lot about delivery and intent. He seemed more malicious than good natured.

Just didn’t work for me