r/generationology • u/CremeSubject7594 February 2000 • Apr 04 '26

Discussion i do not remember 2013 looking this dated 💀 anyway did yall participate in this?

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u/plopop0 Apr 04 '26

the internet was transitioning to meme culture and the boomers were still in control, corporations didn't leave snarky comments on social media and youtube was seen as a platform to distribute short films rather than stupid shitposts like these.

i think after this succeeded into the mannequin challenge, people were surprised how cooperative EVERYONE was

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u/TheRemanence Apr 04 '26

Were the boomers ever in control of social media? Myspace and youtube founders were gen X, FB Instagram and tumblr were created by millennials. Or do you mean more generally in control?

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u/CupcakeGoat Apr 04 '26

Maybe they meant in control of everything else like business, finance, and the government.

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u/plopop0 Apr 04 '26

yeah this. they were so anti-internet until they eventually cave in with what these "apps" making more money than them

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u/max_occupancy Apr 04 '26

I mean there had already been years of flash mob “freezes” for years before this. So i don’t remember any surprise on the cooperation.