...so? New things are being created. You enjoy(ed) C&H, now future generations might enjoy new things. It's just a fact of growing older and having cultural changes.
Also a counterpoint: I (22) know people my age or younger who enjoy C&H. Things are absolutely more accessible now, full stop. Being accessible does not mean one is forced to choose that particular thing! Please let people enjoy what they enjoy. Just because I like tom and jerry cartoons and think they're a classic doesn't mean I gripe about newer generations who have different cartoons/etc that they like.
Nobody is griping, calm down! It was just a reflection on the attitude of the typical teenager, and how he'll grow out of it.
> "Things are absolutely more accessible now, full stop."
Not if you don't "have the time" because of all the "memes" and "evolving conversations". Overexposure to constant new stuff is actually an impediment.
You know people who enjoy Calvin & Hobbes? Good for them. They managed to overcome the distractions of the latest stuff to focus on the good ;)
> Not if you don't "have the time" because of all the "memes" and "evolving conversations".
This is not related to something being accessible whatsoever. C&H is widely available, and someone choosing to not access it does not make it not accessible. People can choose different things to look at.
> Overexposure to constant new stuff
"Overexposure" is subjective. We live in an era where new stuff constantly comes out, yes. More so than ever before.
> is actually an impediment.
Subjective. Just because someone chooses to look at memes instead of C&H is nothing of an impediment. Please do not admonish others for not liking exactly what you like.
So that you don't reply to things I'm not saying, here's a summary:
I replied to someone saying his/her teenaged relative didn't have time for old stuff and didn't care about it by saying that living in the present, without caring about past or future or how long things will endure is typical teenage thinking. It's what they are known for. This teenager will grow up and eventually mature and care about old stuff and feel nostalgic about stuff.
Things I'm NOT saying:
- Everything old is better.
- Calving & Hobbes (or insert your favorite comic here) is not readily available.
- Teenagers should like old comics or music.
- Teenage thought is wrong (it's only abnormal if you're a grown up and still think and behave as if you were 15). Otherwise, it's an absolutely normal part of growing up.
- That there is anything to complain about, instead of this simply being an observation about life, youth and aging.
> "This is not related to something being accessible whatsoever. C&H is widely available, and someone choosing to not access it does not make it not accessible."
I never said it wasn't accessible. I just said teenagers who don't have the time for "old stuff" because of "evolving memes and conversations" are missing out on this, and that not caring about the past or the future is typical teenage thinking.
To be honest I don't understand what you're objecting to anymore. Some imaginary version of something whiney you believe I said, I guess.
Also a counterpoint: I (22) know people my age or younger who enjoy C&H. Things are absolutely more accessible now, full stop. Being accessible does not mean one is forced to choose that particular thing! Please let people enjoy what they enjoy. Just because I like tom and jerry cartoons and think they're a classic doesn't mean I gripe about newer generations who have different cartoons/etc that they like.