I graduated in 2010 and my high school had a 3d printer. They weren't common in the 2000's but they were around.
Azuth
I'll always remember the kid who broke both his arms and his helpful mom.
Friend: Brings up really cool idea for something to do
Me: Awesome! When do you wanna do it?
Friend: blank stare uhhh, I'll have to figure it out, this week isn't good
EVERY TIME
Oh fuck I can't unsee it
it's human nature for people to adopt it as an identity, which introduces a lot of noise to the conversation, and we lose some of our objectivity toward it, as now there's an emotional attachment to the label itself.
I've noticed this in LGBQT culture as well. I'm a gay older Millenial and I've noticed that zoomers make their sexuality a much bigger part of their identities than qeer folks my age and older do as it becomes more accepted. For me, I don't want to be "special". I want absolute equality- I wish being with my boyfriend was seen as normal and ordinary.
The social progressiveness and economic struggles of Weimar Germany make me very nervous about where we are now in the US. History may not always repeat itself but it does rhyme.
OH MAI GAH
It's a survivor the same way the coelacanth or horseshoe crab is - a living fossil.
lol no it's not, could even take pics to show you
I'm apparently the archeologist over here with my Model M and its buckling springs.
I've had some "oof"s hit harder for me than full conversations. Sometimes you just need to know the boys feel for you even if they're not saying anything.
Descartes said it best. The only thing I can know for sure is that I do, in fact, exist.