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The death of Ideals
The Zeitgeist Is Changing. A Strange, Romantic Backlash to the Tech Era Looms
Ross Barkantheguardian.com
Teen Subcultures Are Fading. Pity the Poor Kids.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/mireille-silcoffnytimes.comThe Internet Didn’t Kill Counterculture—you Just Won’t Find It on Instagram
documentjournal.comdocumentjournal.comSeth Werkheiser and added
#1: ON SURREALISM
Why does lunacy and irreverence feel so resonant right now? One of the principles of surrealism is an expression of the absurd in order to question power and I’ve similarly noticed Gen Z quietly raging against the madness of the world with content that is surreal, weird and oft-uncomfortable.
Why does lunacy and irreverence feel so resonant right now? One of the principles of surrealism is an expression of the absurd in order to question power and I’ve similarly noticed Gen Z quietly raging against the madness of the world with content that is surreal, weird and oft-uncomfortable.
Victoria Buchanan • Vol.17: Victoria Buchanan: Surrealism, World Saving Luxury + Fractional Work
Keely Adler and added
juarry and added
Some More Insight Into The Gen Z Coolness Crisis
There are four sort of low-level generational discourses circulating the web right now that I want to try and synthesize into a larger idea. There’s the weird backlash around the word “demure” going viral after a trans TikToker popularized it. There are millennials panicking that Gen Z thinks we all ... See more
There are four sort of low-level generational discourses circulating the web right now that I want to try and synthesize into a larger idea. There’s the weird backlash around the word “demure” going viral after a trans TikToker popularized it. There are millennials panicking that Gen Z thinks we all ... See more
The crystal cube of agony
Brian Thomas Clark and added
Kids are not failing by wanting to be cottagecore or meatcore or this new preppy. It’s the culture available to them that is failing, by no longer being able to connect any of these categories with lived experience or social meaning. Kids, in all their blowzy creativity — the same creativity that invented movements from Romanticism to hippiedom to
... See morehttps://www.nytimes.com/by/mireille-silcoff • Teen Subcultures Are Fading. Pity the Poor Kids.
1. How have the definitions and perceptions of "preppy" evolved over time, especially in the context of current teenage culture and social media platforms like TikTok?
2. In what ways has the landscape of subcultures for teenagers shifted from more tangible, immersive experiences to online, ephemeral aesthetics? How does this impact the sense of community and belonging for young people?
3. What role does technology, specifically social media and the internet, play in shaping and influencing the cultural identities and expressions of today's teenagers, as discussed in the document?