this post was submitted on 08 Dec 2023
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Microblog Memes

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[–] unreasonabro@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (3 children)

my kids are five and seven and i'm already starting to get this. i aint ready.

[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

I experienced this when talking with the zoomers in my office. Feeling old aside, the satisfaction I had when I basically said I was there when the old magic was written was extremely satisfying. Now I understand why the old people loved to do that so much.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

My 13-year-old loves researching weird stuff from the past on the internet. I actually enjoy it when she comes up with something I already knew about because it's a chance to educate her further.

[–] jeremyparker@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

My daughter asked me about something that happened back in the nineteen hundreds and I nearly lost it