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General Category => Everything Else => Topic started by: cthulhu on February 21, 2026, 08:48:42 AM
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I found this very interesting video about "our" generation and i think many of you can relate to the thesis it displays. Many observations i find to be true in here and i often thought about this themes. I would not consider myself as a computer nerd, but i grew up, as most of you i guess, in the analog times and witnessed closely the evolution of technology, writing stuff on typewriters before the personal computer came, programming a little on a commodore C64 computer and being fascinated with the dial in tone of the modems we had to connect to the internet..and now: wtf happened to society and the younger generations?
Would love to hear your thoughts about the thoughts in that video (don't know if i like the style it is presented in, the subtitles and the ai images, a little bit too long maybe, but that would be different discussions)
Why does Generation X see the world differently? It isn't just nostalgia—it’s psychology. In this documentary-style deep dive, we explore the "feral" childhoods of the 1970s and 80s to understand how a lack of safety regulations, benign neglect, and a "zero moderation" environment forged the last truly analog minds in history.
From the unsupervised freedom of latchkey kids to the raw physics of playground culture, we analyze how the pre-digital era created a unique form of resilience and "internal locus of control" that is becoming extinct in the modern world. This is not just a look back; it is a psychological autopsy of the bridge generation.
In this video, we analyze:
The Physics of Reality: How riding without seatbelts and fixing broken bikes built mechanical intuition and agency.
The Gift of Boredom: Why the lack of smartphones and the "Default Mode Network" fostered deep creativity and focus.
Social Calibration: How the brutal, unmoderated social hierarchy of the 80s playground taught conflict resolution.
The Latchkey Phenomenon: The psychological impact of solitude and hyper-independence.
The Bridge Generation: What the modern digital world needs to relearn from the analog past.
If you are Gen X, this is your story. If you are Millennial or Gen Z, this is the origin story of the world you inherited.
The Last Analog Mind: A Psychological Autopsy of Generation X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXeEElTfl8o&list=WL&index=28
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Had a listen to this today (yes, the AI imagery was either annoying or idiotic) but it did resonate with me. For all that I earn my living with computers, I still prefer analogue systems I can get hands-on with, don't have a problem with spending a lot of time on my own, and don't need to spend every waking hour staring at a phone.