Don't be that dude

I certainly enjoy this sub. I love the little hits of nostalgia I get from posts about things I figured people didn't even remember anymore or things I'd totally forgotten myself. Discussions about the bands, events and films that helped to shape who we became. We were rebellious, independent and pragmatic. Our generation was wildly different from our parent's. We were metalheads, punks, goths and grunge rockers. We did our damnedest to reject our parent's way of doing things and those of us that survived had a lot of fun doing it for the most part.

That being said, I don't know if it's just me but it seems as though every third post I see here is someone bitching about "kids these days". Complaining about their vernacular and how "that's not what (insert word here) is supposed to mean" or pissing about how bad the music is or some other gripe about how things were better when we were kids. Admittedly I find myself thinking these thoughts too but I make sure to pump the brakes when I do because I don't want to end up being like one of those old fuckers I hated so much when I was younger. The insufferable asses that were always going on about how our generation was shit and how they missed the way things used to be. I refuse to be like one of those boomers. I fully understand that the world is ever changing. The music, the language, the technology, people's views on things. Like it or not, this is the world that we helped build either by action or inaction. We're all slipping further into the background with every passing day, soon to be a footnote in the history books. It's a difficult pill to swallow but one can either accept that this world maybe just isn't really for you anymore, make peace with that fact and at least try to find some happiness in it or be a cultural luddite and become that sad, crotchety old asshole that none of us used to be able to stand. I for one always told myself I'd NEVER be that dude and I'm sticking to my convictions the best I can.

I feel like it should go without saying but one should not lose sight of the fact that not too awful long ago we were the ones misusing words, doing dumb shit for no good reason and listening to noise that old folks couldn't understand. Don't fall into the trap of making yourself miserable because you're not willing to understand what's going on. It is what it is... just like it's always been. Don't give yourself a goddamned stroke.

With that, I am now finished bitching about people bitching and I'm gonna go roll one and play some video games.