Yeah, but putimg this (actually not bad) meme into a “funny” community feels a bit like taking a whole generation, that we seriously fucked up, not seriously.
Even if OP is still in his teens or so and was actually telling about his own struggle.
I was a teen when the pandemic hit. It changed Me so much that I have no idea what My life would have been like without it. Maybe better, I don’t know.
Did you realize you posted two different versions of the meme?
I just now realized when looking at this post via web browser. My phone’s Lemmy client showed me the first one, the second one was only tiny in some corner, so I didn’t notice it.
Changes the context somewhat.
Good that it turned out well for you!
My elder son (very late GenZ) wasn’t affected much, but my daughter developed severe issues, we even had to visit a child psychologist and youth counseling for quite some time.
She was four when the pandemic hit, and started school just when the worst was over, after having had almost no social contacts in her age group for almost two years and with some obsessive compulsive traits caused by all the strictly enforced rules and had anxiety issues after they were lifted.
Went into outright school refusal that took the better part of three years to get somewhat right again.
Friend’s daughter same age as my son developed some severe fear issues and psychological reversal issues. E.g. started crapping in her pants again and refusing to sleep alone at age 10.
Nothing funny with that at all, so please understand my initial harsh reaction after having only seen the first version of the meme in your post (the one with the dark dude).
This is the classic misconception, that if you make a joke about something, you are not taking it serious.
You can talk about things you or other people struggle with in a joking way and it doesn’t take anything away from the seriousness. It might even help to let others understand your struggle.
This is especially a Gen Z thing, they love self deprecating jokes. I see nothing wrong with that personally.
You have to learn to laugh about anything otherwise your life will be very sad.
Yeah, but putimg this (actually not bad) meme into a “funny” community feels a bit like taking a whole generation, that we seriously fucked up, not seriously.
Even if OP is still in his teens or so and was actually telling about his own struggle.
*Her
I was a teen when the pandemic hit. It changed Me so much that I have no idea what My life would have been like without it. Maybe better, I don’t know.
Did you realize you posted two different versions of the meme?
I just now realized when looking at this post via web browser. My phone’s Lemmy client showed me the first one, the second one was only tiny in some corner, so I didn’t notice it.
Changes the context somewhat.
Good that it turned out well for you!
My elder son (very late GenZ) wasn’t affected much, but my daughter developed severe issues, we even had to visit a child psychologist and youth counseling for quite some time.
She was four when the pandemic hit, and started school just when the worst was over, after having had almost no social contacts in her age group for almost two years and with some obsessive compulsive traits caused by all the strictly enforced rules and had anxiety issues after they were lifted.
Went into outright school refusal that took the better part of three years to get somewhat right again.
Friend’s daughter same age as my son developed some severe fear issues and psychological reversal issues. E.g. started crapping in her pants again and refusing to sleep alone at age 10.
Nothing funny with that at all, so please understand my initial harsh reaction after having only seen the first version of the meme in your post (the one with the dark dude).
Yes, I included the alt because I couldn’t choose between the two lol
It seems like a joke about OP realizing they’re trans more than anything.
It’s not about the Xbox slowly becoming garbage and OP regrets not getting a PC? 🤔
This is the classic misconception, that if you make a joke about something, you are not taking it serious.
You can talk about things you or other people struggle with in a joking way and it doesn’t take anything away from the seriousness. It might even help to let others understand your struggle.
This is especially a Gen Z thing, they love self deprecating jokes. I see nothing wrong with that personally.