05-02-2019, 05:38 PM
I've had this conversation with friends many times. I was born in '74 (stated for time frame purposes). Based on television alone I had a huge connection with people who grew up before me or at the same time. We all watched Love Boat, Magnum PI or Fantasy Island. I grew up watching Happy Days and Gilligan's Island. I saw the Patty Duke Show, Mr. Ed and the Andy Griffith Show. I knew who Ed Sullivan was, why Orson Welles became famous etc. I could go on in the same way about music but you get the point. I have way more in common with a person born in the 40's-60's than I do with a person born in the mid to late nineties.
My sister has a senior position at a major clothing retailer and they obviously employ a lot of younger people. They legitimately don't know a damn thing about anything that happened before the year 2000. I suppose the myriad options for entertainment have something to do with it, but there's certainly a complete disconnect from what came before for the vast majority of them and it extends outside the realm of entertainment.
My sister has a senior position at a major clothing retailer and they obviously employ a lot of younger people. They legitimately don't know a damn thing about anything that happened before the year 2000. I suppose the myriad options for entertainment have something to do with it, but there's certainly a complete disconnect from what came before for the vast majority of them and it extends outside the realm of entertainment.
