I'm in agreement with you. Trends are always moving. I'm 43. I
was a "child of the 80s". But I like understanding trends. So
while the Wild Thornberries was fine for the 90s, today we have
the Amazing World of Gumball which is an amazing fantastic show
that my 9 yr old nephew introduced me to. We've got Minecraft
now. That's a kickass GenZ "new thing" that never existed
before. But one day, Gumball and Minecraft will be history and
something else will come along. And people will say, "Things
were much better when Amazing World of Gumball were on, and
Minecraft was everything." And Whis Morita The thing is: It's
not that the WORLD was better: It's that you're stuck in your
era. It's OK to be stuck in your era; but you can't blame the
world around you for changing. Every generation has their
"thing". They all have an equal right to it. The son of a friend
of mine; he's 12. He complains that "Things were much better
when Spore was a thing". Or, "The new Pokemon suck, Gen 3 was
much better". He's 12. He's complaining about the way "things
used to be". He's old. I'm younger than HIM. It doesn't mean you
have to follow every trend; my way isn't "better". Things were
better _for you_ in that era because you were into stuff. Now
you're into other stuff. Another example: The evolution of
fandom. I love how fandom has improved over the years. Of course
it's got its twisted sides; but younger generations have
embraced and changed fandom to suit their needs. I think it's a
great thing that never existed before. But I'm a fan of
subculture in general. Any subculture that has the capability of
bringing out the best in people is a good thing. And thus ends
my rant.
