twofacetoo:shortangrybi87:Probably has a lot to do with creepy middle aged dudes producing teenage d
twofacetoo:shortangrybi87:Probably has a lot to do with creepy middle aged dudes producing teenage dramas with gross sexual overtones in the media. I mean I hate to pull out a meme to explain it but… honestly, it’s BoomersThe problem is that each generation has had it’s own ideal of the ‘teenage’ years, and for a lot of adults currently (particularly those who have been making movies and shows for the last 20 years) that was the 1950s / 1960s, when the ideal was sneaking out, listening to loud music, rebelling against ‘THE MAN’ and forging your own pathThings have drastically changed since then, with the advent of the internet, social media, new forms of entertainment like video-games, etc… and for modern generations, the teenage ideal is just spending some alone time with your hobbiesAnd I bet in about 50 years, we’re going to see another inversion -- source link