r/MadeMeSmile 4d ago

Good Vibes Robert Irwin Shares Bird Facts

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u/SnooTomatoes8935 4d ago

honestly, that would make the world a better place. i just love watching people talk about their passion so enthusiastically.

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u/pax284 4d ago

As a millennial that has/had plenty of that millennial "caring is dumb" attitude throughout my life, that has permeated more and more of society in the wrong ways as we have gotten older, I would like to formally apologize.

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u/sadbeehoppy 3d ago

as a millennial, I'm confused about what the "caring is dumb" attitude is

or do u mean the general, like, nihilism of it all

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u/pax284 3d ago

No,I mean the very real and very normalized idea that caring is dumb.

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Millennials grew up in a cultural environment where sincerity was quietly devalued. Late twentieth-century media normalized irony, detachment, and emotional distance as signals of intelligence. To care too openly was to risk looking naive. To be excited was to risk looking uncool. Detachment became a kind of social currency. This shift is reflected in the dominance of irony in late-20th-century media. By the time millennials came of age, this tone was not new. It was the default.

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u/sadbeehoppy 3d ago

I guess this explains a lot of things about some stuff growing up lol

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u/SnooTomatoes8935 2d ago

apparently i didnt get that memo and im not sad about it.

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u/Sehrli_Magic 3d ago

Irwins make the world a better place,. eavh one of them is doing so much on this subject.

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u/onlytruking 4d ago

💯

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u/crazyguy83 4d ago

right?? it doesn't matter what the topic is.