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Pictured: Millennials talking about the silly wizard power fantasy like it's Shakespeare. Harry Potter truly is to Generation Y as Star Wars was to Generation X. It reminds them of a "better time" when they could remain ignorant of all the horrible things happening in the world (paid for by their tax money).

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[–] Dr_Gabriel_Aby@hexbear.net 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It’s like only listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers for 40 years

[–] FlakesBongler@hexbear.net 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's sad

But since the average USAan can only read at a 4th grade level, it's also not surprising that they're permanently locked into children's media

And I say this as someone who loves cartoons and comic books

[–] SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But since the average USAan can only read at a 4th grade level, it's also not surprising that they're permanently locked into children's media

I read a queer, middle grade, children's novel recently, called Too Bright To See, and it was such a wonderful and evocative exploration of grief and self discovery.

Obviously it was written at a low lexical level, but these people aren't even reading good quality children's literature. They're reading the lowest quality slop out there, not on its own merits, but because they're blinded by their own nostalgia.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

cartoons and comic books touch on serious themes all the time. boomers just think everything is silver-age schlock that they grew up with.

[–] BeanisBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago

I've been listening to RHCP since I was a kid and boy was it a moment when I realized what Purple Stain was about