Well done. Your distinction between High and Low Zoomers is quite perceptive, and is largely consonant with my own experiences. According to your analysis, it would seem that the younger Zoomers are essentially a blank slate, in that if they were presented with the opportunity to join an ordered society, many of the most ambitious and intelligent among them might very well gravitate towards it. While they may be ignorant and impulsive compared to previous generations, they already do seem uniquely impervious to the Progressive mindset which has dominated the written culture of America since the middle of the last century. Of course this would necessitate separating them from the digital monoculture, and replacing that with a new written culture. As is sometimes the case among the homeschooled, my cultural frame of reference is largely based on the midcentury and earlier eras. We homeschoolers realize this, and the shock of adjusting to many aspects of modern culture often results in profound alienation. However, this alienation is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows us to analyze modernity from first principles, instead of taking its precepts for granted. Perhaps it is our duty to develop an alternative to digital involution based on the best principles of previous eras. For these reasons, this cultural moment may be our best opportunity to reverse the Sixties and restore the high culture of the West.
Oh my God, this was hilarious. Several amazing phrases.. I feel it leaves out a pretty obvious and sizable cohort of the Milennial/Eisner/Zoomer generations that just become completely porn-brained schizophrenic psychos. They can be found on public transit, the local library or terrorizing your children online.
Well done. Your distinction between High and Low Zoomers is quite perceptive, and is largely consonant with my own experiences. According to your analysis, it would seem that the younger Zoomers are essentially a blank slate, in that if they were presented with the opportunity to join an ordered society, many of the most ambitious and intelligent among them might very well gravitate towards it. While they may be ignorant and impulsive compared to previous generations, they already do seem uniquely impervious to the Progressive mindset which has dominated the written culture of America since the middle of the last century. Of course this would necessitate separating them from the digital monoculture, and replacing that with a new written culture. As is sometimes the case among the homeschooled, my cultural frame of reference is largely based on the midcentury and earlier eras. We homeschoolers realize this, and the shock of adjusting to many aspects of modern culture often results in profound alienation. However, this alienation is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows us to analyze modernity from first principles, instead of taking its precepts for granted. Perhaps it is our duty to develop an alternative to digital involution based on the best principles of previous eras. For these reasons, this cultural moment may be our best opportunity to reverse the Sixties and restore the high culture of the West.
Now I'm brainstorming formative movies that epitomize the worldviews of each of these generations that you listed. Here's my list so far:
1945--1954: American Graffiti
1954--1960: Planet of the Apes
1961--1969: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
1970--1979: Jaws
1980--1985: The Goonies
1986--1990: Jurassic Park
1991--1996: Toy Story
1997--2001: Shrek
2002--2007: Spider Man: Into the Spiderverse
stay special my fellow eisnerchads
Oh my God, this was hilarious. Several amazing phrases.. I feel it leaves out a pretty obvious and sizable cohort of the Milennial/Eisner/Zoomer generations that just become completely porn-brained schizophrenic psychos. They can be found on public transit, the local library or terrorizing your children online.
I feel like I should train an AI like GPT or Grok to spit out responses based on the information fed from here lol.
Zoomer larping as millennial
https://chatgpt.com/share/69325742-45bc-8000-84c4-70dcfe59a446
9/11 may have been the last thing that ever happened On TV.
Gonna read this later!
I'm a Gen X / High Millennial border who is extremely religious, wannabe trad wife, and hates left liberalism.