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#i didn't get the 'twitter idioms' even though we move in similar circles i just hadn't been introduced to things specifically popular on tw
616nightcrawler · 2 months
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i feel like i see posts like this so much and it's kind of weird bc this applies only to like. a very specific subset of people (ppl who are into phineas and ferb + aware of the "two nickels" thing being repostet a lot) which is like. a subset of people in a fairly specific age range (the right age to have watched phineas and ferb so like. idk 15 - 30 year olds probably being generous) AND are active on specific social media platforms to have seen this joke repeated a lot so it burrows into their memory bc most people who just casually watched phineas and ferb aren't that likely to remember this specific moment (i know i didn't without the meme). and idk this is not a big deal i just find it interesting how often people online will post about something that is extremely specific to them and the social circles they move in as if it's a really universal experience
#im def thinking about this too deeply but i see this a lot w very online young people#even where they'll be like 'omg everyone in gen Z is like THIS' and its like#no not everyone in your generation is a certain way it's just that#you don't really interact with people outside of your specific circles#be it online or physical#like online you probably algorythmically get promoted things that confirm your world view bc that is the things you're interested in#so you get a sort of feedback loop of people in your same age range#who get promoted similar content based on age and browsing habits#and you're not gonna really break out of that unless you really look for it#and physically you hang out with your friends who have the same interests as you and are likely in similar economical and social situations#and are likely at your school or uni so you're in really similar situations#its even happened to me bc back in the day i never liked using twitter but my friends who were on twitter were really confused when#i didn't get the 'twitter idioms' even though we move in similar circles i just hadn't been introduced to things specifically popular on tw#twitter#so things that seemed universal to them were completely new to me#and the other way around too where i think smth is extremely generally well known but people i talk to have no idea what's up#my sister who's two years older than me probably doesn't even remember phineas and ferb that well just bc she wasn't that into cartoons#idk. all that to say.#your experiences are not universal#the life and times of brows
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