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Our grandkids asking us about what it was like for us growing up

@meganthelesbian

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Why it worked

The creator uses humor and relatable generational comparisons to highlight past societal issues, prompting viewers to reflect on historical events and the perceived absurdity of past circumstances.

Summary

The creator humorously recounts questions their grandkids might ask about the past, expressing disbelief at historical events like school shootings, political decisions, and food ingredients. They question how people tolerated such issues and express shock at the idea of wealth disparity comparable to the French Revolution.

Structure

1Grandkids asking about the past
2Disbelief at past events (plastic, pandemics, school shootings)
3Questioning past leadership and inaction
4Shock at food ingredients and historical wealth disparity

On-screen text

Our grandkids asking us about what it was like for us growing up HEY, WAS IT REAL THAT THERE PLASTIC IN YOUR FOOD AND WATER? WHY DID THEY LET THAT HAPPEN? THEY TOLD US GLOBAL PANDEMIC, BUT PEOPLE DIED JUST BECAUSE THEY DIdn't LISTEN. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. DIDN'T THEY TO DO? WHY DID. WHY WAS A CRIMINAL ELECTED TO BE PRESIDENT? IT WASN'T THERE SOME SORT OF LAW AGAINST THAT? IS IT TRUE THAT KIDS COULD JUST BRING A PEW PEW TO SCHOOL AND PEOPLE JUST KEPT LETTING IT HAPPEN? THEY SAID THAT YOU USED TO HAVE INGREDIENTS IN YOUR FOOD THAT YOU COULDN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE. WHY DID YOU. WHY DID YOU YOU KNEW THERE WAS RAT POISON IN IT. IS IT TRUE THAT THEY REALLY RELEASED JUST A SMALL PART OF THE PDF FILES AND THEN NO ONE GOT IN TROUBLE? HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? IT TRUE THAT THEY STARTED A WAR JUST TO DISTRACT FROM THAT, AND THEY LOST THEY SAID THAT YOU WERE LIVING THROUGH THE WORST WEALTH DISPARITY SINCE THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE.

Original caption

Sometimes I think about all of the crazy stuff that has happened in my short 27 years on this planet and I’m not even sure how I’m going to explain it to my kids or even my grandkids because there’s no way to go over all the crazy shit 911 happened when I was alive, but before I could even remember things. My whole life there was school pewpews and I couldn’t go into any public space without the fear of one. We elected the worst president in US history twice right after the first black president. We elected a criminal just because people didn’t like a woman. We went into war to distract from PDF files. We eat plastic and poison in our food and everyone just let it happen. Let me know when the comments if there’s anything I missed from this list #g#genzm#millennialf#fypq#questionss#sadbuttrue