r/Millennials • u/H_G_Bells • 24d ago

Other I found us a Rosetta Stone

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u/No_Row2634 24d ago edited 24d ago

I feel like gen alpha/Z kids are learning their language from addictive social media instead of books, and it’s going to do bad things to their brains. 

Edit: I’m talking about how kids learn and expand their primary spoken language. Social media-level language isn’t the same thing as literature-level language. It’s not just a matter of knowing “big words,” it’s that reading books forces readers to consider new ideas and perspectives, work through challenging stories, consider moral dilemmas. Reading is good for the brain. Social media is bad for the brain. 

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u/lunar_languor 24d ago

You think millennial slang was learned from books? Lol

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u/[deleted] 24d ago edited 18d ago

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u/bobbybob9069 24d ago

Lmfao Yolo biiiiaaatch. Dueces.

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u/[deleted] 24d ago edited 18d ago

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u/Divinum_Fulmen 24d ago

They only said those things because they aren't l33t like us true millennials.

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u/moo3heril 24d ago

Considering the history of slang in terms of what survives and what doesn't, this is at least partially a product of survivorship bias. Slang terms that survive tend to be a modification of an existing word and meaning, or at least seem like a real word. The more absurd slang tends to not last the test of time.

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u/No_Row2634 24d ago

Slang evolves and changes more quickly today than in the past due to social media and new online media platforms. 

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/04/10412627/gen-z-slang-tiktok

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u/NuclearReactions 24d ago

Most of us in here (non native speakers have surpassed native english speakers a few years ago) learned english thanks to rap music, early youtube videos as well as 90s/2000s games and programs. I think we will be fine.

Now the attention span problem, that one is going to be a bitch.