People called out this man’s boast about his generation – the 17 funniest reactions
When 37-year-old creative director, Frederico Roberto, joined in with the #BragAboutYourGeneration hashtag, he can’t have expected the effect his post would have. This is what he wrote.
We dated without @Tinder.
We took rides without @Uber.
We got jobs without @LinkedIn.
We found places without @Waze.
We did playlists without @Spotify.
We took photos without @Instagram.
We found answers without @Google.
We made friends without @Facebook.#BragAboutYourGeneration— Frederico Roberto (@Frederiko) August 18, 2018
Some people joined him in reminiscing fondly.
We talked.Face to face.
We took the bus,walked,rode a bike.
We showed up. In person.
We used a map. We asked people.
Ah,the tape deck.
We took the film canister to Walgreens & waited. For days.
We used encyclopedias.Magazines. Newspapers. Libraries.
We talked. Face to face.— Katherine Silke (@KathySilke) August 19, 2018
And we did journalism without WhatsApp! https://t.co/mQ9UYiyjHj
— Marvi Sirmed (@marvisirmed) August 23, 2018
However, the comparison drew heavy criticism, with some thinking he was talking like a much older man.
1.
This post makes you seem like a grumpy old man.
— Andrew Cholfe (@TheCholfer) August 18, 2018
2.
Want some help getting these kids off your lawn?
— David Silverstone, Very Stable Genius (@dwsNY) August 19, 2018
3.
Cant wait to see people born in 1848 brag about how they travelled cross country in a covered wagon unlike those pansy ass dandies with their auto-mobiles.
— 🌌Lin Bennet🌌 (@snob_marley) August 22, 2018
Other people thought he was overstating his generation’s lack of technology.
4.
you were born in 1981 my guy, it ain’t no “my generation” by the time you were 22 cats had GPS and picture messaging. You were not in the mines
— Richard Lawler (@rjcc) August 23, 2018
5.
You dated with voicemails
You took rides in cabs
You got jobs from the classifieds
You found places with maps
You made playlists with tape recorders
You took photos with cameras
You found answers with books
You made friends with…. idk dude, did you?It's all technology. https://t.co/thA26ILnRj
— ella dawson (@brosandprose) August 22, 2018
But, mostly, they just mocked his comment.
6.
But you're telling us this with Twitter. Send a pigeon or something https://t.co/mJtTYoeW7Y
— Ab. (@AbeikuLytle) August 21, 2018
7.
hey, you managed to be a wanker without PornHub too buddy https://t.co/tZZWlDWVzJ
— Finn (@thegoblinpoet) August 20, 2018
8.
https://twitter.com/jaboukie/status/1032334188022706176
9.
https://twitter.com/hagitated/status/1031965395903832064