128

Is it just me, or do people seem less vibrant today? (feddit.org)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by ki4jgt@feddit.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

70 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Remembering my aunts and uncles from my childhood, a lot of the older people today don't seem to have as much energy -- I come from the US.

I've noticed people can be erratic and easily agitated now. Almost everyone I know in their 40s and 50s is angry all the time. Heavy drinking. Not able to process new information very well.

My uncle had a kid at 50 and played with her non-stop. I don't know anyone capable of that now.

Am I the only one seeing this?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

This is more cultural than political.

For decades, variety shows were a staple of entertainment.

Vaudeville featured a dozen or more different acts. TV had Ed Sullivan and later Cher and Carol Burnett doing shows with an array of talent. Top 40 Radio brought Dolly Parton to the city folks and Aretha Franklin to the country folks.

Now people listen to and watch exactly what they want.

Joe Blow used to see opera singers on antenna TV, now his grandkids only see it if they decide to look for it, and they usually don't.

this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2026

128 points (97.1% liked)

Asklemmy

55574 readers

923 users here now

A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions

Search asklemmy 🔍

If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!

Open-ended question
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
An actual topic of discussion

Looking for support?

Looking for a community?

Lemmyverse: community search
sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
!lemmy411@lemmy.ca: a community for finding communities

~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_A@discuss.tchncs.de~

founded 7 years ago

MODERATORS