Sorry, Kids.

I was thinking the other day about kids growing up in the Internet age.  When i was a kid there were things- Cultural things that only existed in the adult world.  Office culture, locker room culture, after work culture... That all happens more or less on the Internet. On social media. Tiktok creates cultural language now. And kids see all of it.  If anything what ends up being in the zeitgeist of the week, kids picked-up on it first.  

Not a care in the world other than trying to ollie more than 4 inches.
Me and my skate crew 1986 probably? 

Grown up things were like another world to me.  The News was boring and I avoided it.  But now I wonder how much of that is part of kids' media. And now that I'm a grown up I know it sucks.  Being ignorant of politics, bills, stress and everything else was magical.  I just saw a thing about giving toddlers a credit card or not... And kids having debit cards is a real thing.  I guess this is normal now? Is that just the equivalent of giving a kid a $20bill before not seeing them for 7 hours? I guess it's hard for me to wrap my head around. I don't have kids and I'm not around kids very often so if this isn't some revelation then color me out of touch.  

Pepsi: the choice of the new generation. 
Very little me. 

Now kids have mini computers with a shopping mall and video arcade in their pockets.  You used to have to leave the house and depend on adults to get to these places. 

rock candy and confederate war money.  not a cell phone in sight!
Me and Jeremy at Fort Point San Francisco probably around 1989  

I dunno where I'm going with this.  I just kinda feel bad for these kids who have to grow up so fast because of technology putting real life in their faces 24-7.  To never truly be free.  To be blissfully ignorant of reality for at least a few years.  My earliest exposure to social issues and real life problems was probably from the thrash metal bands I listened to.  Their lyrics were more informative to my stupid kid brain than anything the morons who voted for Trump are getting from Fox News.