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In reply to the discussion: Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s [View all]
WhiskeyGrinder
(26,203 posts)21. This video describes fairly universal themes through a lens that makes "60s kids" feel unique -- which is catnip for just
about anyone, no matter their generation. What’s illegitimate is the implication of exceptionalism among generations and uniformity of experience/results.
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This is AI slop from a channel posting videos on different subjects every couple of days, with
highplainsdem
13 hrs ago
#36
It's almost like the well of resilience we need is in our 1960s generation
bucolic_frolic
15 hrs ago
#2
my HS School years, we'd get 20 or so social misfits to play baseball. A lot of LL kids that never made it to JV
OAITW r.2.0
13 hrs ago
#28
I remember that. And I got to be 11 or 12 years old in the boys told me I couldn't play anymore because I was a girl.
Walleye
3 hrs ago
#55
They're AI graphics. No Black people, either. Imagine, no Black people in a video ostensibly about the 60s. AI slop.
WhiskeyGrinder
14 hrs ago
#9
This video describes fairly universal themes through a lens that makes "60s kids" feel unique -- which is catnip for just
WhiskeyGrinder
14 hrs ago
#21
I started feeling like something was wrong extremely on, and I admit I quit half way to the end.
1WorldHope
13 hrs ago
#32
The narrator is speaking with a British accent, I'm pretty sure this is mostly about the UK
FakeNoose
13 hrs ago
#42
Whaaat? There are plenty of films and photos of Black people from the 1960s. But this video was made in 2025 with 2025
WhiskeyGrinder
4 hrs ago
#50
I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools desegregated.
Walleye
3 hrs ago
#56
I graduated also from h.s. in 1967! I may have seen, probably did see, Blacks.....
ColoringFool
59 min ago
#65
We always had a good percentage of Black people living in Delaware. And I live right next-door to a stone cold racist
Walleye
40 min ago
#68
I have always said the downfall and the weight issues with this Country started with the remote control for tv.
a kennedy
14 hrs ago
#10
Yah, those how ever many steps they take from right after super to bed time, what 4 hours???
a kennedy
14 hrs ago
#13
People took diet pills, especially women. Girls were fat shamed to high heaven, often by their mothers.
valleyrogue
12 hrs ago
#47
Who is When Jekyll Meets Hyde? What research goes into these assertions? What are these AI-voiced claims based on?
WhiskeyGrinder
14 hrs ago
#6
You related to it because you were primed to and it's designed to be relatable.
WhiskeyGrinder
14 hrs ago
#22
It's fundamentally wrong because it's made with unethical tools trained on stolen intellectual
highplainsdem
13 hrs ago
#25
I get what you are sayings....and yes, maybe a warning should warn the consumer that AI content is involved.
OAITW r.2.0
13 hrs ago
#37
Yeah, I watched a little of their, 'Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1980s" video.
progressoid
13 hrs ago
#27
Some are copycats. Some apparently operate multiple channels. Some are likely from content farms
highplainsdem
12 hrs ago
#46
This is AI slop, from a channel set up a couple of months ago that already has 26 videos. This sort
highplainsdem
13 hrs ago
#23
More than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop"
chia
2 hrs ago
#60
As a witness of the actual 60's (and the bullshit this video is trying to turn into "Happy Days"),
Conjuay
13 hrs ago
#29
You are absolutely right. my mom's 1st cousin never really returned from WW2 and
OAITW r.2.0
13 hrs ago
#41
De rec. AI slop. Shallow, sweeping, pop psychology generalisations. It's self-congratulatory fortune cookie-style cringe
Celerity
13 hrs ago
#35
I remember all the things in that video but I question the conclusions it draws.
Ocelot II
3 hrs ago
#52
49'er Here. We Have Been Labeled, Vilified, Praised, Envied, Etc. Boomers are NOT....
ColoringFool
43 min ago
#67