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In reply to the discussion: Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s [View all]
Walleye
(43,730 posts)56. I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools disaggregated.
And there were only three or four black kids in my class. And they were plenty of racist around. And watch the old TV shows anything from late 50s early 60s you won’t see a black person.
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This is AI slop from a channel posting videos on different subjects every couple of days, with
highplainsdem
11 hrs ago
#36
It's almost like the well of resilience we need is in our 1960s generation
bucolic_frolic
13 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
12 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
1 hr ago
#55
They're AI graphics. No Black people, either. Imagine, no Black people in a video ostensibly about the 60s. AI slop.
WhiskeyGrinder
13 hrs ago
#9
This video describes fairly universal themes through a lens that makes "60s kids" feel unique -- which is catnip for just
WhiskeyGrinder
12 hrs ago
#21
I started feeling like something was wrong extremely on, and I admit I quit half way to the end.
1WorldHope
11 hrs ago
#32
The narrator is speaking with a British accent, I'm pretty sure this is mostly about the UK
FakeNoose
11 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
2 hrs ago
#50
I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools disaggregated.
Walleye
1 hr ago
#56
I have always said the downfall and the weight issues with this Country started with the remote control for tv.
a kennedy
13 hrs ago
#10
Yah, those how ever many steps they take from right after super to bed time, what 4 hours???
a kennedy
12 hrs ago
#13
People took diet pills, especially women. Girls were fat shamed to high heaven, often by their mothers.
valleyrogue
10 hrs ago
#47
Who is When Jekyll Meets Hyde? What research goes into these assertions? What are these AI-voiced claims based on?
WhiskeyGrinder
13 hrs ago
#6
You related to it because you were primed to and it's designed to be relatable.
WhiskeyGrinder
12 hrs ago
#22
It's fundamentally wrong because it's made with unethical tools trained on stolen intellectual
highplainsdem
12 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
11 hrs ago
#37
Yeah, I watched a little of their, 'Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1980s" video.
progressoid
12 hrs ago
#27
Some are copycats. Some apparently operate multiple channels. Some are likely from content farms
highplainsdem
10 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
12 hrs ago
#23
More than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop"
chia
1 hr ago
#60
As a witness of the actual 60's (and the bullshit this video is trying to turn into "Happy Days"),
Conjuay
11 hrs ago
#29
You are absolutely right. my mom's 1st cousin never really returned from WW2 and
OAITW r.2.0
11 hrs ago
#41
De rec. AI slop. Shallow, sweeping, pop psychology generalisations. It's self-congratulatory fortune cookie-style cringe
Celerity
11 hrs ago
#35
I remember all the things in that video but I question the conclusions it draws.
Ocelot II
2 hrs ago
#52