I wouldn’t describe myself as old in the grand scheme of things, but it feels like the internet has a unique way of making me feel aged and worn.
You might be able to relate to what I’m talking about. Sometimes I find myself reading language I can barely understand, only to realize it is English, it just happens to be the hip, new slang the kids are using these days. Other times I stumble across a new movement – take ‘canceling’, for example – and wonder when and where I got left behind.
Then there’s the online trends that seem to rise and fall like a summer harvest. I’d be lying if I said I’d personally paid any of them attention in the past, but that doesn’t mean they don’t become extremely popular during their short period in the sun.