This gonna be a disjointed thought but try to follow me.

It's cause we have a super concentrated version of everything now. Like companies, people whatever tries to distill whatever it is that people like so far down it's disposable.

I think this bleeds over into conversations, relationships, food etc. A good example is memes. Memes used to be the occasional joke that was peppered throughout real conversation but now real conversation is peppered throughout the memes.

couldn’t have said it better myself tbh. we’re around the same age so you definitely get it

It was definitely more wholesome but the friends were out there

lmao we were unhinged tbh

i hate hearing sarcasm now it's so lame and boring

Don’t say we I was innocent

Because we are subscribed to a game that nobody finds meaning in anymore yet its the only way we know how to function

I think making everything a joke is how young people keep their sanity while viewing life through the social media lens. To be genuine is to be vulnerable, and you can't be vulnerable if "you were never serious". It's also a way for people to be d***heads and try to justify it with iT wAs a pRaNk

pretty much parody has become life

i think social media & current irony/meme culture has truly displayed how performative we all act on a daily basis like there is nothing left untouched

i mean s*** it’s the reason why body language may be the only way to truly recognize sincerity today