At 39, this is becoming more and more accurate to me as time goes on. I remember telling some kid trying to pitch me TikTok when it first came out: “They brought back Vines?”
I remember giving TikTok a go and getting frustrated because it kept showing me stupid videos of kids dancing and I couldn’t find a way of searching for specific topics and I ended up rage-uninstalling it.
After I calmed down it dawned on me that the “stupid kids” dancing were actually around 18-20 years old and I couldn’t find what I wanted because I didn’t understand the UI.
Anything invented before you turn 15 is just how the world works.
Anything invented between the ages of 15 and 30 is revolutionary and groundbreaking and you should pursue a career in it.
Anything invented after you turn 30 goes against the natural order of things.
At 39, this is becoming more and more accurate to me as time goes on. I remember telling some kid trying to pitch me TikTok when it first came out: “They brought back Vines?”
I remember giving TikTok a go and getting frustrated because it kept showing me stupid videos of kids dancing and I couldn’t find a way of searching for specific topics and I ended up rage-uninstalling it.
After I calmed down it dawned on me that the “stupid kids” dancing were actually around 18-20 years old and I couldn’t find what I wanted because I didn’t understand the UI.