Generation Gap

What day is it?!

Its HUMMPP DAYY!!!

Only two more day's till the weekend, and for that I am extremely grateful.

Anyway, I'm an avid youtube watcher. And by avid, I mean, I'll usually watch it for an hour while I'm in bed because I can't fall asleep. And it seems like these past two weeks, it's been almost every night. Not that I mind. I actually quite enjoy this time to myself.

I'm also an avid gamer. I love playing video games, and not just COD either like some girls. Assasin's Creed, Left 4 Dead, Titanfall, Fable, Sims, Medal of Honor, Final Fantasy, Kindom Hearts....the list just goes on and on. They say that playing video games will inadvertently "rot your brain." Which, if this is the case, mine should be a puddle of jelly by now.

Yet, here I am.

Unfortunately, with a love of video games also comes the inability at times to not afford these video games. Or actually invest in them because you worry that they will be crap and you just spent $60.00 on a game you would rather throw in the garbage.

So, my youtube searches usually consist of me searching for others playing a game I might be interested in. I recently came across a youtuber named "Pewdiepie." He's a youtuber from Sweden who plays video games for a living while recording himself reacting to them.

It may just be my sense of humor, but the guy is hilarious. Yes, he's vulgar. Yes, he screams...a lot. But he's funny. And he incorporates that into his videos.

He has a video on his channel called: "Pewdiepie reacts to elders react to Pewdiepie."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-KQW-cSpoc

Here's the link for anyone interested.

That title is a mouthful, I know. But basically the video is about him watching a video of the older generation reacting to his video's. Most of the reactions are what I was expecting. They hated him. Plain and simple. Except for maybe 3 of the people featured.

It's not a surprise at all either. Like I said, he's vulgar. And what he's doing, playing video games while recording it for people to watch...it's just not what that generation was about.

Now yell, scream, disagree all you want but our "up and coming" generations, mine included, are LAZY. And yes....it's okay to call it "technologically inclined" what ever makes you happiest.

The older generations were go-getters. But because they had to be. They didn't have the technology at their feet like we do. And to the older generation reading this, you know it's true. Don't shake you're head and exit out. Just bear with me.

I think both generations, the old and young, have their ups and downs.

I really look up to the older generation for getting along without technology the way they did. I'm not gonna lie, I would be lost. Someone mine as well stick me in a bed, wrap me up tight, and leave me there for the next couple days till I can figure out how to function without everything I usually have.

That may be sad, but that's okay. I'm fully aware of my technology dependency.

Of course I'm also speaking as a personal reference. Other's in my generation, even in my friend group, would probably get along just fine without technology (and yes, you know who you are). While I know others in my "friend group" (posse, gal pals, buddies....whatever else you could call them)  would be cuddling in that bed right along with me.

That, and the vulgarity of the guys video's is a little much for some people to handle. That's also a personal reference. I am just not offended by it.

And that has nothing to do with how I was raised, where I live, etc. I was raised in a very Christian household. I respect my mom's rules about language, what I can and can't say, blah, blah, blah....

But as I've gotten older, I've morphed and become part of the society we are currently living in. We're not a bad generation. But we ARE different. And differences are hard for people to accept.

So, to react to those elders on the video criticizing this guy and asking why so many people watch it... well the answer to that is simple.

Cause we're different.

Because I don't want to buy a video game that's gonna be crap. (Again personal tastes)

Because I find his video's hilarious.

Because I can actually relate to this guy when I play games.

Because I'm a gamer.

And you might have been too if the technology was offered up to you. But it wasn't. So you aren't.

Which is good for you.

However, I would like to point out...that guy who's video is "garbage" also has 29 million subscribers that he calls his "Bro Army."

And yes, I'm a part of it.

So, even if you despise his videos....you gotta give him credit. He's doing something right.

Now if only I could figure out how to make money by doing that....