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Post by Admin on May 10, 2020 7:52:44 GMT
They may, or may not have heard of The Beatles, or any other thing historical if not told about it, or have any interest in it. Many may not have even heard of the Vietnam War. It is not a part of their psyche, nor should we feel entitled to think they should know about it. That comes down to their upbringing and what their parents and education indoctrinated onto them. Their parents may not even know either. It depends on what culture as well one is brought up in. If it is integral to their teachings and study and they are interested in it, only then would it be relevant and they can also do their own research. It may not serve any necessary purpose for them to know, even if judged as ignorant. It may be ignorant of us to assume that anyone should know about something. I can go both ways here. I love pop culture that was before my time. I love the big band stuff from the 40s. Just love it to pieces. Also the French New Wave from the late 50s through most of the 60s. And I've read almost every one of Agatha Christie's novels and she only wrote 3 or 4 after 1970, thr year I was born. I think it is a shame when people show no interest in the past. It's like the only thing that interests them is whatever is going on at that moment. I can understand that some people are more compelled to follow the trends and to want to keep up and be a part of whatever is going on now. I totally get that. But I am not one of those people. I really could not care less about The Beatles. But it is a shock to hear somebody say they've never heard of them. I can't wrap my head about that. At the same time, I've never watched a single episode of "The Simpsons". This reminds me of Sam Jackson and John Travolta in Pulp Fiction... SJ: She starred in a pilot. JT: What's a pilot? SJ: You know the shows on TV? JT: I don't watch TV. SJ: Yeah, but, you are aware of an invention called 'television' and on this invention, they show shows, right? ...but I'm not sure why.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on May 10, 2020 8:06:03 GMT
I don't know what young people you're meeting. I know a lot who play nothing but older music and watch older movies. I have a hard time believing that any American or British youth hasn't even heard of the Beatles. The demonization of the young is a tale as old as time, but this accusation is just laughable. Never heard anyone under 65 say "before my time". I have heard people under 65 say "before my time." So just because you have never heard it, does not mean it does not happen. Even if its the minority it does happen Of course lack of knowlegde or ignorance about something does not only apply to the young, it applies to everybody in all age groups. We are all ignorant about things and we all lack knowledge about things.
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Post by Admin on May 10, 2020 8:30:59 GMT
They may, or may not have heard of The Beatles, or any other thing historical if not told about it, or have any interest in it. Many may not have even heard of the Vietnam War. It is not a part of their psyche, nor should we feel entitled to think they should know about it. That comes down to their upbringing and what their parents and education indoctrinated onto them. Their parents may not even know either. It depends on what culture as well one is brought up in. If it is integral to their teachings and study and they are interested in it, only then would it be relevant and they can also do their own research. It may not serve any necessary purpose for them to know, even if judged as ignorant. It may be ignorant of us to assume that anyone should know about something. I'm gonna say it's not that they don't know about something, it's that they're using their age as an excuse for not knowing, and probably to avoid listening to some old fart's music.
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