Spacehey's Generation "Dilemma" (13 y/os vs adults)

If you've ever been in the blog section for atleast 1 second, most likely, you'll find a blog post complaining about the rampant popularity of spacehey in young teenagers or even children, or said teenagers complaining about adults in this platform belittling them. It's been the hotspot of attention and drama for a while, so I figured, why not look more introspectively on this topic (and by that, create an unfathomably long essay)?

Now, to be COMPLETELY clear, I do not want any bad-mouth discourse between these two parties in the comments. I simply want everyone to speak their sides clearly, open their minds to the other side, or even point out some problems in my post.

So, what do the adults say about this whole situation? Well, I took 3 blog entries (Matt, Thegoodolddays, Botond even though they have like zero insight) that talk about the younger generation in a bad light, and here are some of their arguments: Gen alpha (and the edge of gen z) are childish by nature and they shouldn't be "faking systems and mental illnesses" or acting all scenecore when they weren't using the internet to experience all of it unfold in their glory; 12 year old tumblr refugees are coming to spacehey to blurt about genders, sexuality, and pronouns, effectively draining out art, music, and other kinds of peaceful discussion; and the new generation "vents and types in a quirky way."

Now, to dissect these arguments. Starting with the first one. First of all, while there is a huge meme about gen alpha saying words incomprehensible to even gen z, a generation already infamous for their own share of slang and memes, it's well, a meme, it's not completely reflective of gen alpha, as to no one's surprise, there are gen alpha kids who don't act like this, and are happy to experience new things- I mean why did they even make an account in spacehey in the first place? They clearly want to experience new cultures, and that's a great thing, as it can allow for more knowledge, acceptance, etc. Yes, they didn't experience the beauty of emo or scene as it first wove itself into the mainstream, and a bunch of teenagers were jumping in, but a lot of us weren't even alive when the beatles, kraftwerk, pink floyd, weezer, or aphex twin were shaping up the music industry with innovative progressive rock/electronic sounds, yet we still love them dearly. Hell, I wasn't even born when Onoken's "swell strings" was made, and many japanese rhythm games like DDR, Beatmania (and BMS), ez2dj, etc with their cheesy bgas and diverse sounds were being innovative, unique, and giving people who stumble upon them unforgettable memories. However, I still love these titles and songs, and fun fact, 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓, an alias created by the legendary Porter Robinson, is pretty much a commemoration to that era of rhythm games, especially seen in Particle Arts, Key, and Eon Break. Basically, while the younger generation might not be able to experience these movements when they were unfolding, we still know how influential it was, and plus, there are fragments of anecdotes on the internet from people who experienced them firsthand!

Wow, long one eh? Moving on. It's popular to complain about the good old days, and I do somewhat understand that sentiment. However, times change, and so do the obsessions of humans, as more cultures weave itself into the spotlight. Some younger people do obsess about pronouns/genders a lot, but these same people have other obsessions! I mean, look at the profiles of anyone who "obsess" over pronouns, and you'll likely see a vibrant (or messy, it's up to your interpretation) profile with rayo(10^100) stamps and sparkley stuff that reflect the person as a whole, and the interests tab. They may have radiohead, weezer, nirvana, and some popstars for their musical interests, south park, the owl house, amphibia, etc for their television interests- you get the point, right? They have other obsessions, and would love to talk about them for hours, if you share the same interest. 𝐼 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝐼 𝑤𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑓 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓!

For the last one, that's just called being cringe online, and there's nothing wrong about it... In fact, I'd say it's awesome! Being cringe just means you're expressive, don't care about what other people think about your shenanigans, and would love to share your artistry, even if it has mistakes. That's exactly why I love theatre kids, or atleast the stereotype, since they're so energetic, and live life to the fullest, while also understanding that the world has some huge problems (I know, cuz the theatre kid friend group I'm in once complained about the USA not changing). Spacehey is one of few social media websites that allows for some beautiful creative expression, via the use of coding, and layouts (please keep in mind, however, that does mean that accounts with pornographic, gorey, hate speech, or other types of inappropriate imagery can be easily made, and ramped up way more than in other websites). While yeah, you could just make your own website in neocities, Spacehey is that gateway for the younger generation we're talking about to really express themselves online. The use of coding for a profile can easily lead to a passion in computer science. Said passion can lead to more people filling in jobs in fields that actively push the boundaries of technology further, since a lot of technological work requires, you guessed it, computer science. However, all of this computer science talk is simply just a hypothesis, and I could be incorrect by a long shot.

To put it simply, since this is an incredibly long post, please loosen all sentiments of spacehey being ruined by the younger generation. Be happy that more teens are seeing other cultures, or having a fascination about the "golden age" of the internet (which is why I even found out about this website in the first place), and understand that teens love to express themselves on the internet in many ways. Also, this is directed to you teens, ya grubby stankers! Stop being so rude to dese tradults in da commentz, man! dat'll just make dem hate ya more!!!

While making this essay, I found a great blog post that talks about the generational conflict in spacehey, similar to this post, by XxL1ZZ13LUN4CYxX. It's short, sweet, and gets to the point. GO CHECK IT OUT!