parents always be asking for more background info when you show them a random meme or tweet or video. who made that? who is that? do you know that person?

young people take it for granted that content floats around the internet detached from its og context

— (@aaronzlewis) July 28, 2020

I’ve seen this. It’s bizarre. Many people approximately 40+ ask weirdo questions like this about random crap on the internet. Explaining Reddit to them is like discussing quantum electrodynamics.