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Walleye

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56. I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools desegregated.

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And there were only three or four black kids in my class. And they were plenty of racist around. And watch the old TV shows anything from late 50s early 60s you won’t see a black person.

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Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1960s [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 OP

Interesting take FHRRK Dec 2025 #1

Never wanted to stay home from school sick. multigraincracker Dec 2025 #16

This is AI slop from a channel posting videos on different subjects every couple of days, with highplainsdem Dec 2025 #36

How to vilify a generation with a broad brush... NotHardly Dec 2025 #43

It's almost like the well of resilience we need is in our 1960s generation bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #2

What stands out to me PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2025 #3

We were free range kids... ananda Dec 2025 #5

Yep. Just be home by dinner. Martin Eden Dec 2025 #7

my HS School years, we'd get 20 or so social misfits to play baseball. A lot of LL kids that never made it to JV OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #28

I remember that. And I got to be 11 or 12 years old in the boys told me I couldn't play anymore because I was a girl. Walleye Dec 2025 #55

Me as well, I played from early morning until it was too dark to see. CanonRay Dec 2025 #62

They're AI graphics. No Black people, either. Imagine, no Black people in a video ostensibly about the 60s. AI slop. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #9

So the message lacks legitimacy? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #15

This video describes fairly universal themes through a lens that makes "60s kids" feel unique -- which is catnip for just WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #21

You are 16 dimensions above me in your moral perspective. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #31

To put it simply: "Every generation after mine is terrible" Orrex Dec 2025 #57

I never thought that. But thanks for contributing to the conversation. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #79

It wasn't aimed at you; it was a summary of and agreement with the post above yours Orrex Dec 2025 #82

I guess, becasue I have 2 in their 30's, I beg to differ. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #84

Again, it's not targeting you, and in any case it's not universal at the personal level Orrex Dec 2025 #85

I started feeling like something was wrong extremely on, and I admit I quit half way to the end. 1WorldHope Dec 2025 #32

The narrator is speaking with a British accent, I'm pretty sure this is mostly about the UK FakeNoose Dec 2025 #42

You are right about no black people, but of course there would PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2025 #44

Whaaat? There are plenty of films and photos of Black people from the 1960s. But this video was made in 2025 with 2025 WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #50

I graduated in 1967 and I remember quite clearly when our schools desegregated. Walleye Dec 2025 #56

I graduated also from h.s. in 1967! I may have seen, probably did see, Blacks..... ColoringFool Dec 2025 #65

We always had a good percentage of Black people living in Delaware. And I live right next-door to a stone cold racist Walleye Dec 2025 #68

"And how many of us White girls would "make an exception for" Sidney Poitier?" WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #72

Exception To The 1960s Milieu's View Of Mixed-Race Relationships ColoringFool Dec 2025 #73

Okay but you do see how saying there is a single Black man out there for whom you would make an "exception" to society's WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #75

I have always said the downfall and the weight issues with this Country started with the remote control for tv. a kennedy Dec 2025 #10

Right. Because you get so much exercise walking PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2025 #12

Yah, those how ever many steps they take from right after super to bed time, what 4 hours??? a kennedy Dec 2025 #13

I had lots of PE in my school. Formal and informal. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #17

California required 1 hour of PE daily mainer Dec 2025 #18

I hated it because I have thick hair and Tree Lady Dec 2025 #20

No PE in school Diamond_Dog Dec 2025 #54

It wasn't changing the channel where moonscape Dec 2025 #14

Well, that is part of it. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2025 #53

There were plenty of so-called "overweight" kids then. Don't kid yourself. valleyrogue Dec 2025 #63

We didn't eat out, or fast food mtngirl47 Dec 2025 #40

People took diet pills, especially women. Girls were fat shamed to high heaven, often by their mothers. valleyrogue Dec 2025 #47

This is my life MoonlightHillFarm Dec 2025 #4

Who is When Jekyll Meets Hyde? What research goes into these assertions? What are these AI-voiced claims based on? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #6

I watched, I related. You didn't? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #19

You related to it because you were primed to and it's designed to be relatable. WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #22

It's fundamentally wrong because it's made with unethical tools trained on stolen intellectual highplainsdem Dec 2025 #25

I get what you are sayings....and yes, maybe a warning should warn the consumer that AI content is involved. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #37

Yeah, I watched a little of their, 'Psychology of People Who Grew Up in the 1980s" video. progressoid Dec 2025 #27

I was curious myself.... IcyPeas Dec 2025 #39

Some are copycats. Some apparently operate multiple channels. Some are likely from content farms highplainsdem Dec 2025 #46

Interesting reply. I too have noticed... Pluvious Dec 2025 #71

Ok Boomers.... multigraincracker Dec 2025 #8

I kept my 50 cents a week allowance in a metal Bandaid can... 3catwoman3 Dec 2025 #11

This is AI slop, from a channel set up a couple of months ago that already has 26 videos. This sort highplainsdem Dec 2025 #23

Thank you canetoad Dec 2025 #33

More than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop" chia Dec 2025 #60

I used to think you were way off base ranting about AI and posting too often about it thebigidea Dec 2025 #77

Well, thanks. LOL. I'm sorry you haven't liked my tactics, but without a way to directly transfer everything I've highplainsdem Dec 2025 #78

Ty for your dedication to ethics & to educating others with your vast knowledge & experience SheltieLover Dec 2025 #83

Thanks, SheltieLover! You're too kind, though. I'm just trying to keep with the news about genAI highplainsdem Dec 2025 #86

You are doing great work, HPD SheltieLover Dec 2025 #87

Those who didn't live through it and try to defend 3825-87867 Dec 2025 #24

Not everyone's Keepthesoulalive Dec 2025 #26

As a witness of the actual 60's (and the bullshit this video is trying to turn into "Happy Days"), Conjuay Dec 2025 #29

You are absolutely right. my mom's 1st cousin never really returned from WW2 and OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2025 #41

Also a reality back then: thucythucy Dec 2025 #59

I'm not sure canetoad Dec 2025 #30

Every generation has its challenges. BarbD Dec 2025 #34

De rec. AI slop. Shallow, sweeping, pop psychology generalisations. It's self-congratulatory fortune cookie-style cringe Celerity Dec 2025 #35

YouTube is rapidly becoming full of AI slop like this. tinrobot Dec 2025 #69

Interesting. H2O Man Dec 2025 #38

I kind of relate Historic NY Dec 2025 #45

Pre and post The Wizard Dec 2025 #48

My youth was spent... BH liberal Dec 2025 #49

I am curious, will we just assume AI is slop, or will cachukis Dec 2025 #51

I remember all the things in that video but I question the conclusions it draws. Ocelot II Dec 2025 #52

49'er Here. We Have Been Labeled, Vilified, Praised, Envied, Etc. Boomers are NOT.... ColoringFool Dec 2025 #67

We are so unprepared for people using AI to manipulate us ThreeNoSeep Dec 2025 #58

And after all that, Turbineguy Dec 2025 #61

EVERYONE should see reply 39 from IcyPeas. highplainsdem Dec 2025 #64

I can't find reply #39 Mossfern Dec 2025 #80

Sure! Here: highplainsdem Dec 2025 #81

Not quite. I grew up a poor Southern California urban kid in the 1960's. haele Dec 2025 #66

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I grew up in the 1960s RazorbackExpat Dec 2025 #76