The perils of chasing Insta likes

[LeicsDom]

BBC News

"'Young 40s': Gen Z has found a new way to mock millennials for their style in South Korea"​

As an aged 'Boomer' I despair at the flakiness of these Internet savvy generations.
If you can't take criticism then don't put your head above the parapet.
A perfect example that I have seen is someone who sits on the front row of a stand-up comedy show and then complains because they are picked on by the comedian.

 

[unloadonme]

Yeah, or you sit in the front row at an Al Murray show and complain when he spills beer on you.

 

[rareboy]

Oh dear ageing queens...all Ego...screaming 'look at me' are surprised when others look at them and laugh?

I do sympathize that his demo is at a point in their lives where they should just go for all black with turtlenecks for a few years until they can dress as eccentrics,
but it underscores the problem with being a slave to fashion instead of style.

 

[LeicsDom]

but it underscores the problem with being a slave to fashion instead of style.

I read it as clinging on to their youth

 

[rareboy]

That is some of it...we've all seen the guys running around with the same haircut from their 20's stuffed into too tight clothes reminscent of their salad days.

Sometimes right into their 60's. It is a safety net thing for them...a reminder of when they used to hang around in the same bars and get laid.

At least the guy in the story has an eye for quality rags and doesn't look like he stinks of 40 years of cigarette smoke and grease that has permeated his clothing.

 

[Kahaih]

The first time I looked at JUB's Amateur forum, I was kinda surprised by a warning not to post negative comments. That warning might still be there -- I don't know ---
After having a look, I decided it's best, for me, to just leave it.

It's easy.