Memento Millenial - Ayesha A. Siddiqi

Thoughts on the end of an era, its "main characters", web 2.0 & the real difference between Gen Z and Millenials, with friend & New Inquiry editor Charlie Markbreiter

Memento Millenial Thoughts on the end of an era, its "main characters", web 2.0 & the real difference between Gen Z and Millenials Ayesha A. Siddiqi Mar 11, 2022 7 Share Ayesha: Every cultural object has a ratio of amount it should entertain vs amount it should be analyzed. I think there's a hard limit to how much Sally Rooney’s novels merit analysis. People kept trying to use her books to make some larger comment about “culture today.” Their attempts look goofy because they’re reaching so hard. However, the attempts themselves can be analyzed towards wider cultural observations. As ever I’m m

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