३० जुलै, २०२०

Remarks overheard at sunrise offer insight into the mind of Generation Z.

I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help hearing when one of the 5 teenage girls suddenly asked:

"Does anyone know what's wrong with TikTok? I'm only getting videos that I don't want to see."

I didn't notice the rest of the conversation. I, like them, was waiting for the sun to appear. But then one remark stood out, and I believe it was a critique of a short video, not of the sunrise:

"The beginning was kind of anti-climactic."

At the official sunrise time — 5:46 — they all picked up their things and left, though the sun had yet to appear:

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I stayed around for another 5 minutes, at which point it looked like this:

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The beginning was a little anti-climactic.

Does anyone know what's wrong with the sunrise? This wasn't the one I wanted to come up in my feed.

३६ टिप्पण्या:

Kevin म्हणाले...

Clearly TikTok has taken control of the sun.

mikee म्हणाले...

Your sunrise has been JMW Turner'ed. Did you hear or see any grumpy English men out and about this morning?

Not Sure म्हणाले...

Dark clouds matter

Dave Begley म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse is this century’s JMW Turner.

buwaya म्हणाले...

You will need a picturesque ship or two to be properly turnered.

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

5 teenage girls out to watch a sunrise?

That's kind of heartwarming.

I am Laslo.

Kit Carson म्हणाले...

Maybe 'The beginning was a little anti-climactic" but still beautiful in its own way. But i'm wondering were the teenagers up early or out late?

Temujin म्हणाले...

Looks pretty normal to me. We had a similar one down here today, except that it had streaks of orange-red. Red sky in morning...

We do have a tropical storm trying to decide if it wants to come over this weekend.

Nothing like bringing TikTok to a sunrise.

Lawrence Person म्हणाले...

Here's Rep. Jim Jordan's video of mostly peaceful rioters.

stevew म्हणाले...

The algorithm is misaligned. She must have clicked on something she usually ignores.

Ingachuck'stoothlessARM म्हणाले...

just be happy it came up, ok?

Laslo Spatula म्हणाले...

Dear penthouse,

I wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but I couldn't help hearing when one of the 5 teenage girls suddenly asked...

I am Laslo.

MerryD म्हणाले...

Mother Nature has a sense of humor.

Josephbleau म्हणाले...

That is a sky for a tall ship heavy with sail, and bound for someone’s fire place mantle.

WK म्हणाले...

Ohio has banned the use of Hydroxychloroquine if being prescribed for the treatment of coronavirus. To protect Ohioians. Only if part of a clinical trial. So we got to government looking out for us. That’s nice.

अनामित म्हणाले...

We live near one of the best sunset beaches in America (tourist destination category) and we are always surprised when 10% of the crowd Starts leaving five minutes before actual sunset. To beat the traffic. It’s gotta save them five minutes.

Super odd.

-XC

Mr. Majestyk म्हणाले...

The refusal of local authorities, Portland in particular, to quell the riots in their jurisdictions is a perfect demonstration of why DC should never become a state.

Wince म्हणाले...

She was a climactic denier?

mccullough म्हणाले...

Here comes the sun and I say “What’s wrong with Tik Tok”?

Sebastian म्हणाले...

"The beginning was kind of anti-climactic."

Just wait for the end, kid. You ain't seen nothin' anti-climactic yet.

I Have Misplaced My Pants म्हणाले...

The mind of Generation Z: last night, I was watching The Wizard of Oz with my ten year old, my fourteen year old and her BFF. During the scene where Professor Marvel reads his crystal ball and nudges Dorothy to return home, the BFF said, troubled, "This is kind of cultural appropriation-y."

sigh

I let it go unremarked.

I'm Not Sure म्हणाले...

"the BFF said, troubled, "This is kind of cultural appropriation-y."

And people want to get their kids back in school. SMH

Fernandinande म्हणाले...

"The beginning was kind of anti-climactic[sic]."

The beginning wasn't as good as they imagined it would be - that's shocking.

Leslie Graves म्हणाले...

This post is a perfect work of art.

gilbar म्हणाले...

Laslo Spatula said...
5 teenage girls out to watch a sunrise?
That's kind of heartwarming.


it's Pretty Close, to GODDAMN unbelievable. How about
5 teenage girls still out, stop to watch a sunrise, on their way home; with bras in back pockets?

Howard म्हणाले...

The sunrise was the climax. Love all the radiating structure. Beethoven's 5th.

Inga म्हणाले...

Maybe it’s a bad omen.

wildswan म्हणाले...

Checked previous pictures. The black line is the usual land horizon that the sun rises over and above it is a gray line of cloud causing the late sun. As long as it doesn't rise in the west, I'm good. Maybe that comes later. 2020 so far is all climax with no lead-up. Last night I added The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to my short list of works of art which assist me in understanding 2020. Others are The Secret Agent (Conrad), Decision at Delphi (MacInnes), Life of Lord Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill) and the best of all, which was Heart of Darkness (Conrad). It's strange and ... inconclusive, you might say, and yet to me it seems to shed a light.

Char Char Binks, Esq. म्हणाले...

I’d have nudged the BFF to return home and stay away from mine.

Ken B म्हणाले...

This looks like real reporting. No evidence produced.

https://mobile.twitter.com/jaredlholt/status/1288852206100320258

This guy runs rightwingwatch so he has a motive to believe the story.

Michael K म्हणाले...

WK said...
Ohio has banned the use of Hydroxychloroquine if being prescribed for the treatment of coronavirus. To protect Ohioians. Only if part of a clinical trial. So we got to government looking out for us. That’s nice.


When I prescribed it for my son and his family, I put "For Malaria Prophylaxis" since it was CA and I anticipated the idiots. Lots of "epidemiologists" on Facebook opining.

DavidD म्हणाले...

They expect a climax at the beginning?

That sounds a little premature....

Kay म्हणाले...

wildswan said...
2020 so far is all climax with no lead-up. Last night I added The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance to my short list of works of art which assist me in understanding 2020. Others are The Secret Agent (Conrad), Decision at Delphi (MacInnes), Life of Lord Randolph Churchill (Winston Churchill) and the best of all, which was Heart of Darkness (Conrad). It's strange and ... inconclusive, you might say, and yet to me it seems to shed a light.


Interesting list. I’ve been meaning to read Secret Agent for a long time.

Mine would be the movie Contagion and the Phillip K Dick short story, “Piper in the Woods.”

Richard म्हणाले...

If the gal actually pronounced the second C in anti-climactic, I'm impressed.

Anne in Rockwall, TX म्हणाले...

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/07/30/statue-of-princes-love-symbol-revealed-at-minnesota-park/

Jaq म्हणाले...

I had carefully configured my iPhone to keep it from pushing CNN and other agitprop and disinformation channels on me, but today, they seem to have found a new way to overcome that and successfully pushed a CNN story on me after they saw I was reading a news story on the BBC.

If the Trump campaign were able to push their campaign materials on people who are trying to avoid them as successfully as the Biden campaign is doing currently, he would win in a walk.