This Generation Was Raised Online

THIS GENERATION WAS THE FIRST TO BE RAISED ONLINE Google TAUGHT ME TO BE CURIOUS tumblr. TAUGHT ME TO BE INSPIRED YouTube TAUGHT ME TO BE MYSELF Vine TAUGHT ME TO LAUGH deviantart TAUGHT ME TO ASPIRE Blogger TAUGHT ME TO REACH OUT facebook. TAUGHT ME TO MAKE FRIENDS Instagram TAUGHT ME TO SHARE Etsy TAUGHT ME TO BE PROUD twitter TAUGHT ME TO LISTEN AND I WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY

An anime-style, rainbow-haired person stands beside a list of internet platforms and the lessons each supposedly taught them, ending with “AND I WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY.” The joke nostalgically celebrates the formative influence of early social media and online communities, using exaggeratedly wholesome statements about Google, Tumblr, YouTube, Vine, DeviantArt, Blogger, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy, and Twitter. It is shared as a nostalgic reaction to growing up online and to contrast with the more cynical modern internet. EN: An anime-style, rainbow-haired person stands beside a list of internet platforms and the lessons each supposedly taught them, ending with “AND I WOULDN’T WANT IT ANY OTHER WAY.” The joke nostalgically celebrates the formative influence of early social media and online communities, using exaggeratedly wholesome statements about Google, Tumblr, YouTube, Vine, DeviantArt, Blogger, Facebook, Instagram, Etsy, and Twitter. It is shared as a nostalgic reaction to growing up online and to contrast with the more cynical modern internet.

• @gentoomemes / 16864 2025-04-13