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When families struggle with generational humor gaps online

My teenage kids keep showing me TikToks they think are hilarious and I genuinely don't get any of them, and they're starting to look at me like I'm this hopeless old person when I used to be the one making them laugh.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The speed of digital culture creates humor divides that can make family members feel like strangers to each other.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Memes and digital humor?”

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