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[gfish]

An odd thought occurred to me today. At what point did it become an obscure factoid that "Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a reference to a cheap brand of deodorant? Growing up remains quite weird.

In other news, does anyone have a Dreamwidth invite I can use? I'd like to claim my username there while it is still available. 'gfish' is disappearing annoyingly quickly on new services these days.

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[ionan.livejournal.com]

I think perhaps it became an obscure factoid when the next generation became the one to market to. We as generation Y have peaked and are now having kids and settling down. The music that we listened to as high school kids is now being played on classic rock stations (hello, Metallica).
In ten years it'll be "obscure factoids" about the current crop of whatever is passing for rock bands these days, and it'll be the kids who spent the aughties in high school who get to feel old.

Man, that looks really cynical, reading over it.

[caladri.livejournal.com]

Not just cynical -- cyclical, too!