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The first wave of the internet generation will still be at a disadvantage. As early adopters, they will be competing with late adopters who won't have a record of their youthful indiscretions. This will make the internet generation appear more irresponsible by comparison, and likely result in them having worse chances to get positions of power, like the presidency. --[[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.66|199.27.128.66]] 22:37, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
 
The first wave of the internet generation will still be at a disadvantage. As early adopters, they will be competing with late adopters who won't have a record of their youthful indiscretions. This will make the internet generation appear more irresponsible by comparison, and likely result in them having worse chances to get positions of power, like the presidency. --[[Special:Contributions/199.27.128.66|199.27.128.66]] 22:37, 20 May 2014 (UTC)
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:They will be (presumably) at least 40 when they seek higher political office (For example, ''President of the Incorporated Territory of the Former United States and Junior Representative to the People's Congress of Greater China''). Half the electorate will be even younger than them and will have had similar youthful indiscretions, so they won't really care. -- [[Special:Contributions/103.22.201.225|103.22.201.225]] 06:37, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

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I believe Curly is Buns from Old Timers, the girl who was born on the web. the-talk 173.245.56.89 12:28, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

One is "buns" in the transcript and the other is "Curly"... interesting... --Jeff (talk) 16:19, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

The main joke in my oppinion is that the child correctly phrases the fact that every generation faces the "problem" that the next generation suddenly are adults too and runs the world. It is very embarrassing for pony tail. This is not discussed yet in the explain. Kynde (talk) 17:17, 19 May 2014 (UTC)^

Perhaps 137: Dreams is related to this one? --Alu42 (talk) 17:50, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

I think the title text is overly optimistic. It's not that we're *all* going to be pouring over the rambling blog posts of a teenager: It's that the news media will. And if they have an axe to grind they will create meaning that suits their agenda where there is none.

Better rambling blogs than Snapchats, methinks. 103.22.201.225 04:34, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

The first wave of the internet generation will still be at a disadvantage. As early adopters, they will be competing with late adopters who won't have a record of their youthful indiscretions. This will make the internet generation appear more irresponsible by comparison, and likely result in them having worse chances to get positions of power, like the presidency. --199.27.128.66 22:37, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

They will be (presumably) at least 40 when they seek higher political office (For example, President of the Incorporated Territory of the Former United States and Junior Representative to the People's Congress of Greater China). Half the electorate will be even younger than them and will have had similar youthful indiscretions, so they won't really care. -- 103.22.201.225 06:37, 21 May 2014 (UTC)