Oh you mentioned Harry Potter... I like this post by default.

I'm guessing that we're fairly close in age, and I distinctly remember my locker in 8th grade being covered in Orlando Bloom and being far more excited than was reasonable when I was gifted a life sized Legolas cut out the following year.

Who's idea was low rise jeans anyway? Had to have been a man... was the thong straps pulled up on the hips a thing in your area too or did I just get lucky?

As for todays trends, 'dabbing' is it? Not the get you high kind, the dance kind, and that weird straight arm hip move-y dancy thing perplex me... my nephews walk around doing them all of the time and all I can think is my goodness you look dumb* and you know, fidget spinners.

I don't personally see how eating tide pods is any dumber than huffing spray paint and I saw plenty of my peers do that without the promise of reward center activation from social media likes. Not that I'm encouraging eating tide pods, just saying that's a silly reason to say this generation is dumber than any before it. Little more self-centered and entitled... maybe, but not dumber.

Last but not least I also have to disagree with Dr. Kang. For kids that are isolated by their peers for whatever reasons (or isolate themselves) those connections are invaluable... Even for kids with healthy social groups online interaction can be social bonding, take 15 year old Accio for example... I had a great group of friends that I spent a good amount of physical time with, and an outer circle as well that I'd really only see in school or on random occasions and I feel that our online activities reinforced our 'real-world' friendships. Though this was before the 'good shot' illusion really took hold.