#ThisGeneration
About
#ThisGeneration is a photoshop meme based on a series of images created by Ajit Johnson Nirmal that illustrate the current generation's dependence on technology. The series is a parody of the common forum board criticism le wrong generation, instead depicting the current generation as being too dependent on technology.
Origin
The first images were created by London-based artist Ajit Johnson,[1] and featured on the website Distractify on March 31st, 2015,[2] and on Johnson's tumblr, receiving over 140,000 notes in a week.[7]
Spread
On April 6th, 2015, Imgur[8] user MERYLimPeril uploaded a variant of the image featuring different inflammatory keywords arranged in a word cloud, and changing the bottom line to read "#YOURGeneration". In two days, the image received -8 points.
During the following days, more parodies of the series spread on Tumblr,[3] Twitter,[4] and Instagram[6] under the hashtag #ThisGeneration.
Criticism
Johnson's campaign has been seen as a generational criticism. On April 7th, tumblr user inshepardwetrust uploaded a new version of the parody, reversing the anti-technology claim (shown below). The image garnered over 22,000 notes in one day.[9]
Various Examples
Search Interest
Not available.
External References
[1] Facebook – Ajit Johnson Nirmal
[2] Distractify – Brutally Honest Posters About This Generation's Tech Addiction
[3] Tumblr – Search for this generation
[4] Twitter – Search for #thisgeneration
[5] Vine – Tagged #thisgeneration
[6] Instagram – Tagged #thisgeneration
[7] Tumblr – This Generation – Ajit Johnson
[8] Imgur – #YOURGeneration
[9] Tumblr – This generation
[10] Twitter – Search for #lastgeneration
Top Comments
Reptilian Shill
Apr 08, 2015 at 12:17PM EDT
Totally Not a Freemason
Apr 10, 2015 at 10:06AM EDT