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Re:Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, sticke... by rorykoehler on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @02:41PM (#25661351)
But her scene and the train wrecking was seen as “cool” by kids. I don’t think that is the case anymore. Kids look up to Elon Musk and YouTubers want to do startups and content instead.
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Re:Show HN: I built the antithesis of Zoom. Add GIFs, sticke... by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:01PM (#25661533)
> But her scene and the train wrecking was seen as “cool” by kids

Not very broadly, even among “the kids” (who, then and now, are far from monolithic.) She was more seen as a trainwreck that was in cool circles, not as a cool trainwreck.

> Kids look up to Elon Musk

Yeah, kids looked up to successful business and tech figures in the 1990s, and there are trainwreck entertainment industry celebs today, too.

It's not the case that Musk is idolized by a similar segment of the youth as would have idolized Love in the 1990s.

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