About
Le Wrong Generation, and related phrases such as Only 90s Kids Will Get This, is an online term used to describe the behavior of certain people who nostalgically believe that things in the past used to be significantly better than they are today. The phrase is most frequently utilized to satirize people who hold reactionary attitudes towards popular music or culture.
Origin
The term “Born in the wrong generation” was used by internet people, normally teens, as a way to express their disdain for today’s popular culture, and love for things of the past, especially music. The term received criticism for its perceived narrow-mindedness and oversimplification of the past, and was quickly parodied on sites such 4chan’s /mu/ board and satirical subreddits.
Spread
The term was heavily used on /mu/, especially on cringe threads, to poke fun at posts by people who believed that the music of the past was objectively superior.
The /mu/ supported subreddit r/lewronggeneration[1] was created to compile images characterized by this behavior. It is described as “satirically mocking those people who, blinded by their own nostalgia, believe certain things in the past to be unequivocally better than today”. Such behavior is referred to with the slang term “defening” by users of the subreddit.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Reddit – r/lewronggeneration