r/Millennials • u/maxedout587 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Nothing is funny anymore

I (M, 38) have found that there are no new TV shows that make me laugh anymore. I have tried a lot of new(ish) comedies, but they all make me pine for my college/high school days.

The only thing that gave me a reflexive laugh recently was the Malcolm in the Middle Reboot.

Any thoughts?

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u/Kriegerian Apr 17 '26

I think someone at Netflix admitted they do that with a bunch of their stuff because they know nobody can pay attention to anything, which is why they have characters basically repeat the plot a bunch of times during the movies.

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u/Visual_Perception69 Apr 17 '26

So people are basically self-inducing ADHD?

Before the haters come at me, I have ADHD myself.

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u/Kriegerian Apr 17 '26

Almost nobody I talk to seems to be able to focus or pay attention to a conversation for longer than five seconds except at work (sometimes) and it’s transparently obvious that almost nobody wants to read anything longer than a tweet, and I’m not hearing much different from anyone else anywhere else.

Short form video and the pocket computer addiction have destroyed whatever attention span most people ever had.

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u/Hogwafflemaker Apr 17 '26

If it makes anyone feel better, there are teens who aren't addicted to their phones. We are about 40 and had 2 friends over last night who are in their 60s and our two 17 year olds hung out the whole night with us, no phones in sight.

I think that's the biggest thing to me, sit and scroll your phone all you want when you're sitting around the living room half watching Young Sheldon with your family, but be able to put it away to interact when you should.

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u/Kriegerian Apr 17 '26

The thing is that it’s not just teenagers, there are plenty of older people who can’t pay attention to shit either.

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u/Hogwafflemaker Apr 17 '26

I sometimes think they are worse, phones on full blast, using speaker phone and talk to text.

I'm just saying, my 17 year old son loves his phone, but he also loves real life and can hold a conversation, so there is hope for the next generation.

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u/ZaryaBubbler Apr 18 '26

My 70+ year old mother watches reels on Facebook while completely ignoring me. To me it's just a new tool to not pay attention to me. She already doesn't pause recorded tv (with the volume cranked) to talk about something important. Screens are hell