Generation Like: The Kids Sell Out (But Don't Know What That Means)

Generation Like: The Kids Sell Out (But Don't Know What That Means)

The most shocking part of "Generation Like," PBS’s new Frontline documentary about youth media culture, occurs when a bunch of teenagers confess they don’t know what the term "sell-out" means. This term, so vital to the identities of at least three generations that had come before them, didn’t register as something negative. In fact, it didn’t register at all. If you hear a loud crunching noise at around 10pm tonight, don’t worry. It’s just a bunch of old people wringing their hands in unison.

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