For some reason a lot of my friends from high school--so, 16/17/18-year-olds--got really worked up over his death, too. But yes, there definitely is a generational aspect in there, and it is a pretty fine line sometimes. Harry Potter fandom seems to work sort of like that too, though I'm still struggling with how to define it exactly.
(For a long time in school they didn't teach us about the Spanish Civil War, I guess because we were too young and innocent or something, but since hearing about it I have been fascinated with it. But it has always been 'history' for me. Then again, my grandparents have never been ones to tell stories about their past, so my personal line is drawn closer to things that my parents experienced.)
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For some reason a lot of my friends from high school--so, 16/17/18-year-olds--got really worked up over his death, too. But yes, there definitely is a generational aspect in there, and it is a pretty fine line sometimes. Harry Potter fandom seems to work sort of like that too, though I'm still struggling with how to define it exactly.
(For a long time in school they didn't teach us about the Spanish Civil War, I guess because we were too young and innocent or something, but since hearing about it I have been fascinated with it. But it has always been 'history' for me. Then again, my grandparents have never been ones to tell stories about their past, so my personal line is drawn closer to things that my parents experienced.)