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Tide Pod Generation Band Names

OK, I know I'm old, but I'm not getting the reference to "Tide Pod" generation. Is this from some alien invasion movie I've never seen? What? I don't own a Fender bass. Is this a Fender reference? Does the P in Pbass stand for pod? What?
 
No. It's about these young men who are eating those little soap filled capsules that folks put in their laundry machines. Those are Tide Pods (filled with Tide detergent)
Like a dare to do something really stupid.
 
boy...the hate on young people will NEVER stop, huh? This (mostly) from a generation that once sang "Hope I die before I get old"...now it makes total sense.

PS...I'm middle aged

PPS...actually "middle aged" like "in the middle of my life"...not "boomer middle aged" which now means 70, I think

The whole thread is rooted in people being offended by the "dad band" label. But honestly, I kinda dig some of these names. tide pod teens? I'd play a house show with them. New phone plan? Holy crap, did you hear their new "moto g" EP? Half of the guys making these band names don't even seem to have a sense of humour, they're either doing it because they either hate young kids, or they're offended about the dadrock label.

But yeah, the new generation is entitled and easily offended... Brought to you by the people that get bent out of shape when you say "happy holidays." This is the world we live in - you can do whatever the heck you want, but if somebody calls you old, you must immediately belittle those younger than you.

OK, I know I'm old, but I'm not getting the reference to "Tide Pod" generation. Is this from some alien invasion movie I've never seen? What? I don't own a Fender bass. Is this a Fender reference? Does the P in Pbass stand for pod? What?

It's a meme that people eat tide pods. Some kids have eaten tide pods, I doubt it's very many, but the meme either came from it or it came from the meme.

Also: It Came From the Meme, that's my contribution :)
 
I’m 16 and you think I’d be in a band like “the offended pretend players gone too far” or “tide pod Johnny and the fidget spinners” yes, some losers are like that but I’m not one of those squares!!! You losers put this on us. You went around making things easier for future generations and then complain that we have it too easy! You told us we could be anything and do what we want and then you complain that people act strangely and do weird stuff. We are the result of you and your millennial children’s doing!!!