@themattsimpson @Meaningness but I do think the cult of authenticity predates millennials, supposedly hugging as a greeting dates to the 70s
@emareaf it's the idea that a handshake is an empty meaningless ritual that doesn't convey "sincere" warmth, but hugging does
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@sarahdoingthing I have been in quite some awkward hugs where a handshake would have been more authentic. -
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@sarahdoingthing@emareaf The whole crunchy-granola thing was a thing in the 70s. The word 'authenticity' didn't come up much but -
@sarahdoingthing@emareaf actually I remember an ad in a D&D magazine from the early 80s http://www.paintedminiatures.ca/dragonadverts%20PDF/Page4/Dragon%20Magazine%20061p84.pdf …
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