It’s more than you think. Sure, the girls miss their scrunchies, Barbies and jelly shoes, and the boys miss their Game Boys and bleached tips. (Don’t get any ideas.) The ’90s were so good to our generation. Now, the Disney Channel is cooler than Disney movies, One Direction is hotter than ‘NSync, nobody younger than 15 remembers who Michael Jackson is, and Honey Boo Boo has replaced Michelle Tanner. Whether it was music, TV, video games or simply our imaginations, our generation is straight up better.

Comparing today’s music with ’90s classics can be an entertaining yet depressing project. Think about what love songs meant back then. A heartfelt apology went something along the lines of, “Looking back on the things I’ve done/ I was trying to be someone/ Played my part/ Kept you in the dark/ Now let me show you the shape of my heart.” (Nick Carter, anyone?) Would you rather have that heartfelt apology or Justin Bieber using the word “baby” 56 times to complain about not being able to talk to girls? (I’m not joking — look it up.) Looking at rap music, we at least knew where MC Hammer was going with “U Can’t Touch This.” After the almost year that “Rack City” has been semi-relevant, I still don’t know what it means other than the fact that Tyga says “bitch” 42 times. Eloquence is rare in today’s music industry.

If you were like me, your parents let you watch one hour of TV a day, with extra on the weekends so as not to inhibit your mental growth. This usually wasn’t a problem when we were younger, unless there was a Kenan and Kel marathon on. Television is rarely about enjoyment anymore; now it’s all about the guilty pleasure. Sweet, spunky Michelle Tanner has turned into the raving lunatic that is Honey Boo Boo. I’d be lying if I said I hadn’t watched an episode or two (or four), but we’ve replaced our favorite characters and sitcoms for senseless babble and dating shows. When Snooki’s child has bigger headlines than actual current events, there’s clearly a problem.

Has anyone else realized that they can’t recognize any of the Pokemon anymore? Apparently we’re old if we don’t know who Tirtouga and Riolu are. I had to look that up, so I guess I’m ancient. Pokemon Red, Yellow, and Blue are now obsolete. If Pokemon wasn’t banned on your school’s playground, you weren’t doing it right.

The biggest problem is that kids these days don’t understand what it’s like to grow up with an imagination. I always had a special place I liked to read with a blanket and a cup of cocoa. When I was reading the Harry Potter series, it might or might not have been in the closet under the stairs. (Seriously.) Nobody likes to read for fun anymore. The shock set in when I started to see the starting age for cellphones decline. My fear is that the next generation will skip right past their carefree childhood and immediately become immersed in technology. They’ll probably learn how to read on a computer.

The next time I see a creepy show on Cartoon Network at home, I’m sending my siblings to live with their auntie and uncle in Bel Air. And in case you don’t feel old yet, there are 23 Kidz Bop albums and Now That’s What I Call Music! 43 was just released.