Millennials' 'Burning CDs' Ritual: The Old Magic
The old magic will not be discussed with the children of the new.
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serious question for the millennials... my older cousin said she used to 'burn' cds for her crush. like... with 🔥? was that a ritual? did it work? you guys were literally practicing witchcraft just to get a text back. i'm scared of y'all. 💀💿
Overview
A screenshot of a social media conversation (likely from Instagram) with added skeleton graphics (hand, skull, bone, jaw) to enhance a humorous 'witchcraft' theme. The top post by 'actuallychloeheyas' asks millennials about their older cousin's claim of 'burning CDs' for a crush, jokingly interpreting it as a ritualistic practice ('were you practicing witchcraft just to get a text back'). The post includes engagement metrics (11.2K likes, 4.5K comments). A reply by 'beingjakezel' playfully maintains the mystery: 'The old magic will not be discussed with the children of the new,' with 7.1K likes. The skeleton decorations reinforce the spooky, ritualistic joke around the outdated technology of burning mix CDs, a nostalgic millennial practice of creating personalized music CDs for romantic interests.
Origin notes
The image originates from 9Gag, a platform for sharing memes and humorous content. It appears to be a user-created remix combining a screenshot of a real social media conversation (featuring posts from 'actuallychloeheyas' and 'beingjakezel') with added skeleton-themed graphics (hand, skull, bone, jaw) to amplify the 'witchcraft' joke about millennial CD-burning practices. The original social media posts likely circulated on platforms like Instagram or Twitter/X before being edited and shared on 9Gag.
![This is a screenshot of a public X (formerly Twitter) post. The post's text subverts the common sentimental phrase structure of 'ever since I was little I knew I wanted [positive life goal]' by replacing the expected ambition with the blunt, relatable line 'ever since i was little i knew i wanted everyone to shut the fck up' (with 'fuck' censored as 'fck'). The account that posted it, Cursed Posts, uses a widely recognized reaction image of rapper Boosie Badazz with an annoyed, unimpressed expression as its profile picture, which reinforces the irritated, humorous tone of the post. The joke resonates with people who prefer quiet and dislike unnecessary noise or interaction from others.](https://gagbase.com/i/c/memes/c5/ce/13/2c/c5ce132c2b7604bd0797efce5af8a0e8.jpeg.webp)
