Digital Boy Views
The lyrics of the song could be interpreted as a rejection of modern consumerist culture, as exemplified in the lyrics I'm a 21st Century Digital Boy / I don't know how to live, but I've got a lot of toys . This alienation and rejection of consumerism and mainstream culture is a common theme in the music of Bad Religion. The bridge includes references to the group's two previous records (as of the original recording), Suffer and No Control.
Q: Your most famous song is 21st Century Digital Boy, which pokes fun at our gadget-laden era. A: Oh no, we love technology and gadgets. We use irony in 60 percent of our music. 21st Century Digital Boy is an ironic twist characterizing the youth of today. The truth is that even though the song was written in 1990, it was clear that the youth were going to be affected for good and bad by digital technology. It's probably because we loved video games so much.
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