‘Catch up!” No wonder Dawn French is cross. An order often delivered by those with purple hair and an abundance of moral virtue, “catch up” is chastisement for holding unfashionable views. Being told to “get with it” by someone half your age and with none of your life experience is to be deeply patronised.
Like the equally annoying “do the work” and “educate yourself”, “catch up” tells you you’re wrong while refusing to explain why you have fallen short. French was told: “People can’t be constantly teaching you how to be because this is not okay, and you need to catch up.” Middle-aged women everywhere winced in sympathy.
The truth is most people too old for TikTok do struggle to keep up with the ever-evolving
