Generation Z

[Papenbrook]

Generation Z contains teenagers and children born in 1995 and so on. The characteristics of this group of people include:

- Multitasking
- Being connected to the internet
- Influence from social media
- Being more liberal

Do you see any trends among teenagers and children that can be defined within Generation Z?

[CyberCubed]

I don't see a difference between them and us. Everyone born from 1985 to now also uses all the same social media tools and has phones.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Generation Z contains teenagers and children born in 1995 and so on. The characteristics of this group of people include:

- Multitasking
- Being connected to the internet
- Influence from social media
- Being more liberal

Do you see any trends among teenagers and children that can be defined within Generation Z?

It's funny, I was born in 1997, so I am in the Generation Z, but apart from Being connected to the Internet, I don't follow any of those characteristics.

[Cure]

Wait, I'm gonna take a crack at how this thread is gonna turn out.

Everyone complains about them.

[Papenbrook]

Generation Z contains teenagers and children born in 1995 and so on. The characteristics of this group of people include:

- Multitasking
- Being connected to the internet
- Influence from social media
- Being more liberal

Do you see any trends among teenagers and children that can be defined within Generation Z?

It looks like I was wrong with one of my points.

Generation Z is more likely to be conservative leaning.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2017/08/11/why-democrats-should-be-losing-sleep-over-generation-z/?s=trending#31bcec101365

[plastroncafe]

How are they different from Millennials?
Or is this an attempt to rebrand?

Did Millennials KILL Millennials?
(what a twist)

[snake]

It looks like I was wrong with one of my points.

Generation Z is more likely to be conservative leaning.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2017/08/11/why-democrats-should-be-losing-sleep-over-generation-z/?s=trending#31bcec101365

Daaaaaaamn straight.

Hopefully we'll be more successful than millennials, but that isn't particularly hard.

[IndigoErth]

Just how many names is that overly wide age group going to have...

And people got awfully lazy with the generation names awfully quick. Like (sarcasm) Gen X didn't mean something, suddenly it's just letters for Y and Z, despite there being no A to W.

[plastroncafe]

Can't read the article because of the adblock, but I get the feeling Conservative is way watered down.

Like someone being from MA and in the Republican Party.
They think they're conservative, but they'd be liberal if they lived anywhere else.

And multitasking? Um...no. Gen Z doesn't get to lay claim to multitasking.
People have been doing that since forever. (women in particularly)
So maybe this Gen Z list is for dudes.

[Prowler]

People born in 1995 haven't been kids for a while now. They turned 18 in 2013.

I know a girl born in 1995 and I don't see much of a difference between her and people born between 1989 and 1992 tbh. At most she might have been too young to remember ta few popular games/cartoons around 1996-2000, but that's all.

[Redeemer]

WTF??????? Gen Z cannot include people born in the late 90's..........The Millennial generation starts in the late 80/ early 90s and a generation is 25 years... how can there only be a 6 year gap between the generations?????? :lol:
This is sad

[Sumac]

All this "Generation ?" stuff is just a convenient way to create a boogeymen for right or left.

Who always always ruins things for conservatives - those youngsters from "Generation ?".

Who always ruins things for progressives - those old farts from "Generation ?".

In reality all this stuff is just a bunch of ********, which used a scapegoat for some people, when they don't want or can't take responsibility for some ****ed up stuff. Just blame some vague "Generation something" and all is right in the world. 'Tis much easier than to look in the mirror.

[TurtleWA]

All this "Generation ?" stuff is just a convenient way to create a boogeymen for right or left.

Yeah labels help politicians, media, and companies all hone their messages. Apparently it's much easier to sell yourself (as a politician) or product(as a company)to a stereotyped group.

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/06/349316543/don-t-label-me-origins-of-generational-names-and-why-we-use-them

[plastroncafe]

WTF??????? Gen Z cannot include people born in the late 90's..........The Millennial generation starts in the late 80/ early 90s and a generation is 25 years... how can there only be a 6 year gap between the generations?????? :lol:
This is sad

Maybe kids today are just more disposable than kids in the past were.
Maybe that's why I'm not the slightest bit concerned about how supposedly conservative they are.

[Sumac]

Maybe that's why I'm not the slightest bit concerned about how supposedly conservative they are.
Elaborate, please. I am not really sure what do you mean.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Generation Z would be a killer title for a zombie millennials show.

[DestronMirage22]

I've never understood the whole "Generation THIS Generation THAT" mentality.
Who cares about that kind of stuff?
Shouldn't the way you act and the things you do as an individual affect how people see you, as opposed to what group you pertain to?

People can't simply be defined like that.
You can't say that people born from xxxx to xxxx are this and that, and that others born from other dates act this other way, because it simply isn't true. Not in every case.

[plastroncafe]

No label is a perfect thing for all occasions. They're good for what they're good for, and crap for pretty much anything else. Which is to say I think generational labels are useful in a few vague comparative instances, but they're not always one-size fits all.

Kids getting blamed for the state of the world their parents and grand parents made isn't new. You can read ethnographies where anthropologists have studied the same villiage/town for generations and everyone says the same thing.

Hell, people were writing think pieces on the dangers of novels the same way they do now about the dangers of smart phones.

I'm Gen X, but there are more than a couple of Gen...What Ever The Hell You Kids Decide To Call Yourselves things that are applicable to me and a good chunk of the people I know from the same cohort.
But that doesn't change the fact that our childhoods were very different, and those differences we key to our respective developments.

I love the idea that Gen WETHYKDTCY has the patent on multitasking.
Uh huh. Pull the other one, it's got bells.

[ToTheNines]

I've never understood the whole "Generation THIS Generation THAT" mentality.
Who cares about that kind of stuff?
Shouldn't the way you act and the things you do as an individual affect how people see you, as opposed to what group you pertain to?

People can't simply be defined like that.
You can't say that people born from xxxx to xxxx are this and that, and that others born from other dates act this other way, because it simply isn't true. Not in every case.

Agreed. I'm an individualist. Blanket statements for generational demographics are just as dumb as doing the same thing for religions, ethnicities, genders, etc.

[BubblyShell22]

I agree about the generation label thing being a crock. I think everybody is to blame for something and it's not really just about generations but about how people perceive the world and adapt to it. I agree that sometimes we have become more self-absorbed with social media than we were back in the day, but other than that, things are no different than what they were years ago really.

[TurtleWA]

...things are no different than what they were years ago really.
GE-_U8qOp3g

[Redeemer]

Generation Z would be a killer title for a zombie millennials show.

Definitely would be a great title

[BubblyShell22]

I agree about the zombie movie title. Would love to see something like that.

[plastroncafe]

Definitely would be a great title

It's a little derivative of World War Z though, don't you think?
My bet is that if they make a movie called Generation Z and I'll be one of those Purge type movies.

How many of those things are there now?

[Cure]

How many of those things are there now?

Three, with a fourth coming.

[ProactiveMan]

WTF??????? Gen Z cannot include people born in the late 90's..........The Millennial generation starts in the late 80/ early 90s and a generation is 25 years... how can there only be a 6 year gap between the generations?????? :lol:
This is sad

Millennial is pretty much just a re-brand of Gen Y, so depending on who you ask, the millennial generation starts as early as 1980. The logic being that they "came of age" around the new millennium.

[Papenbrook]

We're already living in the future. (https://www.sciencealert.com/brain-to-brain-mind-connection-lets-three-people-share-thoughts/amp)

It's so ... enticing ...

[Papenbrook]

So, in the the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, how will Generation Z evolve from the situation?

Personally, I feel like we will be more self-conscious.

[Zulithe]

I don't know many Gen Zers in my personal life, mostly exposed to them online. If I did know more, i think I'd have more of an opinion. I don't want to base my thoughts on what a segment of them that spend most of their time on social media are like, because that's very skewed.

[Sumac]

They will become even more nervous wrecks and require even more xanax and smoothies to pacify them.

Sadly Zoomers are generation of infantile spoiled kids - it is hard to see them improve in any kind of situation.

[sdp]

Friendly reminder that zoomers are now in their 20s, they grew up with social media. They're fine but will be seen as "entitled" by people from other generations because that's what people from other generations always judge younger generations on. "In my time...."

I actually really like gen z humor
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/927/204/708.jpg

[Sumac]

Friendly reminder that zoomers are now in their 20s, they grew up with social media. They're fine but will be seen as "entitled" by people from other generations because that's what people from other generations always judge younger generations on. "In my time...."
Nah, they are really entitled idiots.
Not all of them, but quite a lot to have a visible effect on the world.

[Papenbrook]

Friendly reminder that zoomers are now in their 20s, they grew up with social media. They're fine but will be seen as "entitled" by people from other generations because that's what people from other generations always judge younger generations on. "In my time...."


Actually, some of them are still in school.

I just see a significant number of young individuals trying to make their mark societally and culturally. They're trying to
develop the world in a way that only they can.
It's ... all so promising.

I wonder how they will impact the world. How will their customs morph the planet?

[Sumac]

I just see a significant number of young individuals trying to make their mark societally and culturally. They're trying to
develop the world in a way that only they can.
It's ... all so promising.
If new totalitarian regime, suppressing free speech and free thought is what you call "promising", don't be shocked, when those young individuals end up on analogue of "Nurnberg trials".

[Papenbrook]

I have some faith in them.

I hope they will be able to save the future.

[Sumac]

I have some faith in them.

I hope they will be able to save the future.
So far they want to set us back to the middle ages, by turning West into ineffective shithole like a Soviet Union once was and letting Western culture and achievements being torn down by "peaceful and loving" migrants.

And all of this just so Establishment (bureaucrats and corporations) could get a better control over population.

So, as I said, if your utopia is a totalitarian shithole - new generations are on the right track it seems.

[Papenbrook]

By the end of this decade, we will get to see the full capabilities of Generation Z.

I can't wait to see what Zoomers are capable of. :D

On another note, I wonder if Gen Z will largely absorb the lessons from their predecessors. Maybe, they will be able to grasp the gravity of what went wrong, while trying not to dwell on it.

Hopefully, history won't repeat itself.

[ssjup81]

I actually really like gen z humor
https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/927/204/708.jpgI don't get the joke for either. ^^;

[sdp]

Gen Z humor is supposed to be "abstract", like this i so god damn stupid it's funny because it makes no sense. Sort of like a corrupted Pee Wee's Playhouse, that's why I like it. It's always something new too, not rehashed memes like Pepe and others that everyone keeps sharing over and over.

[Sumac]

So basically beginning of the 20th century.
Just this **** is a reaction to the Internet and failed belief in the Democracy, as opposed to consequence of the horrors of the World War.

[Papenbrook]

If Zoomers are using humor to cope with the ongoing misfortune/failure that occurs around the world, then let them.

I would rather they ease their pain.

[Sumac]

If Zoomers are using humor to cope with the ongoing misfortune/failure that occurs around the world, then let them.
They are not coping with problems in the world.
They are coping with their own impotency and being losers. Also making fetish and new ideology out of it.

Being sad sack is a one thing, making your impotency into your whole personality and a "gimmick", which everyone should worship and stealing happiness of normal life from others is evil.
So **** zoomers.
**** those losers into deepest regions of Earth.

[sdp]

They should use heroin instead.

[Papenbrook]

One thing that I admire about Zoomers is that they won't idolize the affluent as much as previous generations.

They aren't mindless consumers/fanatics, and are willing to call out unacceptable and immoral behavior. Generation Z will not tolerate a society that acts indifferent towards it.

[Sumac]

One thing that I admire about Zoomers is that they won't idolize the affluent as much as previous generations.

They aren't mindless consumers/fanatics, and are willing to call out unacceptable and immoral behavior.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

http://i.imgflip.com/49sne5.jpg

You are either troll or live in a cave, from where you periodically crawl to write some stupid stuff here and get yourself food.

There is also possibility that you are a zealot, who can't see world for what really is, but this makes you legit insane.

Zoomers won't idolize?
Haven't you seen borderline religious worship of Obama or AOC or Bernie Sanders? Some actors, supporting Zoomers ideology, like Baldwin? Literally blind worship of autistic Greta Bugberg?

Zoomers are not mindless consumers fanatics?
Then what is their super loyalty to corporations and companies, which produce stuff their like?
For example their blind loyalty to Disney, which is willing to exploit poor and oppressed (really oppressed people) and break every single law. Disney literally breaks every single principle Zoomers proclaim as the core of their ideology and themselves, yet, as long as Disney produces another garbage remake or "Marvel movie" Zoomers eat it up and ask for more?

What about Zoomers obsession with collectibles and clothes from certain brands? And you call those people "not consumers"!?

Zoomers, is probably THE MOST consumerist and hypocritical generation ever lived.

There are not only willing to consume any garbage, from movies, to devices produced by companies, whose politics they approve, but they also willing to turn blind eyes when those companies involved in some practices, Zoomers proclaim to be bad, like using literal slaves, breaking all possible laws and the like.

But nope, another Marvel movie or buying another set of clothes is worth pretending that Dinsey doesn't work with country, which commits literal genocide (China) or that those goods are not produced by borderline slaves.

But, of course, Zoomers are not consumers and definitely won't tolerate injustice in society!! :lol::lol::lol:

Generation Z will not tolerate a society that acts indifferent towards it.
That's the only truth your post contains, but for a wrong reason: Zoomers won't tolerate society which ignores them, because, they are empty losers and fragile imbeciles.

The don't understand hardships, they think not being able to buy smoothie in a Cafe is the nerve wracking, life-destroying problem, which takes enormous mental faculties to overcome.

They think being told "NO" is a literal violence, akin to being punched in a face or that being told that they are and everything they do are not most important things on the planet is a horrible act of abuse.

Those definitely won't let society to forget about them...like fleas won't let dog forget about them.

[sdp]

lol there's literally a meme about consoomers and it's not Gen Z. Gen X are the biggest consoomers because of the time they were raised involved mass media advertisement, hell companies are still milking the 80s even to this day and that began in the early 00s. Millenials definitely consoom a lot but not to the level of Gen X and in comparison Gen Z is far better in many aspects, not saying they aren't at all but not in the same level of shills that Gen X and even millenials are. Gen X in general was a trash generation, now that they are boomers it's plain to see.

I'm not saying Gen Z are the hope or brave either, they're mindless consoomers of social media and think that's all there is too life and technology, so they're retarded in their own way but at least they have time to see if they outgrow that or if it will always define them. Millennials at least seem to not be as influenced by the trash that defined Gen X and is defining Gen Z since they're in the middle of it and neither has played too much of a role in their lives.

What I'm trying to say, is all generations are trash because of different reasons and all generations eventually become boomers which is the epitome of trash and might as well die at that point, absolutely worthless to society and only complaining about because the world they grew up with doesn't exist anymore. It's culture in general that is the problem and not the generations.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/6c24408da0136f4a4bd240c1150dcb94/aacb824a409495d6-8c/s1280x1920/92b885c79b1794b8890d6fa0f6b9dfa6e207760f.png

[Sumac]

lol there's literally a meme about consoomers and it's not Gen Z. Gen X are the biggest consoomers because of the time they were raised involved mass media advertisement, hell companies are still milking the 80s even to this day and that began in the early 00s. Millenials definitely consoom a lot but not to the level of Gen X and in comparison Gen Z is far better in many aspects, not saying they aren't at all but not in the same level of shills that Gen X and even millenials are. Gen X in general was a trash generation, now that they are boomers it's plain to see.

I'm not saying Gen Z are the hope or brave either, they're mindless consoomers of social media and think that's all there is too life and technology, so they're retarded in their own way but at least they have time to see if they outgrow that or if it will always define them. Millennials at least seem to not be as influenced by the trash that defined Gen X and is defining Gen Z since they're in the middle of it and neither has played too much of a role in their lives.

What I'm trying to say, is all generations are trash because of different reasons and all generations eventually become boomers which is the epitome of trash and might as well die at that point, absolutely worthless to society and only complaining about because the world they grew up with doesn't exist anymore. It's culture in general that is the problem and not the generations.

https://64.media.tumblr.com/6c24408da0136f4a4bd240c1150dcb94/aacb824a409495d6-8c/s1280x1920/92b885c79b1794b8890d6fa0f6b9dfa6e207760f.png
You should shave your edges, bro, or you will become pincushion at night. :ohwell:

[Papenbrook]

Back in 2011, I had just grown into a teen. I felt that the world wouldn't change that much or anything. The atmosphere felt static for me.

How times have changed ...

[Jester]

One thing that I admire about Zoomers is that they won't idolize the affluent as much as previous generations.

They aren't mindless consumers/fanatics, and are willing to call out unacceptable and immoral behavior. Generation Z will not tolerate a society that acts indifferent towards it.
fPPDyBJWFdw

[Papenbrook]

I wonder which icons/individuals will represent Gen-Z.

I could see Billie Eilish becoming the main icon, but I could also name:



Halle Bailey
Willow Smith
Yara Shahidi
Olivia Rodrigo
Mackenzie Foy
Sadie Sink
Greta Thunberg
Chloe Bailey
Isabela Merced
Chloë Grace Moretz
Olivia Holt
Simone Biles
Joey King
Lil Nas X
Jojo Siwa
Finn Wolfhard
Brec Bassinger
Millie Bobby Brown
Amandla Stenberg
Storm Reid
Rowan Blanchard
Skai Jackson



There are just so many to name ...

[Sumac]

Back in 2011, I had just grown into a teen. I felt that the world wouldn't change that much or anything. The atmosphere felt static for me.

How times have changed ...
Are you trying to say it has become better, because, of Zoomers, LOL?

If anything it has become WORSE, because, of new generation of dumb snowflakes (you unsurprisingly admire) who had started pointless culture war, trying to destroy foundation of the Western civilization, which had allowed social and technical progress in the first place.

Also, those very same Zoomers has become a bunch of puppets at the hands of spineless elites, who allowed tyranny of Russia and China spread across the world.

I wonder which icons/individuals will represent Gen-Z.
Some non-binary trans clown with xir pronounce, who would be ridiculed and given as an example of how dumb zoomers were.

Also, most zoomer "artists" are just regurgitating things from the past and not particularly talented to create something on their own, that would stood test of time. A destiny of all kids thinking they are smarter than everyone who came before them.
So, yeah, your team has a lot of things going for it. Being successful, smart and useful is not one of them though.

[Sumac]

you sure sound like a boomer
You are sure sounding like a worthless troll.

[Papenbrook]

I wonder which traits that Generation Alpha will take from Zoomers.

[Sumac]

I wonder which traits that Generation Alpha will take from Zoomers.
Hopefully none.

[MrPliggins]

I wonder which icons/individuals will represent Gen-Z.

I could see Billie Eilish becoming the main icon, but I could also name:



Halle Bailey
Willow Smith
Yara Shahidi
Olivia Rodrigo
Mackenzie Foy
Sadie Sink
Greta Thunberg
Chloe Bailey
Isabela Merced
Chloë Grace Moretz
Olivia Holt
Simone Biles
Joey King
Lil Nas X
Jojo Siwa
Finn Wolfhard
Brec Bassinger
Millie Bobby Brown
Amandla Stenberg
Storm Reid
Rowan Blanchard
Skai Jackson



There are just so many to name ...

I only know who 5 of these people are :eek:

[Papenbrook]

I can list off some more.


Zara Larsson
Rachel Zegler
Jenna Ortega
Bailee Madison
Ciara Bravo
Maisie Williams
Diana Silvers
Chloe Kim
Josie Totah
Bella Ramsey

[Sumac]

Gladly I know none of those people.

[Papenbrook]

I wonder what fashion trends will be popular among Gen-Z.

Personally, I hope that skinny jeans will go out of fashion. They were always too tight, and I never really vibed with the style.

[Sumac]

The Most Valuable Thing I Can Teach My Kid Is How to Be Lazy (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opinion/teach-children-to-be-lazy.html)
And then zoomers gonna cry, why their lives are so bad.

[Papenbrook]

My Hero Academia is the ultimate zoomer manga.

As I skim through various social media websites, I see various youngsters obsess over it.

It warms my attentive heart.

[Papenbrook]

The people who were born during the 2000's decade will enter adulthood within this decade.

Just ... wow.

[Leo656]

And the more tragic part of it: They'll never be able to truly "get" John Mellencamp.

[TigerClaw]

Gen Z is also the generation that gets pretty offended by things that aren't offensive, Pretty much stuff that was ok back in the days, Is no longer ok by them.

[Turo602]

Gen Z is also the generation that gets pretty offended by things that aren't offensive, Pretty much stuff that was ok back in the days, Is no longer ok by them.

Pretty sure every generation was offended by nonsense.

[IMJ]

Pretty sure every generation was offended by nonsense.

I get the feeling what TigerClaw was getting at was more like how that and Gen Y have "weaponized being offended" or are "offended as a means of sabotage against other people".

I mean c'mon. It takes like.... a level of experience that you acquire in Middle School to see when someone pretends to be offended at something to be standoffish when they don't like someone.

[ChosenOne]

I wonder which icons/individuals will represent Gen-Z.

Obviously the one that best embodies their traits: the pampered, autistic crybaby.

[Turo602]

Obviously the one that best embodies their traits: the pampered, autistic crybaby.

Gen Z. Not this forum.

[IndigoErth]

Gen Z is also the generation that gets pretty offended by things that aren't offensive, Pretty much stuff that was ok back in the days, Is no longer ok by them.
Not even necessarily stuff that is/was "okay," since societies have always had messed up crap they need[ed] to stop doing, but more-so the handling of it is different and any small slight is looked at by "these kids today" as if always intentional. Only if someone is purposely being a jerk, or becomes one when corrected or called out, is there any validity whatsoever in being upset over it. :roll:

Wrong pronoun? I guess people have forgotten that women have been hearing "he" as a default online and in games forever...and have just corrected it (or didn't bother) and moved on, like it wasn't a big deal.

On the subject of that topic... also the dual lack of self awareness in many of these kids. Fave band does a podcast about every other month. Patreon donors of a particular tier have the opportunity to ask a question for it. For their newest one, some pronoun-concerned younger fan went and made it really obviously super awkward for them by asking what their pronouns are. Gen Z... lean in a little for a sec, kids... If you know who someone is and can safely assume that answer, do not ask this. It suggests that you can't tell what they are (or alternately that you're too dumb to) and that is insulting.

To be clear, I don't care about this "what's your pronouns" identity fad either way and largely ignore it. But good grief some expecting the world to get it right all the time and be as into it as they are as if all revolves around them.

[ChosenOne]

Gen Z. Not this forum.

Yes, I know. Gen Z. That's who I just described.

[Sumac]

as if all revolves around them.
Key trait of gen z.

[Papenbrook]

This thread is eight years old ...

Anyway, I wonder how Zoomers will impact internet culture.

Will the internet integrate with our larger society ( i. e. The Metaverse )?

[Papenbrook]

I wonder what technology will develop with Gen-Z.

Holographic comptuters, four-dimensional phones, levitating buses, shrink rays - the possibilities are endless ...

[Coola Yagami]

I wonder what technology will develop with Gen-Z.

Holographic comptuters, four-dimensional phones, levitating buses, shrink rays - the possibilities are end ...

You'd think their first step would be making super-perfect gender reassignment surgery. I'm talking fully-functional uterus, periods and all.

[Papenbrook]

With 3D-printed organs and groundbreaking surgeries, maybe ...

[Cowabung-Gal]

I wonder what technology will develop with Gen-Z.

They won’t even leave their parents’ basements. They’ll probably just import what China is making.

[ssjup81]

You'd think their first step would be making super-perfect gender reassignment surgery. I'm talking fully-functional uterus, periods and all.I’d be happy to donate my uterus. I’m not using it. I’ll keep the ovaries. :lol: Oh give them those periods, headaches, cramps, bloating, fatigue, stomachaches, nausea, water weight, cravings…all that good stuff. :P

[Sumac]

With 3D-printed organs and groundbreaking surgeries, maybe ...
And every single organ, including brain in their body.
Not that those people who want to change their sex via mutilations have a lot of brains to begin with.

I wonder what technology will develop with Gen-Z.

Holographic comptuters, four-dimensional phones, levitating buses, shrink rays - the possibilities are endless ...
Fast way to make smoothy, because, that is all Gen Z can think of.
They creative energy is no the best. After all, what one can expect from generation of spoiled children, who don't believe in anything and constantly cry about "doomed humanity"?

[Papenbrook]

Half of them aren't even adults yet.

Give them time.

[Sumac]

Half of them aren't even adults yet.

Give them time.
Excuses, excuses.

[Papenbrook]

Zoomers grew up with the 1999 version of Burger King's logo.





https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FgfR9UCWAAAP3Jt?format=jpg&name=small

[Papenbrook]

I can't believe that the oldest Zoomers turned/are turning twenty-five.

Time flies.

Anyway, here are some more famous celebs:



• Savannah Lee Smith
• Maude Apatow
• Amelia Toomey
• Whitney Peak
• Emily Alyn Lind
• Alli Simpson
• Lydia Night
• Marlhy Murphy
• Mia Delamar

[Sumac]

I see those names for the first time in my life.
Probably for the better or its just shows how "influential" zoomers are.

[IndigoErth]

Yeah, I guess I'm too old to have any clue who they are, not a single one is familiar.



Do you see any trends among teenagers and children that can be defined within Generation Z?
So to revisit this question a bunch of years later... A common one unfortunately appears to be a disturbing and very despicable trend of faking disorders/illness for attention and some romanticized belief that it's just so cute, special, and quirky. Also a convenient excuse for bad or rude behavior and avoiding responsibly. After seeing too much of that rabbit hole as of late...I pretty much despise that segment of Gen Z (much of them the teen section and a minority of 20s) and hope they eventually grow the eff up and cringe so hard it nearly ruptures their ear drums.

I mean we all have weird cringy BS from our youth, but god damn these kids now. At least the crap most of us did looks like nothing in comparison and most of it not morally questionable like this lying and mocking behavior is.

When rightists are yelling about liberals and "woke" and us older ones more often don't have a clue wtf they're on about... a lot of that stuff appears to originate with this part of Gen Z and more of a generational thing, not a liberal thing specifically.

Check out Reddit's Fake Disorder Cringe sub if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Wishing I hadn't even found it...but younger fans of a small band I like were on about this "system" crap and looked that up wondering what the hell they were even saying.

Really Gen Z, or at least that part of them (not trying to bad talk the whole generation), just quit the crap already.

[Papenbrook]

In my personal experience, I think that these are the ranges of Generation Z:



• 1997-2000 [ Zillennials/Early Z ]
• 2001-2006 [ Early/Core Z ]
• 2007-2012 [ Core/Late Z ]

[TigerClaw]

Yeah, I guess I'm too old to have any clue who they are, not a single one is familiar.




So to revisit this question a bunch of years later... A common one unfortunately appears to be a disturbing and very despicable trend of faking disorders/illness for attention and some romanticized belief that it's just so cute, special, and quirky. Also a convenient excuse for bad or rude behavior and avoiding responsibly. After seeing too much of that rabbit hole as of late...I pretty much despise that segment of Gen Z (much of them the teen section and a minority of 20s) and hope they eventually grow the eff up and cringe so hard it nearly ruptures their ear drums.

I mean we all have weird cringy BS from our youth, but god damn these kids now. At least the crap most of us did looks like nothing in comparison and most of it not morally questionable like this lying and mocking behavior is.

When rightists are yelling about liberals and "woke" and us older ones more often don't have a clue wtf they're on about... a lot of that stuff appears to originate with this part of Gen Z and more of a generational thing, not a liberal thing specifically.

Check out Reddit's Fake Disorder Cringe sub if you don't know what I'm talking about.

Wishing I hadn't even found it...but younger fans of a small band I like were on about this "system" crap and looked that up wondering what the hell they were even saying.

Really Gen Z, or at least that part of them (not trying to bad talk the whole generation), just quit the crap already.
a lot of the Gen Z are seeing a number of things being problematic, and want to change them, And ruining it for everyone else.

[Sumac]

Here are even more Gen-Z celebs:


• Logan Polish
• Iris Apatow
• Maggie Lindemann
• Coi Leray
• Sidney Royel Selby III
• Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus
• Sydney Park
• Belle Mariano
• Janella Salvador
• Ikuta Lilas


I am so happy that I don't know any of this people.
And won't know, hopefully, if they are and their contribution to humanity is like that of zoomers in general.

[Papenbrook]

Apparently, Pepsi is updating its logo … AGAIN. (https://www.businessinsider.com/pepsi-new-logo-inspired-90s-design-gen-z-nostalgia-2023-3)



https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsYBv7uakAEmw4f?format=jpg&name=4096x4096




It's supposed to "represent" Gen-Z.

[Sumac]

...and it looks just like their logo from the 80s, so Pepsi panders to people who grown in 80s!! **** zoomers!

[IndigoErth]

If it's supposed to relate to Gen Z that is actually pretty funny...

Why is Gen Z called that? Because, ignored or not, Gen X exists. Gen X was named so for a reason. Then came along the next group who are technically "Y," but had the sense to coin a new real name for themselves. (Hi, Millennials, many of who are our younger siblings.) Then comes Gen Z, many of whom probably have no clue how or why they are "Z," or know that Gen X exists, like it's just the alphabet or somethin', like we actually started at "A." Don't be original, just take what you want... No offense to Z's, esp (mostly) the older ones, but taking and turning things into their own seems to be a trend with that one; little originality. Which would be why a vintage Pepsi logo is funny and on brand for Z.

(P.S. Call Gen Xers "Boomer" one more time and we'll light you on fire. That's our flipping parents, quite insulting.)

[Barkworm]

I've been a highschool teacher for 15 years now so "Generation Z" is what I've been working with for all of my career. All I can say is kids are getting DUUUUUUUMBER.

[Cowabung-Gal]

I've been a highschool teacher for 15 years now so "Generation Z" is what I've been working with for all of my career. All I can say is kids are getting DUUUUUUUMBER.

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https://media.tenor.com/a1yJZRZ7rX8AAAAM/spongebob-mr-krabs.gif

[Sumac]

(P.S. Call Gen Xers "Boomer" one more time and we'll light you on fire. That's our flipping parents, quite insulting.)
Not to mention Boomers has nothing to do with Gen X and the one preceding them, not that zoomers care about definitions - words don't have meaning to them and can be whatever they want at the moment (see: women, racism, nazi, incel, e.t.c.)

[Papenbrook]

It seems that Generation Z will be consuming less dairy. (https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/got-milk-generation-not-milk-174548826.html)

I'm fond of coconut milk, myself.

Speaking of which, here are even more Gen-Z celebs:


• Logan Polish
• Iris Apatow
• Maggie Lindemann
• Coi Leray
• Alyah Chanelle Scott
• Simone Biles
• Reneé Rapp
• Beatrice Kristi Ilejay Laus
• Sydney Park
• Belle Mariano
• Janella Salvador
• Ikuta Lilas
• Dora Dolphin
• Coco Jones
• Chappell Roan
• Lara Robinson
• Anok Yai
• Madelyn Cline
• Devyn Nekoda
• Antonia Gentry
• Kanna Hashimoto
• Amanda Gorman
• Sophie Thatcher
• Adut Akech Bior
• Abény Nhial

[Cowabung-Gal]

This is Generation Z:

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Go, Mom! :lol:

[Andrew NDB]

This is Generation Z:

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Go, Mom! :lol:

That's awful.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

That's straight up comedy gold :lol:

Sadly I know people in real life just like that.

[Sumac]

Freaks and idiots always existed, but they were shunned by society and definitely were not pandered to or given power to.

[IndigoErth]

I mean, that sucks for anyone who doesn't have any kind of safety net to deal with that sudden change, the world isn't what it was in her (nor our) parent's day. However... if she's just being a lazy little bitch about things and making excuses... oh well.

Who is this person, are they a known disorder faker? I can't wait until that group grows up and that trend dies.

[Andrew NDB]

Who is this person, are they a known disorder faker? I can't wait until that group grows up and that trend dies.

It's at least 8 months old so whatever hysteria it drummed is long gone.

[oldmanwinters]

Gen Z better be the last one or so help me...

:tlol:

[sdp]

Gen Z are all becoming adults and working going to college etc, the current generation growing up is now Alpha. It was like 10 years ago when you kept seeing articles "millenials are killing XXXX_" some dead ass industry that made no longer sense so that'll happen again. "Zoomers are killing XXXX" or whatever outdated form of culture that is no longer relevant. The whole gender and mental diagnosis fad will soon end since it's just the rebellious teenage thing of their generation so give it a few more years. 90s kids had Jnco jeans, my generation had emo make up. Everyone needs to rebel somehow in their teenage years, it's perfectly fine and if 80s boomers had video tech ready as easy to use as it is today then they'd have plenty of cringy ass **** on youtube trying to be rebellious as well. I can't judge them too harshly.

Image just so Grandpa doesn't come in to teach the "kids" that the term "boomer" is being used incorrectly.
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.OYyuAxXFtIEucMVLfPdr_AAAAA?pid=ImgDet&rs=1

[Andrew NDB]

Image just so Grandpa doesn't come in to teach the "kids" that the term "boomer" is being used incorrectly.

Hey, I guess embrace your illiteracy. No one here is taking you seriously anyway.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Generation Z is awesome and no one can convince me otherwise.

In many ways, I find them to be even more anti-liberal and radical left or right than the generations before them. The boomers before them accelerated centrist liberalism and its good to see Gen Z pushing back on much of it super hard.

I also love the Generation Z work ethic, demanding off time when needed and not slaving away for corporations. Its not a badge of honour to work while sick and unwell, or to not take any holidays.

I am Gen Z and proud. I stand with my fellow young people and not the old farts!

[IndigoErth]

Explains a lot then, I guess.

Sorry, Gen X will always be cooler than you. You older Millennials are kinda okay, too. At least you came up with your own name. Z couldn't even do that, they just gotta lazily ride our coat tails instead.

Edit: How do you figure they're more anti-liberal when they're the group the excessive gender/sexuality identity flag waving, odd pronouns, etc came from. I thought those were evils of "leftists."


Watched that "Adolescence" series on Netflix a couple nights ago. Not condoning violence on kids, so figuratively speaking... god damn 75% of those kid characters are punchable. Terrible age anyhow, but good lord the BS is turned up to 11 compared to previous generations, and I've seen people around that age and adults who deal with that age group online already saying the behavior (at least of younger Z's) is portrayed pretty accurately. (Bye last thread of any hope for humanity.) Defiant attitudes, sassy mouths, a bit of entitlement is typical, fine, but this mindset that they're now in control of everything, even their interactions with adults, makes you want to deck those kids. Some species eat their young... could be a good argument for cannibalism. lol

Swear to god, my nephew (Alpha) gets like that and I'm duct taping him to the ceiling until he's 20.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Edit: How do you figure they're more anti-liberal when they're the group the excessive gender/sexuality identity flag waving, odd pronouns, etc came from. I thought those were evils of "leftists."

I'd argue alot of that stuff originated well before Gen Z but even if it came from Gen Z, I'd argue that the politically centred are more tolerant of LGBT flag waving, pronouns etc.

The further left you go, the more communist you become, and real communist movements have been very hostile towards LGBT in a way that's very similar to the far right.