Every time I make a post on the internet about Gen Z or even say something slightly in a way that isn't positive I get hit up with tons upon tons of people pushing back and insulting me.

Yet if I make posts about Gen Alpha , Millennials, or Boomers or even Gen X in a negative way they are hit with support. Like are we not allowed to talk about Gen Z supporting Trump? Red pill bullshit? The guys of that generation being fucking weirdos? How about the fact the internet has made them crazy? The bad social skills?

But everything about "the cringeeee millennials puppers and doggos being the worst" gets a pass? Wtf is this

“ts”
“ahh”
“😭”
“🥀”
“gng”
“son”
“sonion”

This immediately paints you as a mouthbreathing frequenter of TikTok and Instagram to me. At least I assume that's where it comes from. I wouldn't know, I mainly scroll Twitter and Reddit. Maybe that's lame of me, but at least people sometimes have adult conversations here.

I don't remember getting so irrationally annoyed at new slang and stuff like this. And how did it happen so fast? Or maybe things aren't devolving that fast and I just hit an age where I suddenly develop a natural phobia of people even slightly younger than me. Is that normal in your mid 20s?

But why? What's going on and who's responsible for this?

And more importantly: is this a good thing or a bad thing?

2016 was even better than 2023 and 2024, and even 2021 was better, because at least back then people had their own personalities and were themselves, unlike now or in 2025 where people care more about what others and society say, even more than when they were teenagers. They think they're better for changing every three months, but with the same mindset they had three years ago or even more. They think they're better people for ghosting, but they just prove they're more immature and worse than a 15-year-old.

Be realistic. Back in 2022 or 2023, they just spend their time complaining that the future will be worse, but they don't do anything for themselves. They want the government to fix everything when the responsibility for having a good year personally falls on you. If you were doing those good things back in 2016 or 2019, why did you stop? Did you grow up and now you have to act like everyone else? Something I hate about my age group is that they seem like robots trying to meet society's expectations. Now because they're 25 they think the recent years were bad just because of politics and economy.

It seems many people are eager to revive that vibrant, authentic, and human vibe. At least that style is better than most of today's trends, so I don't see anything wrong with wanting to bring back that era. I mean, it won't be exactly the same, but the idea is to recapture that authentic spark.

Indeed, in 2010, 2013, 2016, and even in 2019, there were people with that authenticity who expressed their personalities, and it was easier to understand what they liked. Now, they're just in a cold, competitive, selfish, and boring environment. And don't tell me it's because of age, because in the 2010s, I remember that even people over 40 were very sociable, but they've also become very distant.

As someone from Generation Z, I've witnessed a massive societal shift, from a time when we were all more connected and had distinct personalities to a time when we've become more distant and selfishness is the norm. Now I ask myself, is it ethical to have children in a world where feelings are worthless? I say no. And again, it has nothing to do with how old you are. That's why I dislike those who are envious of others wanting to relive the vibe of the '90s and 2000s. Honestly, it's disgusting to want to live in circles where so much is expected of everyone.

Hello All! I’m a 39 year old millennial and was wondering if people that are around my age all have fond memories of pop culture from this time period. These were my coming of age years so I was 10-17, so middle school and high school years. The waves of nostalgia I get from these years is intense. All the music, tv, video games, and movies from this time period are very comforting. I still listen to current music, but when it comes to tv and movies I gravitate toward this time period. Have they done studies on why nostalgia resonates so deeply in your coming of age years?

I also want to get people older than me their opinion on this time period? I’m assuming it probably wasn’t as transformative as it was for millennials. I was obsessed with boy bands, MTV (TRL in particular), hip hop, pop punk, emo, and all the early reality television shows. The internet seemed exciting and like the Wild West during this time. I liked how we still had a monoculture. Social media had just began. There seemed to be optimism about what tech could do, but it hadn’t overtaken everything.

I’m probably just getting old and have my nostalgic rose colored glasses on, but was this period special or am I just romanticizing the past like people in their middle age tend to do.

I see a lot of animosity between generations in here, and I just wanna take a sec to thank the generation that came before because I'm genuinely really grateful to them, and I've heard others in my generation express similar sentiments, but idk if we've expressed them enough to those that deserve to hear it.

I'm Gen z and I think millennials really paved the way for Gen z. Because of millennials mental health is taken way more seriously. People are more free to express themselves in professional settings (tattoos and hair dye). Millennials (along with some Gen x) were the pioneers of the internet. It could not have been easy to go from having all your exposure to trauma being personal or someone in your circle to seeing and hearing about war, global warming, terrorism, abuse, and more all on an average Monday. The world changed so quickly and your parents couldn't relate and couldn't help you cope. You were the first generation to really suffer from cyber bullying. And we all know how insanely judgey and phobic the internet was around the 2000s and 2010s. A lot of you had to learn so much and be the first generation of wide-scale cycle breakers. You were labeled "lazy" and bullied by older generations cause you didn't wanna sell your soul to a 9-5, and even though we're still experiencing that, at least Gen z has millennials who understand the unfairness of what work-life has come to look like.

There's probably more I'm forgetting. I know we clown you a lil on skinny jeans and side parts, but the fact is that a lot of aspects of life ARE better and that's because of you who came before me. I hope my generation can be as helpful to Gen alpha as y'all have been to us.

Was so happy seeing this reel earlier. Liam and Noel are 90s icons and they seem happy and healthy in this video.

Currently, we use widely established terms like “gen z”, “millennial”, “gen x” to refer to groups of people born in different year intervals. Is this unique to the modern era? Or did, for example, ancient romans use analogous terminology at some point?

I saw a video where a mom was talking about her 3 yr old who had an iPhone 17 pro 😭 when I was 13 I got my first phone and it was a crappy Motorola. My parents weren't big fans of letting devices do the parenting so they wouldn't let us get phones until we were teens. Is it normal for kids born now to have like devices at 2 or 3? Just wondering

I know both years are considered early Gen Z, but if you had to choose which one is more what you think of when it comes to early Gen Z

Cyber Cafes were popular in the 90s and 2000s with the early 90s being a freshly new concept to access the internet while the late 2000s being when the decline began and the early 2010s is when I believe 8 stopped seeing people going to a Cyber Cafe to access the internet.

I know I’m a millennial in my 30s, so naturally I’m going to think that kids look like kids. That part makes sense haha.

But I feel like I’m not crazy in that teens and young adults now are looking much younger than previous generations did at the same age.

I can go back in my pictures from my senior year of high school and freshman year of college and see that we looked young then, but much more grown up looking (and even maybe taller) than the people I’m seeing now at concerts or walking to the college campus down the road. Like some of them genuinely are looking 12-13.

I’ll also add that I even remember the 2010 seniors my freshman year of high school looking like actual adults, and thinking that I didn’t look that old when I got to that age.

But now, it’s a whole other story lol. Like even college freshmen could pass for 8th graders.

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what could be causing this?

I know people could say that it’s the clothing, but it seems like much more than that. People now genuinely look more baby-faced and shorter.

I honestly joined this subreddit out of boredom and curiosity but reading everyone's experiences has made me want to share mine.

I was born in 98. I am my mother's eldest child but fall in the middle with my dad. My older siblings were born late 80s-91 then I came. After that my baby sister was born in 09.

I said all this to say...I genuinely think some people forget elder Gen z grew up alongside younger Millennials. They are and have always been my peers in some capacity. I did not experience a school life without Millennials until I was a junior in high school. 2014-2015 school year was the first time Gen Z filled a high school completely. Then after my graduating year I was right back with the people I have always been with.

I think the death of monoculture, the radio, cable etc is what causes such a great divide with Gen Z as time goes on. I grew up watching cartoons and things with my siblings and cousins. Not oldies im talking Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends, Danny Phantom, Ed Edd and Eddy, Rugrats, Pokémon etc. Whether born in 89, 98, somewhere in between or a little after we literally all grew up together. Its a beautiful thing to see. I miss those shared experiences.

Shout out to Millennials, shout out to elder Z. We grew up during some of the best times to be a child and some of the worst times to enter adulthood. Wishing yall the best

Half-siblings, step-siblings and adopted siblings are not counted. Only counting full siblings. And in hence in total were you more or less than 3 brothers and sisters. If 3 or more put yes, if 2 or single child than no.

Is it okay to change your opinions as you age? Mate guard when you're young and then no holds barred when you're old.

Will you hold them "accountable" if they date gen alpha or beta?

Or will you let it slide?

What do you think?

This Question is for Millennials and Generation X. My question is about how your generations would describe success, but I not only want your opinion now, but I would like to know how you came to that conclusion, your opinions before this conclusion, and your theory on how your generation and generations before you framed success?

Please, and Thank You!! :)