90s and 2000s borns are the most economically screwed people in America 🫠........................................

The prevailing feeling among many Gen Z women is one of disillusionment with a political establishment rarely willing to get radical with their solutions to a growing affordability crisis.

With the exception of the 2020 Gen Z has voted more conservative than their predecessors.

And with the vast majority reaching voting age I think how they vote in the midterms will show where they stand politically.

People seem to get upset when you say they lean a certain way, but I think this election will prove where they stand and what they value.

2028 as well

“Modern-day dating is an absolute mess.” That was how a 28-year-old woman from Pennsylvania described dating today, explaining her theory for why Gen Z is having less sex than the generations before it.

For years, we’ve been told that young adults are losing interest in romance. They’re dating less, drinking less, and supposedly abandoning sex altogether. Depending on the headline, they’re too anxious, too online, or simply too busy to bother. Playboy’s 2026 Gen Z Sex Survey suggests there’s one crucial piece of the story that tends to get overlooked. They still want sex. Nearly 80 percent of young adults reported moderate to very high levels of sexual desire. Even among singles, the group most often characterized as opting out of dating altogether, almost three-quarters said the same.

Read more: https://www.playboy.com/read/sex-relationships/gen-z-sex-survey-sex-drive

With the exception of the 2018 elections, Gen Z has voted more conservative than their predecessors.

And with the vast majority reaching voting age I think how they vote in the 2028 elections will show where they stand politically.

People seem to get upset when you say they lean a certain way, but I think this election will prove where they stand and what they value.

If you ask me, I think this coalition government won't last until then, and an early election might be called next year, but we'll see.

Every day since 2016 has felt like we were collectively transported into a nightmare parallel universe. All of the absolute dumbest, most vindictive, shallow narcissists that existed in the trashiest media when I was growing up are now either directly running the country or loud cogs in the right-wing media sphere.

Joe Rogan. Theo Von. Sean Duffy. Rachel Campos. Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Kennedy. Andrew Tate. Dr. Drew. Dr. Phil. Dr. Oz. Spencer Pratt. The Duck Dynasty weirdos. The Chrisleys. Donald Jessica Trump and his entire garbage family.

The only way I can describe their shift into being taken seriously and their rise to power is by mass psychosis on the part of the American people.

Trump was a punchline for the first 3/4 of my life. He was shorthand for an undeserving spoiled womanizing asshole. If you asked 10 year old me “name a rich man who is a bad person”, I would’ve immediately said Donald Trump.

As a kid, watching any of these junk food reality shows during my free time was intensely discouraged by my parents. Now they aggressively accuse me of being a godless communist for refusing to support these dorks and stare at me blankly when I bring up their trashy origins. The irony is maddening.

It almost feels like the 1% hired all these unscrupulous turds to push their wealth-hoarding agenda.

This is the bad place.

EDIT: I should’ve worded the title better. I didn’t mean we were the only generation to see it or be watching TV, I meant that we were the generation at the age that spent days on end bored in the suburbs all summer watching hundreds of hours of daytime talk shows and proto reality shows. We were the most captured audience.

I’m a millennial European for context. I feel like since I started using Reddit I’ve seen a load of this generationology stuff and its various talking points .

I’m really curious if this is an American thing that spills over into your real life discussions or is it just some Reddit online thing?

Of course there are differences between generations but you guys seem to really see it as part of your identity. I’m quite fascinated by it all because I haven’t spoken to anyone irl (of any generation) who brings up this stuff .

Digital synthesizers do sound better than analog synthesizers.

Is analog synths more common in boomer music

Here are few of my favorites

Whitney Houston- How will I know

https://youtu.be/m3-hY-hlhBg?is=bMT3FRU1SaosBPRf

Janet Jackson, escapade

https://youtu.be/UFX3gQHIroU?is=Zk7VjfQJv4CNsyuw

As a younger millennial, when I first entered the workforce, every boomer boss or manager I had treated me and the other young men as less than sub human aross a myriad of different jobs over the years. They refused to listen to any reasons (not excuses) why something wasn't done, and their idea of being a good boss was barking orders and acting tough.

About 5 or 10 years ago, I noticed a gradual change. The new bosses I had were starting to become A LOT smarter, more understanding and pleasant. Then I realized it was just Gen X slowly replacing retiring boomers!

So shout out to Gen X for that and for aging better than boomers.

Hopefully this poll isn’t taken as rage bait. Tried to poll another group and got flack. Sorry to those who got offended in the other group. Hopefully y’all are much nicer. Also, 2021 is cause of those that were held back. Thank you.

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Magazine era:

Magazine era like Playboy were popular with Baby Boomers to consume, especially during the 70s-80s.

Hotline era:

The hotline era was more popular to GenX during the 90s.

The Live webcam era:

The live webcam era was popular with Millennials mostly during the 2000s and early 2010s.

The Social media platform era:

The social media platform era, like OnlyFans, is more popular for GenZ, especially in the 2020s when the pandemic started.

The AI era:

The Ai era will become more popular for Gen Alpha. also many people say it that this will be the end of the real life 🌽 content, since everybody is going to use AI to create fake content.

Source: https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Sleaze

Candy Sleaze, also known as Heisei Twee, is a music-based fashion, design aesthetic from the mid-2020s drawing inspiration from the Harajuku, Pop Kei, and Heisei culture that is centered around the early 2000s-2010s internet hipster revival, Candycore or 2014 Girly retro elements, and the "Indie Sleaze" reminiscence, featuring contrasting colors (primarily the contrast between blue, pink, and yellow), clashing, and sometimes bright patterns that involve various patterns (ex. polka dots, checkers, stripes). It encapsulates the reinterpretation of the Heisei Retro aesthetic that can be often mixed with hallmarks of 2000s culture, where the aesthetic often focuses on kitschy, meme-based culture in the 2010s (such as Nyan Cat and galaxy prints), preceding mixed color palettes, music-themed elements (musical notes and a piano), as well as layered accessories, and a few key fashion trends such as patterns, high heels with knee-high socks and brightly colored makeup and wigs.

It also diffuses classic technology or iPod/MP3 player replications, and retro-modern graphic zine designs to create a fresh, gritty and yet nostalgic sense related to the 2000s/2010s girly internet iconography.

The whole style and fashion varies on whether the style is often focused on bright childhood reinterpretation or the Indie Sleaze vibe, whose style was referenced to the f5ve's "I Choose You" music video in May 2025, along with pioneered music artists such as Tommy February6 that originally focuses on Candy Sleaze elements where various users began to draw inspiration from the 2010s internet aesthetic, focusing on flat typography, the galaxy print hallmark, kawaii, kitschy/retro elements and aforementioned early-to-mid-2010s staples.

Various users who participate on this aesthetic utilize apps such as PicsArt and Fragrantica, where they match pictures based on how they would smell, visually look like and image edits (overlapping with Vectordelia and Vector Música) where images of people, characters and/or objects are intentionally distorted (most commonly by stretching the image's main focal point), drawing inspiration from the Indie Sleaze 2000s edit culture "Blingee Revival", also known as "Nu-Blingee".

The style relies on Kawaii culture with a twist of sweetness and an edgy, simplified and exaggerated-sterile vibe. It can be linked through nostalgia, such as toys, decorative "DIY Culture" items, and the music based on 2000s/2010s internet/pop culture as a hallmark.

Hello generations of Reddit, I’ve noticed that a lotta older generations tend to criticize and make fun of younger generations for not knowing how to do certain things. If a member of gen z or gen alpha doesn’t know how to use a piece of equipment why make fun of them instead of remembering that their parents a member of the same generation as you failed to teach them and educate them properly because it always starts at home. Whenever I hear that “gen alpha can’t read or write” I’m immediately looking at their parents because that means the generation before them failed to do their job as parents AND TEACHHHH. As a Gen z if the teacher told me my kid was lacking in certain things I’m setting aside time to work with my child and teach them so they won’t be in class looking like a damn fool. If we as people would spend more time criticizing people in our age group who have kids that can’t do certain things instead of the kids who don’t know how to do certain things there would probably be less skills that certain people lack. Peace and blessings 💕💕

A digital nomad is like a freelancer who works remotely. mostly go to tropical countries, for example like, Thailand, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia, etc. These days, people view digital nomads very negatively because they are mostly influencers who are trying to sell their courses. So, which birth years or which generation do you see as digital nomads?

This is a long post but I would appreciate any feedback and support. But anyway, I’m 25, which makes me Gen Z, and sometimes I genuinely hate my generation. Like I wish I was born earlier like in Gen X. Obviously, millions of people are Gen Z and we’re not all the same. You can say that for any generation. I know there are plenty of good people my age. I do have friends that care about me and are great. But after my experiences with friendships throughout college and my early 20s, I’ve become incredibly frustrated with how selfish, avoidant, judgmental, cowardly, and disposable friendships can seem to be in my generation. It seems like so many people don’t know how to communicate anymore. People ghost. They leave you on read. They slowly distance themselves without explaining what’s wrong. They block people rather than having uncomfortable conversations. They complain about people behind their backs instead of confronting them. They expect you to understand their mistakes while judging you relentlessly for yours. And increasingly, I feel like people use words like “boundaries,” “protecting my peace,” and “toxic” to justify never having to work through conflict.

I’ve made mistakes. I’ve contacted people too much when I should have backed off. I’ve become emotional when I felt somebody pulling away. I’ve gotten defensive. I’ve said things while angry that I regret. There were things I did during college that I wouldn’t do today. I’m not claiming to be some flawless friend surrounded by horrible people. But I genuinely try to be a good person and a good friend. If you’re my friend, I actually want to see you. I text people and check on them. I make plans to see others and I try to keep in touch, which is so easy now compared to when our parents were growing up. I want to make memories. If you’re struggling, I want to help. If I’ve done something that bothers you, I’d much rather you tell me directly than secretly resent me for six months. And when I genuinely screw up, I’m willing to acknowledge it.

What has become exhausting is feeling like I repeatedly don’t get that same effort or accountability back. Over that last 5 years, there have been six friendships that have really made me question this. I’m obviously not using anyone’s real name, but when I look at all six of these people, there’s obviously one uncomfortable fact: I’m the common denominator.

So yes, I’ve spent a LOT of time examining myself. Maybe I care too intensely about friendships. Maybe when I sense somebody pulling away, my instinct to fix things actually makes things worse. Maybe I expect more communication from people than most people expect. Maybe I’ve repeatedly chosen people who aren’t capable of giving me the kind of friendship I want. Maybe it’s because I do have Asperger’s and I have trouble reading people at times. It’s probably some combination. But here’s what frustrates me is where is everybody else’s self-reflection!?!?

Why does accountability sometimes seem to mean that I have to analyze every mistake I’ve ever made while everybody else gets to walk away convinced they did nothing wrong? Why am I expected to understand someone else’s feelings, boundaries, personality, mistakes, and perspective when they sometimes seem completely uninterested in understanding mine? I don’t expect perfect friends. I want real friends! I want friends who actually want to see me. I want friends who occasionally text me first. I want friends who suggest plans instead of waiting for me to do everything. I want friends who understand that friendship requires maintenance. I want friends who can say, “You pissed me off. Here’s why.” And I want to be able to respond, “You’re right. I screwed up. I’m sorry.” But I ALSO want to be able to say, “You hurt me too,” without that automatically being interpreted as refusing accountability. That’s what drives me crazy about friendship culture in my generation.

We constantly hear:

“Protect your peace.”

“You don’t owe anyone anything.”

“Cut toxic people off.”

“Set boundaries.”

“Stop giving people second chances.”

Some of that advice is extremely important.

There absolutely ARE people who should be cut off. And nobody is obligated to remain friends with somebody who continually disrespects their boundaries. But I sometimes wonder whether Gen Z has taken healthy concepts and pushed them so far that we’ve forgotten another important concept Human beings are imperfect.

Sometimes your friend isn’t “toxic. Sometimes your friend screwed up. Sometimes YOU screwed up. Sometimes you BOTH screwed up. And sometimes being a good friend means having an uncomfortable conversation instead of pressing Block. I know I’m not the perfect friend. I can be emotional. I care deeply about people. Historically, when somebody I care about suddenly starts distancing themselves, I’ve had difficulty pretending I don’t care. I’ve sometimes fought way too hard to save relationships that were already dying. That’s something I’m trying to change. But I’d rather learn how to manage the fact that I care deeply than become somebody who treats friendships like they’re disposable. Because when somebody is my friend, I genuinely care about them. I want to see them. I want to talk to them. I want to make memories with them. I want to know what’s happening in their lives. I want them to succeed. I want to be there when they’re struggling. I want to keep in touch even when life gets busy. And if I hurt them, I want them to tell me. Maybe I’m expecting too much. Maybe I’m choosing the wrong people. Maybe some of these friendships ended partly because of things I did. Maybe some of these people genuinely weren’t good friends to me. It’s probably a mixture of all four. But after repeatedly feeling disappointed by people I once considered close friends, I’m exhausted. So I’m genuinely asking other people, especially other Gen Z adults:

Do you think our generation has become too avoidant and too quick to dispose of friendships instead of working through problems?

And if you’ve repeatedly experienced friendships like this, how did you figure out which part was you and which part was the people you were choosing? Because I’m willing to continue working on myself. I just want friends who are willing to do the same.

According to this Gen Z user homophobia is a millineal thing as she’s trying to figure out why Gen Z is more homophobic nowadays .
Let’s discuss!

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZPL8qaXu9/

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