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loaExMachina ,

No war between the gens, no peace between the classes!

Lightor ,

In these comments it’s just more generation vs generation BS. We’re attacking the wrong group. Like 10 people have 90% of the money in the world. Someone dancing on Tiktok or being on their phone more isn’t the problem.

Zink ,

I’m part of the Oregon Trail generation, essentially the border between X and millennial.

I definitely try to do what the meme shows, but I had to post because I’m in my 40s and I recognize the meme because I have a 6 year old.

Facebones ,

I’m going to start using that identifier 😂

MonkderZweite ,

So zoomer is born in the 90’s?

Blackmist ,

Good luck with that, Zoomers will never be able to afford to have kids.

Katrisia ,

I use TikTok (I know…). There, when there’s rivalry, it is frequently ‘gen Z’ the one bullying ‘millennials’. They criticize the way they use technology, their fashion sense, their attitudes, their musical tastes, etc. Studies are noticing that ‘gen Z’ tend more to the right-wing, so I guess there’s a part of them also criticizing previous generations for being too leftists or whatever.

I use the quotation marks because this whole generational thing seems to me arbitrary and U.S.-centric. I’m in the years that are considered the transition between these two generations and I share characteristics with both. It’s silly how serious we’ve taken this thing.

sanpedropeddler ,

I’ve noticed the same thing between many generations regardless of chronology. I’ve also noticed it outside of the us. I think the root issue is that groups of people want other groups of people to be angry at.

Zorg ,
@Zorg@lemmings.world avatar

Gen Z right-wing? Wikipedia could be wrong, but:

Generation Z is generally alike to Millennials on political and social issues.[5] Generation Z has been reported to be “progressive and pro-government”,[6] though this narrative has occasionally been challenged, particularly in Europe. The generation is largely in favor of LGBT rights, gender equality, and access to abortion. Economically, Generation Z has a more favorable outlook on socialism than previous generations. Gen Z varies largely by country on whether to make it easier for legal migrants to live and work in their home countries. en.wikipedia.org/…/Political_views_of_Generation_….

averyminya ,

R.E. politics, the tail-end millennials (me) grew up during the death of education which I think is a huge factor. For every good part of our education was two dying branches of it. Funding going down, extracurriculars being cut, food quality going down, strikes in colleges for pay and I mean so, so many others. And I grew up in California where education was a heavy focus, especially for anyone who wanted to get out. But despite all the shortcomings of our education system, we had teachers who cared and some students who wanted to learn, these teachers were mostly all within a decade of my age now and so they were fairly young and politically minded. Some were Teach for America staff so they were literally just out of college, I’m sure many remember what it’s like to have that mindset. We also grew up in the Obama years so we had the full range of “holy shit first black President representing us!” to “oh God he bombed Syria” which pretty heavily politicized us (and then we got Trump who appointed Betsy DeVoss as Sec. of Education which set that politicization further). I can’t speak for all millennials of course but I feel like all this led to us being hyper-aware of our politics making it especially easy to see the insanity that Fox News peddles, and more recently the transition of CNN from biased but informational to Fox News lite. All in all it’s a pretty strong foundation for young leftists to form some convictions.

It seems to me that Gen Z did not have these foundations by design. In 2016 with the appointment of Betsy DeVoss as Secretary of Education our school system was absolutely butchered. Fox News wasn’t even under the guise of news anymore, it’s just “pundit” talk shows providing “statistics” that they use to push hate. They grew up with the tail end of Obama culling any possibly early sense of hope that the millennials had. That apathy only further onset when Trump was elected, but not just apathy. Since in red states where the changes to education hit the hardest it became identity politics, now the identity of an individual has become politicized, something that has only been exacerbated by our media. IMO that’s why the events of Kyle Rittenhouse went down how they did, a child was politicized by their area and family and instead of being politically minded about it they made it about some identity that doesn’t exist. And nevermind the societal changes they grew up with, as they’re the first generation to grow up fully inundated with technology and the Internet, getting barrages of >1 min clips that can never tell the full story.

I agree with you overall in that millennial and gen Z are closer generations than most, but I do think there are some important distinctions that likely influenced how each of these generations grow up to interact with the world. I also think that it seems likely that these polls probably won’t get as many responses from certain demographics due to potential lifestyles. Someone in a liberal city may not answer the poll because they’ve got the city life to live, whereas someone who gets the poll and they’re done with their school day and the neighbors are 40 minutes away… sure, nothing better to do let’s fill this out. So I don’t think Gen Z is entirely set to be conservative, however I do think their elders have been heavily gearing up to try and brainwash them with their archaic mindset. I don’t particularly see a reason why a group of highschoolers would campaign for conservatives otherwise.

BirdyBoogleBop ,

Nah. Everyone says everything is cringe. You can’t do anything without it being cringe.

soggy_kitty ,

Never been called a snowflake or saw someone call another a cringe zoomer outside of toxic online communities.

Get out more, the real world is different

rabiddolphin ,
@rabiddolphin@lemmy.world avatar

Adversity builds strength which is why I’m typing this doing one armed push ups in the snow

xX_fnord_Xx ,

Pfft. Afraid of melting, huh? Try one armed sit ups in molten lava.

Thcdenton ,

Can I at least hate broccoli heads?

LeafOnTheWind ,

No, I’m borderline millennial/gen z and I love broccoli. It’s my favorite veggie. Even as a small child I preferred it to snackie junk food.

xX_fnord_Xx ,

The curly perm thing was big in the 90s. It’s just come back around because kids have seen what their idols of the past dressed like.

It is funny to hear stories about teenage Bros that clandestinely get curly perms from hairdressers so their boys don’t think they’re feminine salon rats.

TheOakTree ,

Dear gen alpha… Skibidi toilet is s-tier shitposting, I appreciate your eye for fine art.

Zozano ,

When you think about it, Great-grandpa is actually based.

Great-grandpa calling Grandpa a snowflake because he called Dad cringe.

Draegur ,

i disown and disavow all millennials who give zoomers a hard time

zoomers are fucking priceless

gen-α needs the strongest possible start and the best support we can offer

let’s NOT act like those FUCKING BOOMERS.

Clent , (edited )

Any millennial that gives their succeeding generations any shit is a wannabe boomer.

This also applies to Gen-X.

pingveno ,

preceding

Are you sure you didn’t mean succeeding?

Gabu ,

Zoomers are great and all, but their brains don’t seem to stay on for more than 20 consecutive seconds at times.

Holzkohlen ,

Isn’t this skibidi toilet stuff for Generation Alpha? The one after the zoomers?

xX_fnord_Xx ,

I give absurd humor, even if it seems low effort, a pass.

Imagine how gross/dumb Monty Python sketches were to the Lost Generation. How much did The Kids In The Hall rile up Boomers?

How terrible does early South Park and Beavis and Butthead look to me now that I have a couple decades to reflect on them.

Zoomers are potentially the most existentially detached generation we have seen in a while, and I’m excited to see what they create, if my old Xennial ass lives that long.

JackOfAllTraits ,
@JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.world avatar

Millenials in the coments talking about how the millenials are actualy cool and already stopped generational trauma: 1000009147

tatterdemalion ,
@tatterdemalion@programming.dev avatar

We think we’re Ricks but we’re actually Jerrys.

Zozano ,

I, for one, think Jerry is the best. I take pride in accepting a simple life.

LeafOnTheWind ,

“I just kept crawling and it just kept working…”

paholg ,

I hope that anyone who thinks they’re a Rick spends a lot of time in therapy and on self-reflection, working to change that.

xX_fnord_Xx ,

Alcohol is cheaper than therapy.

Lightor ,

Yeah, I get this is kinda cringe, but let’s not do the thing where we insult the people that we want to change and help us. That’s very boomer.

JackOfAllTraits ,
@JackOfAllTraits@lemmy.world avatar

I think you misunderstood me…

set_secret ,

and once again gen x don’t exist

s_s ,

Died with Layne Staley

thecrotch ,

…and likes it that way

chocosoldier ,

Millennial here, guy to the left sure matches my experiences trying to interact with GenX.

JackbyDev ,

Gan X on the left

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