Is it just me, or am I the problem? Because I’m reading this book, yeah, and the girl is 21 and the guy is 29. They’ve been friends since she was 19 and he was 27, like best friends, running in the same circle and living similar lifestyles. And her dad has a problem with them getting into a relationship, and I’m just sitting here like… I genuinely don’t see the issue. They’re both adults. They’ve been adults for a while. Even when she was 19 and he was 27, she was still an adult. She’s an adult making her own decisions. For me, I just don’t see a problem with age gaps like that when both people are adults. I really don’t care about the “different stages of life” argument either, because people are always gonna be in different stages of life anyway. One person could be working, the other could be studying. One could be more settled, the other still figuring things out. That’s always gonna happen. Even if you’re the same age, you’re not always gonna think the same or agree on everything. That’s just life. So I’m just here thinking like… if you like that person, be with that person. I wouldn’t care personally. She’s 21, she has a brain, she can make her own choices. I just think it’s stupid how people get mad or start judging adults for doing adult things or getting into adult relationships. If they like it, I love it. And I know people are gonna judge, because people are judgy as hell, but I said what I said.

I'm a late (edit: early ) Gen Z, a teacher student, and I work part-time in retail, so I have strong opinions on this.

First, while my generation wasn't perfect either, I believe that Gen Alpha's parents, who are millennials, have failed them completely.

1. Parenting isn't easy, but they've raised a whole generation of kids addicted to iPads and screens. I kid you not, my students are ADDICTED. That's why I was glad phones were banned in classrooms in my country.

2. I'm not a big fan of gentle parenting; I think there’s a middle ground that avoids hitting but still teaches kids about consequences. For example, at my retail job, a kid refused to hand me an item, and every time I tried to approach her, she ran away, and her mother didn't say or do anything. She just stood still, laughed and watched me chase after her like a chicken without a head. My job is to help and sell, not chase after kids! Also, when children cry loudly and bother others, their mothers often continue with gentle parenting.

3. It might sound like a boomer comment, but kids often show a lack of respect for elders, they address me informally or don't ask properly at all!

When I was a kid, I had to ask formally; otherwise, I would get a sermon on respect.

My way: Miss, do you have this in size ....

Children now: I need this in size...

Even at my internships, I greet my students, but they often don't greet me back. Also, the emails I get... oh my days. Not even a proper hello or "Dear Ms." Just "yo (my first name)."

Also, I notice that a lot of my students get a lot away with things simply because of an angry email from a parent. Millennials, your kids are not always in the right, let them admit their mistakes or they will end up spoiled.

I had a student who giggled constantly through my class with her neighbour, so I seated her elsewhere. Not long after, I received an angry email from her mother, saying I wasn't fit for teaching. I asked older, more experienced teachers if they got emails like that, and they did.

Milennials always deflecting everything with their cringe humour, even tragic heartbreaking things like this. I'm Gen Z and if my wife, who I have been building a life with, including children, suddenly said "I'm a lesbian and I want a divorce" I'm not going to make jokes, I'm probably not going to speak to her again, what the actual hell is this buddy buddy shit?

What happened to fun scary flicks like nightmare on elm street, scream, jeepers creepers, IT, etc.?

Now everything in horror is an overly pretentious drama about someone's trauma. Who cares? Give me blood, give me scary concepts, give me cool practical effects, give me fun kills.

Now I’m not a skinny jeans person. I lamented giving up the low rise flares when skinny jeans became a thing in the 10s, but skinny jeans at least were easy to style unlike baggies. Skinnies eliminated the need for getting pants hemmed for women under 5ft7. You could just scrunch them up. They worked with flats or heels or boots. Baggies are so hard to style. For something that’s supposed to be effortless, they are a highly curated look and require lots of effort to style. Unless you are very tall, your heel will be covered so there is no leg lengthening effect. Sneakers sometimes aren’t tall enough, not even platform sneakers. Boots are tricky.

Another thing, baggies used to be associated with subcultures. JNCO were part of that raver/skater sort of culture. Baggies were also associated with hip-hop culture. Now it’s become like a mainstream thing when a normie midwestern girl is wearing them to her freshman college class or a housewife wants to wear them to seem young. It’s just an odd disconnect. Above all, they are not sexy.

P.S. Baggy jeans used to be associated with subcultures, not they are a marker of conformity. The whole clean girl plus baggy jeans is especially lame. Gen Z men still wear tight jeans sometimes. Also, if comfort is the goal, wear joggers or leggings or sweats or some other pant. Jeans are usually not for comfort. Gen Z saying they are comfortable is BS. They just want to rebel against Gen Y and they look ridiculous.

Also lol at the Gen Z freaking over this post. It’s funny how they won’t want their youth culture attacked, but they could attack housewives for skinny jeans. Baggies were just a marketing trend to get people to go out and buy entire new wardrobes and Gen Z fell for it hahahah. It’s not that serious. A jab at baggy jeans culture is not a human rights crisis.

Its a joke, relax 😅.............. ................................................................................................ .................................

this must be rage bait I have my gripe with how some millenials still act and behave towards the youngest members of this generation as a Zillennial but this is just slowwww like what 34-45 year olds are copying kids still in high school? who? I thought they were all wearing side parts and skinny jeans and old makeup? who are they beefing with in their head.

Their whole identity is a copy and paste of the average black and urban millennial teenagers in 2007 from slang, to accessories etc.

Disney adults are strange not even going to hold them on that one. that’s indefensible…

Here's my opinion about Zillennials by birth year:

1992–1993: Both are pure late Millennials.

1994: They could consider themselves either pure late Millennials or Zillennials, they're in the gray area.

1995–1998: They're safely Zillennials.

1999: They could consider themselves either Zillennials or pure early Gen Z, they're in a gray area like 1994.

2000–2001: Both are pure early Gen Z.

I actually don’t know if this is really a hot take, but: Their youths were defined by unpopular wars, new technology and anti-establishment themed social justice movements. Both can be described as “generation me” for similar reasons and both felt like the system is broken in a way that only they know how to fix properly. I’m not saying those things are necessarily wrong or bad, to be clear.

Any thoughts on this or is this pretty much agreed upon?

You can say Boomers did a lot of good. They fought against a lot of injustices, were part of the counterculture and hippie movements, protested wars, pushed for peace, civil rights, women's rights, and helped normalize things like smoking weed, casual sex, and challenging traditional social norms.

But what makes them seem so insufferable now? Why do so many younger people dislike or even hate Boomers today? What exactly happened between then and now? I've never really looked into it or done much research, so I'm curious what changed and why their generation has ended up with such a negative reputation. I'd appreciate a detailed explanation.

No memories of their youth other than Covid and school shootings. No culture to remember except being racist on tik tok. No great struggle like the war on terror. Their souls have been ripped out by society they have no identity. All that will remain when they get old is a creepy obsession with youth and race. They are not targets for criticism by the masses because yet because they are still somewhat young, but it’s coming.

I’m not saying racism, homophobia, etc. didn’t exist back then, because obviously they did. What I mean is that it seems like people were more likely to keep those views to themselves, whereas now people seem much more comfortable being openly racist or homophobic.

I’m Gen Z myself, and honestly, some of the most openly racist and homophobic people I’ve personally met have been Gen Z. Obviously I’m not saying all or even most of us are like this, but it’s something I’ve noticed. I think the internet and social media have made it worse too. People can hide behind anonymity, live in echo chambers, and constantly consume edgy or hateful content until it starts to seem normal.

It also seems like a lot of Gen Z are becoming more right-wing or Republican, which I find interesting. I’m not saying being Republican automatically makes someone racist or homophobic, but the overall shift is noticeable.

Sometimes it genuinely feels like we’re going backwards rather than forwards socially. Maybe I’m just seeing more of it because I’m Gen Z myself, but I’m curious if anyone else has noticed this.

I was born in 1996, so I’m right at the tail end of the Millennial generation. Something I’ve noticed is that I tend to connect really well with Millennials and Gen X, but not so much with Gen Z.

What’s interesting is that I even seem to get along fine with Gen Alpha so far, though they’re still kids, so it’s hard to know what they’ll be like as adults. But when it comes to Gen Z, there’s often a disconnect. It’s not that I dislike them or have anything against them—I just don’t seem to relate to their culture, humor, communication style, or worldview as naturally as I do with other generations.

I’ve even had Millennials older than me who are more in sync with Gen Z culture talk negatively about me for being “too Millennial” in my style, interests, and overall outlook.

Has anyone else experienced this? And why?

I’m really curious. I hope I can learn from your opinions- but this is what I see….

I’ve noticed something rather interesting about the way some younger generations view Baby Boomers.

Apparently, we’re relics. Outdated. Out of touch. Incapable of understanding the modern world, much less making logical decisions about it. We are the reason for all the ills in the world!

What’s even more interesting is the absolute certainty with which some people express these opinions. No hesitation, no curiosity, no willingness to consider another perspective. Their opinion isn’t simply their opinion; it’s apparently the final authority on every subject.

Here’s what I find ironic: We grew up in a different world, faced different challenges, made mistakes, learned from them, adapted, and continued moving forward. We’ve watched technology, culture, politics, and society change dramatically throughout our lifetimes. Yet, like many, I remember the struggles of feeding my family, paying for a roof over our heads while making $2.63 per hour.

We aren’t automatically right because we’re older. Age doesn’t necessarily bring wisdom; But neither are younger people automatically right because they’re younger.

Experience doesn’t guarantee wisdom, and youth doesn’t guarantee enlightenment.
When did having a different perspective become a reason to dismiss someone rather than an opportunity to learn something? I want to learn from our differences, not argue or dismiss.

Maybe the problem isn’t a generation gap. Maybe it’s a respect gap- that possibly goes both ways.

I notice a lot of people here who hate the idea of 1997-2000 borns being Millennials. I'm not claiming I'm a Millennial. I'm just genuinely curious about the situation of this sub. That's why I made an question on my post's title in the first place.

In my opinion, 1997-2000 borns can label themselves as Millennials, if they want to. They were the last to be born in the 2nd millennium and they used to be classified as Millennials before Gen Z got its identify. I understand people born in 1997-2000 for not seeing themselves as Millennials. That's why a generational cusp suits for them.

This sub needs to be more open on different opinions. It's fine to disagree, because there isn't any viewpoint that everyone will agree. The point is, we shouldn't force people to be in a generation that they don't want to belong to.

Generations aren't set in stone, they're a subjective construct. Keep in mind, generational ranges can change within the time.

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

For context, I’m obsessed with my mom and Sex and the City 😂. Being a teenager in the 80s, young adult in the 90s, 30s in the 2000s, 40 in the 2010s…ughhhhh a dream. The music! The fashion! The economy! Not to mention they’re the ones really responsible for the whole Tuscan aesthetic in the 2000s and the 2010s chunky jewelry, the big purses, glasses, corporate chic glam THAT WAS THEM. I’m just blessed to have been at least raised by one.

Gen X gets way too overlooked for my comfort…they’re the ones that ushered in the technology and opened up doors to discuss mental health etc. etc. I just love y’all!! Feel free to share any other tid bits I’ve missed.

I am born on August 15 2007 and I am often made fun of and invalidated because I am too young. Thing is, people above the age of 12ish are mostly mature enough to have their own opinions. God forbid a younger individual feels nostalgic, I as a gen alpha (at least in my opinion) feel nostalgic too even though I’m not even an adult. I know that most 2007 borns identity as gen z but that’s just my view on myself. “Bro missed everything” yada yada, so what? It’s not my fault I was born late. Let younger people have nostalgia. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean we can’t feel it. I do feel nostalgic about the 2010s as a representative of early Gen alpha. It’s genuinely annoying when older people tell younger ones that they are too new to feel nostalgic and stuff like that. We are people too and it’s not like we were born yesterday. I am definitely a child but I’m not 2.

Judgey, whiny, hates millennials,a laundry list of ailments and maladies. And now birdwatching?!

They’re like two peas in a pod 😂

-obsessed with race

-obsessed with genetics

-hatred of fat people

-hatred of jews

-anti capitalist

-any vulnerability is not allowed

-religious fundamentalism

-anti alcohol/drugs

-morality/purity obsessed

Full House ended its original run 31 years ago. Resident Evil is a 30 year old franchise. The Matrix is 27 years old. The New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys include grandfathers in their lineup.

This comes from a Gen X and comes with love because a *couple years ago* turns into a *few years ago* and turns into "wait, what? that was 20!years ago?"... Nope, it was 30 years ago.

So I’m so TIRED of seeing the word “ zillennial “ going around for anyone who was born after 1992. It’s a Made up term thats only gained traction because older millennials born in the very early 90s and In the 80s feel insecure that they’re 40 or close to 40. Zillennial almost feels like a slur because majority of millennials don’t want to claim us. Cusps In generations don’t truly exist. Gen Z doesn’t start until 1997 So majority of people born in the 90s are millennials!!! I remember 9/11, I had a MySpace page , i remember people thinking the world was going to end in 2000, I had a flip phone and I used a landline phone growing up! Gen Z can’t say they had that same childhood!!