The world is on fire. Literally. Civilization seems to have completely lost it's way. And every generation is looking for another to blame. And Lord there is plenty of blame to go around. The newbies... the Generation Z... have some strong opinions and thoughts for the Millennials. How could they not? The Z's have the most to lose before they've even begun.
Redditor u/joe_internet wanted to hear from all the grown' children out there about their opinions on the generation before them by asking....
Kids and teenagers of Reddit, what are some ways Millenials are already out of touch?
The difference in abstraction between Bad Luck Brian and the Loss meme is like black and white. You need to constantly immerse yourself in that culture or otherwise you'll feel immediately alienated when you return back after a year.
Age Ranged.
The fact that millennials refers to ages 23 to 38 and not just everyone young.
Millennial and "whippersnappers" are interchangeable at this point.
How different they think we are from them.
How different they think we are from them. I was born in 2000, and like seriously, I know what a VHS is!!! All of my favorite movies as a kid was on a damn VHS. Yes we had those stupid old projectors they would write on with marker in school, we had those butt scooters in gym, we lived very similar lives as the 90's kids, it's hilarious to hear them talk! We all had flip phones and rubber poppers and all the same toys XD But I still love all you millennials!!
Not Cute.
The fact that they're already making fun of the younger generation. I'm sure I'll end up like that someday with whatever generation is below me, because that's how it's always been. But the fact that there is a younger generation and they choose to make fun of it, shows that they are no longer the young pure generation.
Dial Tone.
GiphyI'm a millennial and my 17 year old coworker called me a boomer for how I was using my phone.
I can say I feel out of touch because I no longer catch on to certain words being used, don't know the trends from Tik Tok, nor do I follow trending figures as much as I used to so I just don't know certain people they follow.
Seems like I'm the only Gen Z commenting but anyway....
They are already on that "back in my day" bs where they romanticize older tv shows and talk crap about the "kids these days", they truly don't see the irony and often bully younger kids for liking popular video games and contemporary singers when they've technically had the worst generational scandals.
Thanks for Nothing.
Well I'm an early Gen Z and I was 9 or 10 by the time of the recession. Now I am almost done with college, and I grew up in the SF Bay area. People my age have a very bleak view of the world and the economy. They say the economy is booming now, yet there isn't that hopeful feeling. I have taken coding classes in school, but there definitely is a problem if only one line of work pays enough for you to live in the same region you grew up in. I know I'll probably never be able to afford a house in my hometown and every day I see despair on the streets.
Idk, it's the general vibe like, growing up knowing things won't get better but that you can only make the most of whatever's left. Millennials are disillusioned because the recession came just as they became adults, but they haven't spent their entire adolescence knowing that there will be nothing left for them. Gen Z isn't disillusioned, they have just never expected anything better.
Define "Failure"
It doesn't seem like anyone has answered yet so I'll try to give my perspective as a millennial.
I'd say I'm fairly tech-savvy, tech support is actually part of my job. A lot of older people are worried that they'll break whatever tech device they're working with at the time and they call themselves "dumb", which I argue every time. I've already noticed ways in which tech has moved beyond me in my 30s.
I think younger people are using tech in ways I didn't and may never, depending on my career and personal trajectory. That's where I really look for the biggest change in the coming years and I'm kinda already pre-amused at my assumed "failure".
"Only 90s kids will remember."
Sort of like when you hear "only 90s kids will remember." Most things you see from that are from slightly before my generation, but I wasn't alive for the civil war and I still know what that is so why is it so shocking when I've heard the letters V, H, and S in that order and actually know what it is.
The Broken.
GiphyI mean this could be just my opinion, but I think millennials are still trying to make change happen. I'm Gen Z and kind of have just accepted how crappy everything is and how broken systems are.
Everything is kind of a whatever and just go with it. I mean I would like to Reform the US healthcare system but is it actually very going to happen, no). Most of the kids I go to school with have just accepted school shootings and stuff and just don't really care about when they happen now. Its just like well if I die being shot at school, whatever I guess. (I don't know this is just my 2 cents).
Feel the Pain
Not letting Gen Zs have feelings lmao, i mean whenever I'm feeling down millennials would be like "You have never experienced real anxiety!" Without even knowing me, and knowing that I'm actually diagnosed by a f psychologist. Or if I'm talking about shows I used to like when I was younger just telling me that theirs were better. Hey calm down pls.
Cry Babies
The constant complaints.
Damn. This hurts. I admit all I do is complain. I especially complain about young people not even having a chance.
Better Bad Times
Bullying in schools. I don't know how accurate those 90's high school movies were, but they are very different that my school experience. I was born in 2004, and I'm in grade 10. So far, I've attended 4 different school, and none of them had any real bullying going on.
Of course there was teasing and mean kids in younger grades, but that pretty much all stopped in grade 4. Even in high school, I've never seen anyone get bullied. The most violent act in my Canadian high school that I've seen so far was this mob of grade 12s that went and yelled at this kid for stealing a grade 9s shoes. That's it.
The Pose
fitness stretching GIF by 8fitGiphyI'm only barely Gen z (1998) but I still feel somewhat qualified to answer this question.
Whenever I hear self proclaimed Millenials complain about dabbing, I can't help but think "...didn't you guys invent planking?"
Stuck in the Middle
I think Millenials talk crap but don't try to make change. I think they're also forgetting what they supposedly went through because of "boomers." I'm really smack dab in the middle of Millenial and Gen z. When I told my friends they're probably also Gen z, they cringed and whined about being like the "tick tock generation" but they loved vine so what's the actual difference here?
It's Like That
Gen Z is smaller and more reserved. We kinda just go "it be like that sometimes" because it's the only world we know. We're also mostly in school so we won't actually interact with many true millennials, and politicians just kind of lump us in the same bunch of young whippersnappers anyways.
thank you internet
There seems to be this huge trend of making the 90s Superior to everything and they are so much better because they are 90s babies, like give it a rest, you were 3 years old in 1999 don't act like you were living it up. And we know stuff, we know that TV show, we know that song, and we know who that is, we have the internet.
You're Here!
GIF by RedditGiphyGiven top answers are from Millenials, I'd say going to reddit and expecting kids and teenagers to show up in AskReddit thread is being out of touch. I suppose most kids nowadays must be using other websites or apps (names of which I don't even know, heh).
Language
I'm a millennial in grad school that mentors/teaches a lot of Gen Z kids. SO MUCH SLANG I'm already out of touch with. "hit the woah" vsco girls, so much suicidal humor. I was never jiggy with it but boy do I feel old now.
Man I'm 1999 so the start of Gen Z, and I went to this one party with a group of friends like one year younger than me, and it was strange. Every bong hit/shot of liquor had to be recorded, I got asked to hit the woah and had to ask Why/What it is.
You Stupid
Man they already act so stuck up like boomers. 'Anyone born after 199X is stupid' and stuff like that. I once saw a 90s kid in YouTube comments unironically complain about how kids nowadays won't understand the 'pain' of rolling up a car window with a handle instead of a button. Seriously. I call them 90s boomers.
Out of Touch
Severus Snape School GIF by Harry PotterGiphyMillenial here, high school teacher; so much of their culture and daily life is consumed by viral or inside jokes on social media. I feel pretty out of touch even though I'm only 10 years older than some of them.
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Food trends are not so very different from fashion trends, constantly evolving and quickly becoming outdated or passé.
Can you think of the last time you were served ambrosia at a dinner party?
Or have you noticed how anything featuring kale is now met with an eye roll rather than excitement?
Of course, some food trends tend to last longer than others.
Even if many people wish that they would also become extinct... the sooner the better!
Redditor Prestigious-Humor872 was eager to hear all the food trends people wished would die out, and fast, leading them to ask:
"What modern food trend can you not wait to die?"
Less Isn't Always More...
"2 ingredient desserts (with 7 'optional' ingredients that appear once you read the actual recipe)."- strawberry-emma
You Pay For The Experience
"Food trucks that charge the same price as a premium restaurant but serve half the size on a floppy plate that I have to stand up to eat."- thorn_10
"Food trucks."
"Weren’t they supposed to serve cheaper food because of lower overhead?"
"No brick and mortar?"
"We have a lobster roll truck-pulled by a Range Rover- that shows up for lunch and charges $22 for one entree."
"Ridiculous."- tizzymyers·
GiphyChoice Of Words...
"Calling a slight alteration to a recipe a 'hack'."
"Adding parmesan cheese to your grilled cheese sandwich is not a 'hack'."
"It's a minor recipe change."- No_Pear_2326
Jumping The Gun A Bit...
"If I'm on a website I'm only there to look at your menu."
"I'm not interested in starting an order before I've looked at the menu."
"No, I don't want to give you my zip code."
"Just give me your menu and some food pictures."- DueRest
Staying Humble?
"Fancy restaurants that say they serve 'street tacos' and proceed to charge $18 for three."- Chipwich75
T-Bell Yes GIF by Taco BellGiphyThere's A Reason We're Told Not To Play With Our Food...
"The stupid food wasting trends on YouTube and TikTok etc."- fluffernuttersndwch
Presentation Is Key...
"For some reason putting food in wine glasses."- Ralphroberts603
"Restaurants serving food on cutting boards, shovels, paper, shells, or anything that is not an actual plate."- Funny_Disaster1002
meat grill GIF by Gifs LabGiphyRemember The Golden Arches And The Red Roofs?
"Making all fast food buildings look like cookie-cutter beige/grey boxes."
"They all used to have their own distinct personalities."- mattnotis
There's Economizing, And Then There's Jusy Poor Hygeine...
"The videos of people making food in sinks."
"Gross."- h20rabbit
Is It Even Still A Secret After 100 Thousand Views?
"Any TikTok/IG trend that makes life more difficult for fast-food workers with overly complex orders or ordering stuff not on the menu or trying to 'one up' each others orders etc."- HiThisIsMichael
bored fast food GIF by Zaxby'sGiphyMaybe It Gives Them Incentive?
"Tipping as an option BEFORE receiving good service."- mytimeis2044
Sweet Tooth? Or Cavity Express?
"Sweets on top of sweets."
"A milkshake with a donut, lollipop, and cupcake attached."- Marleygem
Technology Slowly Taking Our Jobs...
"I just went to a restaurant, not a fast food place, a sit-down restaurant where you have to scan the QR code for the menu, then a screen pops up where you have to place your own order."
"No one comes to the table to answer questions, nothing."
"You place your order, a person comes by and throws your drinks at you. "
"Then they swing by a while later and throw your food at you."
"That’s all you see of them."
"You pay your bill on your phone, and are still expected to tip."- Megmuffin102
Saint Urbain Website GIF by Front of HouseGiphyBe it in presentation, cooking style, or flavor profile, people will likely always try to make food "cool" in truly bizarre ways.
Sometimes ignoring that the only thing that should truly matter is whether or not it tastes good.
At least people have finally realized that kale doesn't need to be added to everything!
For now, at least...
When discussing love and relationships, the motto is usually less is more.
But what if there is more of one partner?
Being involved with identical twins can be quite the experience.
Can you really tell them apart?
Is everything identical?
If you're attracted to one, aren't you automatically attracted to the other?
So many questions.
Now we need some answers.
Redditor nicknamesofdaveryder wanted to hear about love and the twin experience, so they asked:
"Redditors who married someone with an identical twin sibling, why are you glad you're not with the other twin instead?"
I've never met a lot of twins, let alone gotten involved with a pair.
I have questions.
Hopefully I get some answers.
Saved
Comedy Central Wink GIF by Drunk HistoryGiphy"My late husband's twin was a non-functioning alcoholic and my husband wasn’t. My husband says joining the navy was what saved him from going down that road."
iteachag5
Falling Asleep
"Story time! I am an identical twin (we still look so much alike!) and one night I spent the night at her house. She and I fell asleep in the same bed because we were up late talking, etc. Her husband slept on the couch. The next morning my twin went to take a shower and her husband laid down on the bed with me (thinking it was her of course). I jokingly said 'Hey sailor, looking for a little variety?' He shot off the bed and said 'If I was looking for variety, do you think I'd choose you??'"
tanyagal2
The Good Guy And The Other One
"I didn't marry him but I dated an identical twin. His twin's girlfriend and I used to joke around that she got the evil twin. He was just a selfish, messed-up person. One of the benefits of breaking up with my boyfriend was no longer having his twin in my life. Plus, his ex gf and I are still great friends! The good guy was just the lesser evil. She wanted to get as far away from that family as I did. The best thing to come out of those relationships was our friendship."
super-ro
Love Wins
"My dad's an identical twin. People have a hard time distinguishing them, but to my mom and me, they look like two completely different people because of the way they walk/talk/etc. Obviously, my mom only fell in love with this one person. When you love someone it's actually pretty easy to tell identical twins apart."
michaelsgavin
Issues
Threaten Ashley Olsen GIFGiphy"The other twin has the same personality as I do. We argue readily and are super competitive with each other. We butt heads on a lot of issues."
why_not_send_a_nude
Personality clashes aren't just a twin thing.
It's a human thing.
We can't help ourselves.
Different People
Triplets GIF by RuPaul's Drag RaceGiphy"I work with a guy who married an identical triplet, one of the triplets also works with us. I asked him one day if it was weird working with someone who looked just like his wife. He got a little pissed and basically said they are all very different people and he doesn't see much of his wife in her."
LeafMeAlone_99
He's Evil
"We’re not married but known each other since we were 12 and have been together 3 and a half years. His twin is a massive di**head who tried to break us up multiple times, was madly in love with me in his own words, and after 2 years of pursuing me declared I was a terrible person and put him through hell. Because I didn’t break up with his TWIN BROTHER to date him."
xMollyP
Life Choices
"My husband and his twin brother look very different to me, although they are identical and get mistaken for one another all the time. They couldn’t be more different in terms of personality. They have different values and life goals, hobbies, one is introverted and the other is extroverted. If they were two people who didn’t look alike, I would automatically not be attracted to my brother-in-law simply because we are not remotely compatible personality-wise."
"Also they have very different styles. I do not find the way my husband’s twin dresses/grooms his hair attractive. It’s so wild to me when people can’t tell them apart because they couldn’t be more different in my eyes."
lanieeeeeeee
Opposites
"Well, my wife and I have been together for 30 years. She has a 'mirror' twin. Even now, if you don’t know them well or interact frequently you will not be able to tell them apart. They are complete opposites. I married the extrovert, she has never met a stranger, will try anything at least once, and can find a positive aspect in almost everything she encounters, they are also best friends, my wife drags her sister along all the time."
"Once she’s out she enjoys our activities. I love my SIL, all three of them, but so glad I married the one like me. The mirror part even goes for looks, when I see my wife’s reflection I see my SIL, it’s weird sometimes. Also, attitude and personality are everything, I have never been 'attracted' to her twin."
redbonecouchhound
The Look
Sexy Damon Wayans Jr GIF by Global TVGiphy"I used to date an identical twin. Although I found his brother objectively handsome, I wasn't attracted to him at all. It was cool to directly experience how attraction goes far beyond just the looks."
Liatessa
I've never been intrigued by twins, and now I never will be.
