People In Their 40s, 50s, And 60s Reveal What They Love About Gen Z

Sorry to burst the positivity bubble but where i am this isn't the case. Down syndrome, autissm ect seem to be butts of jokes in my now old school- its not the best

are we talking abolut the generation who invented cyber bullying ?

Glad to hear that!

Bullying in school, still exists. Young children are now more likely to harm themselves fatally.

As a 58 yo Gen Xer, I have to agree. While, personally, I'll talk to anyone about anything, many from my generation don't know how simply because their parents never talked to them. My kids? (29 & 23) They talk about whatever is on their minds. I remember the conversations between them when all the kids were over.

Absolutely. My dad (born in the 1930s) was treated like a dog by my evil domineering b***h of a grandmother who arguably put him in his grave before his time. He expected me to put up with her c**p as well and couldn’t understand how I could stand up to her and tell her what what she was. It caused a terrible rift between us but it was intolerable.

“I am so impressed that Gen Z and some Millennials have stopped putting up with family abuse and drama and cut people off.” … “In addition to tolerance for others.” Ummm…

Boomer here. Best thing I ever did was divorce my parents. I ended up 100% freedom from shame and guilt and abuse and intolerance and all their other baggage!

As someone on the cusp of Gen X/Boomerism, this makes me have faith in people again. Gen Z and Millennials understand that blood family isn't everything; it's the family you create that matters. I did the same when I was younger. Small-minded folks in a small town made me feel suffocated, and I hated that they expressed hatred so openly. I couldn't get out of there fast enough when I got out of high school. While I stay in touch with my family, I refuse to get sucked in to that mindset.

I am Gen X and I always wear sneakers. The other day I was at a conference and noticed that ALL other women wore sneakers with their business attire. I am SO grateful for this. You won't catch me dead in heels, I like my feet too much.

GenX here: Yes, that's true, but shoes from the 50s and 60s were soooo much nicer! 😍😎

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Its so hard to find comfortable shoes! Recently i was in Nike shop. Their shoes are ugly as f and equally uncomfortable. Which is funny because most comforaltable shoes i ever bought are Nike. But it was almost 10y ago..

Kids (esp teens) can be very cruel at times and always have been. Ain’t nothing new under the sun.

Maybe in person but have you seen the social media bullying?

I'm not so sure about this. I still had plenty of bullies and horrible people in both middle school and high-school. Sure people won't bully you if you're gay or have ADHD but that doesn't mean that they're nice

^THIS! When I was a kid, back in the dim and distant past of the 1970s, if you came out (as it were) as being a fan of sci-fi/fantasty books/comics/TV shows/movies, you'd be publicly humiliated by just about everybody.

Yeah but people still cannot accept LGBTQ+ and flags get torn down. Rainbow crossways get vandalised. We still have a long long LONG way to go. Not to mention war is still happening

Consent is NOT respected. R*pe is Still a major problem. MEN should teach Men how to behave with their sisters, daughters and mothers.

Yeah, that wasn't necessarily a thing when I was a teen in the early to mid 80's. I do applaud the younger folk now. They aren't playing games, no does mean no. Kudos.

I don't comprehend this point. How can you have a date, or anything, without consent? You can't f**k somebody if they're not up for it (?!?!?!) (and, indeed, why would you?) Who the f**k needed to "learn" this? Wtf

As Mom to 35yo male, I must inform or remind, "consent" isn't perfect. He just spent 3 months in a correctional facility, during which time he lost his job (financial controller) and his first home of his own (equity and remodeling costs) and was facing being branded for the rest of his life. The young lady (and I use the term loosely) chose to leave the bar and go for a drive with him, chose to have him take her to her home, invited him in, sent the roommates away, crawled into bed. 4 days later the police are knocking on his door. He finally was given a bond and was released just before Independence Day. They finally received the documents for discovery. Fortunately the documents trapped her in her own lies. The case will most likely not go to trial. An innocent man lost a significant portion of the life he built. Don't just take it on faith if you're dating and you have verbal consent, get choosier. You may end up with a disease, a child, or branded for life.

Paying for dinner = you pay what you eat.

With inflation this isn't always do-able tho.

I'm so tired of working in places where everyone has a knife to bury in your back. I'm tired of threats hanging over your head because "you missed this and that" I hate that we have to be perfect and work at 100 mph while smiling and getting everything perfectly right the first time.

i would love a 40 hour work week i put my regular 40 in the work anywhere from 20 to 50 at a second job and clean houses when not doing that just to make a dent in the bills

This. I'm in my 40s counting the days to retirement already and I still have 10-15 years and that's if I get lucky and the economy doesn't crash again and wipe out my savings. We honestly give way too much of our lives to companies that don't care about us.

Interesting. I'm in my 50s and half of my work colleagues are in their 40s, and most of them enjoy their work. The only burnout I saw there was my boss at the time.

The flip side of this is that I see so many people boasting about their mental issues like it is a badge of honor, something to boast about or clears them of their bad behavior. Most people with mental health issues really don't talk about it in public.

"They're so open about mental health", unless sùicidal ideation is the issue....to the point where even typing the words are being edited out as if it were hate speech. The notion that we should be open about our mental health but shut up about the largest problem, sùicidal ideation, is discouraging and incredibly destructive, to the point of literal death, for those suffering.

I’m glad mental health is being talked about and accepted more. That doesn’t mean you get to use it as an excuse/crutch. Keep trying as best you can. Try and live your best life regardless. And always know that the world is a better place with you in it

I'm a Baby Boomer. At 50+ years old I was FINALLY diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder! So, yeah, I was miserable most of my life and just wanted to die. I got the medication I needed and my life has been mostly wonderful since. I'm 71 now and love myself for who I am.

Hiding any form of mental health issues is never good... You can only cope so long with something and then it can pop... Sometimes telling people online, complete strangers, can help especially if they can refer you to help resources etc. Being accused of "Trauma Dumping" though?... That's shameful on the part of the accusers. No, I've only just been through it and I'm trying to talk about it openly because it's causing me so much hurt.

Or willing to leave a job and take a different one with less pay simply cuz the environment is toxic or the boss(es) are dìcks.

I had a borderline boomer parent, who instructed me in loyalty to the company, hard work etc. I took that mindset in to my first job (supermarket, age 16), damn near broke my spirit! I (millennial but borderline gen x) had to navigate in a similar way, realise my worth in the changing employment world. I love that the younger gen does the work they are paid for, no more. That's how it should be!

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You would be lucky to find a Generation Z that actually works, most of them are scrouging off their parents.