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Like the millennials before them, Gen Z is now the subject of every well and not-so-well meaning thinkpiece about what they are doing wrong. But the fact is that it's still smart to listen to one’s elders and learn from their mistakes, experiences and stories.

Someone asked “What’s something Gen Z isn’t ready to hear?” and people shared their thoughts. So get comfortable as you read through, if you are in the right category, perhaps take notes, upvote your favorites and share your thoughts and experiences in the comments section below.

#1

“Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear If you're "triggered" by some harmless, normal, everyday thing, to the point you can't function, then it's your job to get therapy. It's not society's job to reshape itself so **you** never experience stress.

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    #2

    Young woman sitting on the floor looking upset, capturing the challenges of the middle class for Gen Zers today. Not every bad thing that happens to you is "trauma.".

    FreshwaterOctopus , RDNE Stock project Report

    #3

    Young person wearing headphones and plaid shirt, covering face in frustration, reflecting middle class challenges. Other people aren't responsible for your safety or emotional comfort.

    Ultraviolet_Spacecat , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

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    Lost Panda
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had to hit the up button 5 times, but I still don't think it was enough

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    #4

    Young Gen Z woman holding notebooks and pencil, representing challenges middle class is over discussions. You don't know nearly as much as you think you do.

    When you look back at yourself 10 years from now, you'll realize this too.

    It happens to everyone.

    kellzone , Kaboompics.com Report

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    Taibhse Sealgair
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is basically every generation. But you only realize it when you're old.

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    #5

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear It's actually not ethical, in most cases, to film and post random strangers. Your friends, with their permission? Sure. Someone on the street, clearly experiencing mental illness issues? Not ok. Goofy children you don't know in a park? Nope. People you're sitting with in the ER? Violation of privacy.



    A good rule of thumb would be that if you're not willing to approach the person for permission to film or post (because they would be embarrassed, because they would be mad, or because they would deny permission) then you probably shouldn't be filming them. You aren't entitled to use other people's images for fifteen minutes of tiktok fame.

    severalcouches , Juzzepo Report

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    Earonn -
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the disgusting terf who filmed a woman at a train station, claiming it was a man or a trans woman. The highlight was "I didn't confront him out of fear he might react with violence". Luckily, all you see is a photo of the back of a woman wearing a dress in a size bigger than 10; her face is hidden. F*** terfs.

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    #6

    Teen girl wearing glasses and a purple beanie, looking at her phone in front of a chalkboard with formulas, reflecting middle class struggles. I'm a part of Gen Z but I have something to add: the amount of disrespect some of us have is just shameful. I was sitting in class yesterday and the teacher was telling some kids to get off their phones RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM and they just continued to ignore her and keep staring at their phones. You can last 1 hour of your life without your phone, put it down and do some work.

    QUINNYBEAN69 , Kaboompics.com Report

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    Roland Nijveld
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's also that teachers can't act on it. 20 years ago that would mean you're phone is gone for at least the day, you probably have detention and probably are in trouble with your parents as well

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    #7

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Sometimes in life, you gotta do something you really dont want to do. Just buckle up and do it. No one in your life will do it for you.

    ShaRo_ , Guillaume Issaly Report

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    Geoffrey Scott
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And you'll be amazed, once you do it, that it really wasn't THAT bad in the scheme of things.

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    #8

    Young woman gently holding a man by the shoulders, illustrating challenges faced by the middle class and Gen Z perspectives. Dealing with confrontation and discomfort is a necessary life skill. Not everyone who challenges you and makes you “uncomfortable” through mere argument or disagreement is a bully. If you want to succeed in business or life in general you will need to handle difficult situations. Nobody owes you a “safe space” for your feelings.

    RecursiveSubversive , Timur Weber Report

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    XenoMurph
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    1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No Kat, sometimes the bully is stronger, smarter and more cruel than you. Sometimes there is no way to "win" you simply have to endure.

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    #9

    Young woman sitting on a couch with head in hands, showing stress and anxiety about middle class and financial struggles. Being mentally ill isn't quirky. The entire community around mental illness on tiktok is so anti recovery.

    ThatPunkTwink , Timur Weber Report

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    JD
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn't go claiming an entire community is XYZ. It may seem that way, but you have no idea how many people are involved. The four jerks you interact with is not the entire "community" These kinds of blanket statement says more about the person making them than whoever they're talking about.

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    #10

    Young woman recording video on smartphone, illustrating challenges the middle class and Gen Z face today. You don’t have to strive to be famous or to go viral. It’s perfectly ok to be average.

    AHotColdBrew , Ivan Samkov Report

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    Tabitha
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    1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And internet fame is very flimsy and rally temporary. If you want to be famous for something, choose something lasting, like discovering a cure for an incurable disease. Take your pick of incurable diseases then get researching, dammit!

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    #11

    Large diverse crowd wearing masks raising fists during a middle class protest in an urban city street setting. That boomers ran the civil rights movement. There's a lot of racist old people don't get me wrong but gen z act like they are the first generation to consider human rights.


    Edit: for everyone telling me boomers were only teenagers during civil rights I implore you to go to a protest and notice how many teenagers show up. They don't have to work and they are often the most radical. Teenagers have always been a big part of social movements, y'all just hate boomers because your media has pitted the 2 groups against eachother for fun.

    No_Manufacturer5641 , Joshua Santos Report

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    Child of the Stars
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And boomers weren't even the first at that either. Women's sufferage came before that. And before that was the abolitionist movement. Before that were the French and US revolutionary movements. And so on and so forth throughout human history. One group of humans or another has been fighting for their rights at some point in all of our history.

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    #12

    Two young women outdoors in casual wear, representing Gen Z discussing challenges of the middle class today. I’m in gen Z, and I would say that one of the most important lessons I’ve learned is that it’s okay to *not* be opinionated. It is far more beneficial to yourself and others if you take time to listen and understand multiple viewpoints instead of seeking to form a concrete opinion.
    Along those same lines, it is okay if your opinions change. That shows that you are growing and learning about what you value most in life.

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    Earonn -
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As usual with this kind of advice: depends what you're talking about. There is nothing to "understand" in racism and sexism, and the "oh, let's see both sides" approach has too often been used by those who don't want to get involved because they were too lazy or selfish.

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    #13

    Young Gen Z person wearing a black hoodie sitting on a dark couch, reflecting challenges of middle class and generational views. Not everyone is special and sometimes people need to be told they aren't a good person.

    Feathers137 , cottonbro studio Report

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    turk
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the people who say, "people can't handle me because I just say the truth!" No, you're an a*****e with a dumb opinion.

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    #14

    Young Gen Z woman standing thoughtfully on a tree-lined path, symbolizing challenges middle class faces today. “Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.”

    -George Orwell.

    soulcrusher2005 , Riki Risnandar Report

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    XenoMurph
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you have 20 years more experience, then Yes you are "wiser" whatever that means. And also yes people in the 90s 2000s were more enlightened than the generations before, and thehy were more enlightened than the previous ones when racism was acceptable. My father only had anger and alcohol to cope with hereditary depression and anxiety, we have counselling and therapy. But we might be losing the enlightenment.

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    #15

    Young man with tattoos and a split black and white shirt socializing outdoors, reflecting middle class and Gen Z themes. Machine Gun Kelly is a talentless hack and you know it.

    GIGABRO98 , Erik Drost Report

    #16

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Being gay and/or trans isn't a personality. Sincerely, someone gay and trans.

    anon , y y Report

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    Ellinor
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It isn't "a" personality but it's a big part of who you are.

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    #17

    Two young girls with face stickers taking a selfie indoors, highlighting challenges faced by young Gen Zers in middle class. Guard your privacy AND YOUR KIDS’ PRIVACY. Your children don’t know who they are yet and you’re sharing a bazillion photos and videos and other c**p - or their literal c**p - with the world via internet. Don’t get me started on where convicts with child pRon start their collections… but I’ll give you a hint and it’s abbreviated SM.

    The internet is fun and all but consider keeping some of that stuff as personal stuff. LOCK IT DOWN. (I’m looking at you, face scanner for iPhone, allowing apps to track your personal data, and location services). I know none of y’all read books anymore, but I’m sure someone’s talked about 1984 on a podcast.

    somewhenimpossible , Antoni Shkraba Studio Report

    #18

    Young Gen Z man with curly hair and glasses, wearing a floral shirt and striped tee, reflecting on middle class challenges. People aren’t black and white. Everyone has good and bad traits, and no one is perfect.

    Jebruhuh , Pavel Danilyuk Report

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    Ellinor
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But there's a difference with "bad traits" and being rac!st, s*x!st or abus!ve.

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    #19

    Young woman in a summer dress reaching for leaves in a park, reflecting on middle class challenges for Gen Zers. Get outside. It will do wonders for your anxiety and depression.

    thestereo300 , Ron Lach Report

    #20

    Man in pink shirt consoling distressed young Gen Z man sitting on bed, reflecting challenges middle class faces today. Teenagers should know that it’s ok to feel depressed and heartbroken. It’s okay to feel like everything is out of control and that you should talk about all these feelings to an adult.

    Tanushree , Kindel Media Report

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    Tabitha
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    1 month ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because, believe it or not, that adult was once your age and had a lot of the same problems you’re having now—-and most adults have not forgotten how it felt (yes, some have, so seek out an adult whose memories of it haven’t faded to nothing—-or been altered to fit what they want others to believe of them). So they actually DO understand and know a lot about what you’re going through. That includes figuring out how you want things to be when you come out the other side of your present issues, and how all that depends on your actions and decisions about it every day, starting right now.

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    #21

    Young Gen Z woman recording a video on smartphone mounted on a tripod, sharing perspectives on middle class challenges. We can't all be content creators some of us are gonna have to be plumbers.

    cadavardark , Blue Bird Report

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    Lost Panda
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would so rather be a plumber... you know how much you can make doing that?!

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    #22

    Young woman in casual clothes and a bucket hat smiling and giving a thumbs up about middle class challenges for Gen Z. Toxic positivity isn't positive.

    anon , SKG Photography Report

    #23

    Three young adults standing together indoors, illustrating themes related to middle class challenges and Gen Z perspectives. Middle class is over and doing better than your parents is unlikely.

    ptraugot , Nicole Michalou Report

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    Kat Alison
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vote against political conservatives if you want this to change.

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    #24

    Young Gen Z woman holding multiple shopping bags and a smartphone, symbolizing middle class spending challenges. Well as a gen z, you (we) are contributing as much (or more) to pollution and waste production than previous generations because of our partaking in the constant cycling of clothing trends and constant use and consuption of new products and technology. With really dirt cheap online shopping probably being more accessible, prevalent and normalized in our generation than any one before, we really won’t realize the damage done before it’s too late. They’re definetely gonna blame us for being the straw that broke the camels back when it comes to the environment in 30-50 years and i shudder to think about it.

    anon , Max Fischer Report

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    Little Bit
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every generation replaces one form of pollution with another. For example, in the mid 20th century smog caused by smoking chimneys was the norm. Solid fuel fires were the main and only source of heating in most homes, however not many people had cars. Fast forward to today and although the smoking chimneys and solid fuel fires have largely been phased out, we have millions more cars on the roads, over consumption, the world has been taken over by plastic and mass tourism.

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    #25

    Hand holding smartphone with YouTube app open, symbolizing middle class challenges young Gen Zers face today. Not everything can be solved with a YouTube video.

    HobbitFoot , Ravi Roshan Report

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    Kat Alison
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And some of them are wrong, or even dangerous. People in general really need to question everything they see online.

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    #26

    Two young people wearing sunglasses and casual clothes, representing themes related to middle class and Gen Z challenges. The “cool” clothing you’re wearing now will look silly in five years.

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    Luke Branwen
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why I never follow trends. Rock band hoodies and jeans are timeless 😆

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    #27

    Young woman in green sweater looking worried while holding a smartphone, reflecting on middle class challenges for Gen Z. It's okay to give yourself a break from fighting injustices. I see a lot of gen Z posting about different problems in the world to bring awarenesses to those issues but if you're engulfed in every problem out there, you aren't giving yourself a chance to actually be happy. So it's okay to not know about every issue all the time. Give yourself a break sometimes and just try and have fun.

    GabeNewellExperience , Liza Summer Report

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    Kristy Raymond
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awareness doesn't actually DO anything. It can start things, but just having information rolling around in your head benefits no one. I don't believe you need to be aware of every problem. Just the ones you are personally ready to work on. This does not include hassling celebrities about donating to causes. You like it, give them YOUR money.

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    #28

    Young woman with tattoos covering her face with hands, expressing anxiety related to middle class challenges and Gen Z concerns. Looking through these comments as a Gen Z, you people didn't say anything I haven't heard, so I'll help you out.

    Hey, Gen Z, you know all those s****y trends and horrible "pranks" and the cancel culture you follow along with? Yeah, that's gonna stick around FOREVER. Unlike our predecessors, our mistakes can't just be left in the past because they're on the internet.

    Jamano-Eridzander , cottonbro studio Report

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    Sam Trudeau
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And the Minecraft movie could be used to show how bad the trends have gotten.

    #29

    Two teenage boys sitting outdoors on brick steps, focused on their smartphones, illustrating middle class and Gen Z. I know it's sounds Boomer like, but you're way more addicted to the internet than you would admit.
    I'm also Gen Z btw.

    tillTV746 , Pixabay Report

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    Bored Seb
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And boomer and gen X - Y are way more addicted to the internet that they would admit. That's a "everyone problem" not a Gen Z question.

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    #30

    Young Gen Z person skating outdoors, wearing casual colorful clothes, illustrating middle class challenges and lifestyle changes. It's not uncool or irresponsible to be hopeful, joyful, gracious, or to happy with yourself. Take a break from the news and the internet, it's making you too anxious to really *live*. It's cliché, but I mean it! Turn to your community and make change and relationships where you can see them in real life. Let yourself be inspired and don't listen to older grumps who want to yuck your yum just because the world keeps turning.

    Material_Marzipan302 , Yaroslav Shuraev Report

    #31

    Trying to establish exactly what kind of victim you are is ultimately not going to get you anywhere.

    The seemingly pervasive belief that you are either a victim or an oppressor... so, it's better to be a victim... is false.

    We are all victims AND oppressors on some level. It's more important to improve yourself, be a more compassionate person, and focus on the future, than to obsess about how you have been wronged or mistreated.

    Move forward. Thinking of yourself as a victim will only hold you back.

    HenryMulligan4thewin Report

    #32

    A man in a white shirt analyzing financial data and middle class trends on a large screen with complex charts. Crypto currency isn’t going to be the future.

    PleaseStepAside , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

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    Luke Branwen
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Remember when the techbros were head over heels over NFTs, convinced it's gonna be the future of investing? 😅

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    #33

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Some people are victimised. Bad things happen to good people for no reason. It’s not your fault.

    Celebrating victimhood, and defining yourself or others because of their status as a ‘victim’ is not a good long term strategy however.

    Be it people of Color, or women, or trans people or whatever…. Relegating them to a permanent status of ‘victim’ is not going to help them or you change your situation for the better.

    newsfromplanetmike , Sofia Alejandra Report

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    Nova Rook
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not a single mention of how white Americans have voted in a f*****t because he told them that they are the real victims? Just blaming brown people, women and trans people? Wow.

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    #34

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear This is for any queer gen-z. I’ve seen some horrendous takes online that shows me that a lot of them don’t know queer history. There are books, google and some older queer people (unfortunately we don’t have as many elders as we should because of the AIDS epidemic, and that’s part of our history too) to talk to. Please learn it.

    disgruntledhoneybee , Alexander Grey Report

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    athornedrose
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    THIS. the amount of younger kids in the community who seem to have no idea what even just the past 30 years have been like let alone the since the civil rights movement. please look it up. please don't let everything that has come before you be erased

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    #35

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Staying inside staring at screens for your entire childhood has made many of you socially inept.

    you are trying to learn lessons at 18 that you should have been learning at 12.

    theloosestofcannons , mohamed abdelghaffar Report

    #36

    Two young people smiling and pointing, illustrating themes related to middle class challenges for Gen Z. Just like harry potter/disney/anime/lolcomic bacon culture millennials, you, too, will one day be an embarrassment in the eyes of teens and anyone else who isn't chronically online. quit seeking the most moral and respectable of interests - just be cringe! be a decent person, but enjoy tiktok, or youtube gamers or cringey music or anime, or whatever. nothing matters! enjoy your hobbies and shed guilt from your guilty pleasures

    puzzlekitty , Polina Tankilevitch Report

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    Orysha
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This person has a very weird use o the word cringe and I'm not gulity of any of my pleasures.

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    #37

    Young woman focused on phone, illustrating challenges the middle class faces for Gen Zers in today’s economy. You're in an echo chamber online.

    Not everyone agrees with you.

    Some of us just don't want to write our opinions on twitter for fear of abuse because you can't get across nuance and complex topics with a character limit.

    nazgul987 , Ketut Subiyanto Report

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    Lost Panda
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some of us don't write our opinions because we have better things to do then get into arguments online.

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    #38

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear You have to actually work for what you want.

    fischgeek , Andrea Piacquadio Report

    #39

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Extremists are who got us to where we are today. Those super dramatic peers of yours are not the leaders. The calm cool and collected that look out for everyone are the people you push to the front to represent you.

    CatchingRays , Edmond Dantès Report

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    Vin Paver
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How about remaining cool, calm and collected yourself and becoming the leader, rather than pushing someone else forward?

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    #40

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear You are terrible, terrible content creators. And you will have to live with your shame for the rest of your life.

    swampy13 , Anna Nekrashevich Report

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    Tonyah Mcanelly
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some content creators have useful advice . Some people create content for the fun of it I personally like content of people doing voice overs for animal videos it makes me laugh in a world full of crazy . How does that make you a terrible person? I think if you can make one person a day smile you're a good person . Even if it means creating content .

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    #41

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear The choices you make today matter. You are not invincible.

    anon , cottonbro studio Report

    #42

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear The internet is a terrible place to get your world view from . Seriously .
    I’ve noticed this especially with teens in the west and how they react to news (most recently American teens) and it’s usually internet hysterics that whip them into an almost delusional frenzy. It’s terrible for your mental health , and its seriously lacking in perspective .

    This is not Gen Z specific , but generally for young people time immemorial - when you’re young it’s easy to see everything in absolutes , black and white , if it’s not y its z and that’s that. It’s easy to hold super high morality standards and the internet makes it very easy to get a justice b***r with minimal effort . Trying to get nuance is important .

    Thatmixedotaku , Pixabay Report

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    Scott Rackley
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was kind of floored by the reaction when they were going to shitcan tiktok. It was like you took h****n away from an a****t.

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    #43

    Young woman shocked by message on smartphone, illustrating challenges faced by middle class and Gen Z realities. Stop chasing moral purity. You are problematic, your faves are problematic. There is no perfect smol bean meowmoew, and when you put people on that pedestal, they mess up once and you f*****g destroy them like you were betrayed by the s**t YOU did to begin with. You need to learn to grapple with this reality- that we are all imperfect, even your idols- and sit with the difficult grey area, or you will be intellectually lazy and have a weak character forever. And being intellectually lazy and having weak character will make you a f*****g morally and ethically bereft psychopath before long- because you have no sense of morality you didn't outsource somewhere else because it was emotionally easier for you.

    moral absolutists are the exact same as the "cold logic atheists" we all hate. Stop being that person. Grapple with s**t that might make you think hard about two opposing truths, read a complex book, some Maya Angelou or something, instead of your tagged uwu coffeeshop fanfiction for f*****g once in your life.

    No-Bewt , Polina Tankilevitch Report

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    turk
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What's wrong with "cold logic atheists"? Give me the hard truth over comforting lies.

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    #44

    “Middle Class Is Over”: 45 People Share Things Young Gen Zers Aren’t Ready To Hear Go to work.

    almira_99 , fauxels Report

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    Peter Bear
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But only do the work you're paid for. No free extras. No above and beyond. Your job does not care about you and will abuse you at every opportunity. Be professional, but do not be a doormat.

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    #45

    Bright modern open office with workers at desks, illustrating middle class work environment challenges for young Gen Zers. That people who have “jobs” are generally happier than those who don’t.

    There’s a million ways I’m on the side of a modern Labor movement, but this notion that people would be happier without *any* semi-mandatory need to get out and do something that someone is willing to contribute capital toward has approximately zero correlation with my lived experience.

    Pristine_Nothing , Polina Zimmerman Report

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    Becky Samuel
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    1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being unable to work is a mind-numbing and incredibly difficult life path. You go through stages of despair, grief, feelings of worthlessness, and endless boredom. It's all too easy to fall into depression and lose social skills and ability to interact with the outside world. What feels like freedom for a few weeks quickly sours when those weeks drag into years, which stretch into decades. You get to watch your body and mind deteriorate while being in the full knowledge that you still have decades of this ahead of you.

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