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Gen Z Is Calling Out What More Millennials Need To Know, And Whew, It's Brutally Honest
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“Millennials really appear to be horrible parents, raising children that nobody wants to be around. ... Maybe YOU’RE the problem.” As a Senior Staff Writer at BuzzFeed, I cover real-life stories that explore relationships, lifestyle (including travel and beauty), and the internet's most fascinating trends. Note: Some responses were pulled from these Reddit threads: 1 and 2. "The constant hate toward kids glued to their phones. That's not Gen Z, babe — that's Gen Alpha. The generation YOU'RE raising." "Like, I see millennials all over YouTube comments sections basically saying they think it's because we never had a childhood as to why they think most of us are aging rapidly and things like that. But I feel like they'd be saying that even if we were 'aging slowly,' then it'd be 'Gen Z never played outside, so that's why they don't have as many scars and wrinkles as previous generations...' so I feel stuff like that is just bias. ... You may hate on us less than previous generations hated on you, but having a superiority complex is about just as bad, and most millennials seem oblivious to this. A lot of millennials will say they love Gen Z, but then do things like this." "Oh! Almost forgot. Is it really necessary to post videos of babies crying on airplanes? Like…can you guys stop with the cringey and annoying hate already?" "I mean, at least Gen X'ers have the excuse of not knowing how that stuff works. Man, I don't even care about getting downvoted, so many of you are messing up your kids' ability to make friends and be likable for the rest of their lives, and you don't even care. Shoutout to the millennial parents who are caring, protective, and involved. But from what I've seen, most of y'all aren't." "This is kinda our thing lol. We talk LOUDLY but never actually DO anything. Whereas Gen Z is much more likely to (quietly) DO something." "Honestly valid. I think we bought in completely when we were told everything would turn out OK if we did things the 'right' way — and it made us cowards when it comes to doing things the risky way, which is the only way real change happens. Also, a lot of us didn’t even vote." Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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