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generation z

Dollar Tree storefront (l) handwritten sign that reads "4/20 I apologize for us closing AGAIN. My 2 new cashiers quit because I said their boyfriends couldn't stand here for their entire shift. Don't hire Gen Z's they don't know what work actually means. Now Hiring! Baby Boomers only thanks!"

‘Don’t hire Gen Z’s. They don’t know what work actually means’: Dollar Tree manager puts up sign saying it will hire ‘baby boomers only’ after 2 young workers walk out

‘They only want ppl who are desperate and too tired to fight for anything other than poverty wages.'

On Apr 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

IRL
family sitting under pavilion outside caption "When our sister died we made her phone her headstone because she was always on it" (l) Phone headstone up close shows messages from females family (c) Family sisters posing with headstone caption"When our sister died we made her phone her headstone because she was always on it" (r)

Gen Zer’s headstone made into a phone because she ‘was always on it’

'Y’all couldn’t even make it full battery.'

On Apr 16, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture IRL
table with dishes collected at the end (l) table with dishes at seats (r)

Viral TikTok claims to show difference in ‘younger generation vs. older generation’ at restaurants, sparking debate

'It's funny cause the cleaner table also probably tipped better.'

On Sep 13, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture IRL
man speaking into microphone with long white nails (l) hand holding coffee cup with Presidential seal (c) man giving peace sign with hand and sticking out tongue (r)

Conservatives can’t cope with the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine promo for Gen Z

They just don't get it.

On Aug 10, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech
gen z election

The rise of young voters started online

Young voters made up one of the largest voting demographics in 2020, thanks in large part to social media.

On Nov 18, 2020 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL
Boomers v gen z

Waitress illustrates the difference between boomers and Gen Z on TikTok

This video says it all.

On Mar 25, 2020 by Nahila Bonfiglio

Internet Culture

TikTok teens use AirPods and Google Translate to secretly talk in class

The days of passing paper notes are long gone.

On Jan 25, 2020 by Mikael Thalen

Internet Culture Tech

TikTok teens are making ‘Twilight’ videos—and they’re everything

These videos will give you serious flashbacks.

On Dec 3, 2019 by Collyn Burke

Internet Culture Streaming
arson frog meme

Arson Frog is a bizarre meme—and we have Gen Z to thank for it

Ribbit?

On Nov 4, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

Internet Culture
ok-boomer-meme

‘OK boomer’ is the youths’ new favorite comeback to Baby Boomers

'My grandma said some dumb sh*t and I almost said 'ok boomer' this website is h*ll.'

On Oct 26, 2019 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture
gen zers resume

Gen Zers are apparently putting Bitmojis on their Instagram-esque résumés

One employer received a résumé with a sweating Bitmoji on it to show that the applicant was willing to hustle.

On Aug 14, 2019 by Tiffanie Drayton

Internet Culture IRL
steam umms

Steak-umm goes viral for a Twitter rant about why it’s hard for young people today

Steak-umm is suddenly woke?

On Sep 27, 2018 by Stacey Ritzen

Internet Culture
red solo cup beer spill

What Brett Kavanaugh and Me Too are teaching Generation Z

'Boys will be boys' culture still exists—but does it matter that teens are calling it out?

On Sep 27, 2018 by Samantha Grasso

IRL
Facebook's Youth Portal Gives Teens Best Practices On Security, Privacy

Facebook launches Youth Portal, a social media guide for Generation Z

The site focuses on privacy, security, and safety.

On May 15, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Tech
Students from Generation Z protest for gun control at the nation's capitol.

Generation Z is reminding millennials that we could have done more for gun control

Both generations grew up with school shootings—but only one is walking out of class over it.

On Mar 15, 2018 by Ana Valens

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