person casting ballot at poll station others voting blurred behind with tweet by Ann Brenoff top center caption 'I am sorry this happened to you and to everyone else there. It's awfu; and these shootings just keep coming at us. Please register to vote if you haven't already. Tell your friends too. Your generation is our last hope'

Ex-HuffPost editor tells mass shooting victim to vote to avoid getting shot again

It's the strangest take.

On Jul 5, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘They’re fighting because they have nothing to lose’: TikToker says everything has been taken away from Gen Z, sparking debate about societal issues

'Most of us have lost all will to live.'

On Jul 4, 2022 by Jack Alban

Slack message caption 'no?' (l) woman in business attire posing in bathroom caption 'pov: you're a corporate twenty something who doesn't put a (emoji) after everything, and instead just copies how your coworkers message' (c) Slack message caption 'I have no clue' (r)

‘Just because you might think it sounds mean, doesn’t mean they perceive it that way!’: Young professional says she will not placate expectations at the office by being overly emoji-centric in her correspondence, sparking debate

'No because if my coworkers don't send smileys I just assume they hate me.'

On Jun 23, 2022 by Rebekah Harding

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‘AND RISK LISTENING TO MY OWN THOUGHTS?’: TikToker’s video of her mom doing a task without any distraction sparks debate about Gen Z multitasking

'It's dead silence. Just the sound of her writing and the dishwasher. I could never.'

On Jun 20, 2022 by Braden Bjella

Laptop screen with calendar caption 'What Gen-Z office calendars look like...' (l) laptop screen with morning timeline at 8 AM caption 'Too early (peace sign emoji) 8-9:30am Content Strategy - LIS, 9:30am' (r)

‘How do they swing this unprofessionalism?’: Cheeky Gen Z work calendar sparks debate

'Friday the 13th? Yah... not coming in.'

On May 26, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

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

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

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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

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

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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

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Waitress illustrates the difference between boomers and Gen Z on TikTok

This video says it all.

On Mar 25, 2020 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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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

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

These videos will give you serious flashbacks.

On Dec 3, 2019 by Collyn Burke

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

Ribbit?

On Nov 4, 2019 by Stacey Ritzen

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‘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