genz

And at work + the endless chase for the mirage that is wlb + if anything isn't per their expectation, its toxic

Yeah. GenZ shud run after cars, homes, marriage, kids, parampara, Pratishtha, Anushasan etc Insta is such cliche, they shud rather be on Orkut!

I'm a GenZ so I'll answer this. Yes, we race for an iPhone and dance at nightclubs. You also raced for the best car, biggest apartment, expensive clothes, large weddings. I can't see what your problem is? If you want to go home, watch Arnab Goswami, crib about the world and sleep. Then go for it. We respect your choices, but we don't live by them. We try to find happiness in the little things (including the sky). Yes we want to go to pretty cafes, capture pretty skies. At least we try to appreciate beauty - no matter what the motive. Older generations have also run behind validation and likes on FB/Twitter. Don't deny it, we all know. GenZ also openly talks about how our mental health is shit and we call out things which the older generations just accepted as 'tradition' or 'aisa hi hota hai'. (think women in traditional household roles, running after only salary, marriage and kids, jobs where you're not treated with basic human dignity). You can dislike us for our differences, but GenZ will be the ones who will decide the fate of Climate Change, Mental Wellbring and Tech. We are the future and we're here to stay. Make space.

Hold my "sharmaji ka beta scored 99% in boards" the dick measuring contest was and is perpetual, only avenues have changed.

When I watch The Social Dilemma or such content, it laments me to see how upcoming generation is becoming slave to social media, OTT and influencers. It's harrowing to see how kids and even adults these days get hooked to reels and shorts to no end. 10 year old daughter of my cousin creates at least 2 vanity reels everyday (clothing, food, make up) 🤮 . I feel it's high time that govt should start regulating these to avert an otherwise likely catastrophe. The other day I heard Mrs. Palki Sharma on a podcast saying that govt can't decide what kind of content people like to consume, rather it's the joint accountability of consumer and creators. . But I strongly believe that govt can (of course they can legally) and should (morally) strictly regulate these. I mean everyone is bound to pay taxes, obey traffic rules etc. You can't be like "no i want to make out with my partner in public so deal with it". No. There are regulations in place to keep together the fabric of society and content should be subject to same laws. (We've already had film censor board for ages) . Soft porn, random housewife shit, and idiot romance and cool stuff popular amongst teens should be absolutely banned (or at least confined to few minutes per day like they've done with TikTok in China). And then fake news circulating over WhatsApp should be curbed. Next up all anti India elements should be starved off. . Yes call me authoritarian but I stand for an intelligent, responsible and moral society.

Who wanted the coolest Walkman? 🤪

This has become a millennial therapist session. Koi nhi Gen z are very sorted imo.

There is good and bad. I would be happy if gen z could eliminate the slave mentality some old folks still have. Striking a balance btwn work & life is needed. Otherwise it’ll be all abt money & dark stuff

Tbh, no one knows there preferences early on life. Most of us are running behind things even when we have no idea about what will we do. If they are enjoying their life and also looking out for the future, I don’t think it should be an issue for anyone. We all wanted something when we were younger, because someone had the same thing. We can’t judge anyone because we are all far from perfect.

GenZ here, been working for a few months now. Honestly, WLB sucks. Where did my life go? I’m not earning so much to not be able to see sunsets, spend some time with my loved ones, get to breathe a little. Spending the weekends living life is NOT what I’m earning for. I would really want to know what the older generations have worked so hard for. Isn’t it to get a better standard of living and giving your children the joys of life you couldn’t enjoy? I don’t understand the slogging mentality at all, especially when people don’t even have a lot of work but are expected to stay in office just for the sake of it. I work near a beach and I haven’t been able to catch a sunset even during one of these days I’ve been working. I feel so sick of being a cog in the wheel. Let GenZ be them, you do you. Thanks.

A lot of actions from gen Z folks make me think that they feel entitled to a life they don’t want to work for. I understand bashing a younger generation is an age old phenomenon. Their complains are too trivial to us. But it’s the entitlement to get the latest iphone, get all the luxuries, get importance without even trying for it that is inexcusable. Everyone grew up as a main character in their life. Just hard to deal with these people.

Overestimating the wrong things and underestimating the right things :( am there, doing that

This is an expected thing when they get their basic necessities easily like water when they open the tap etc. I remember my father and myself use to go and get water from a nearby well in my childhood. It was a big task for us. When ppl thrive hard for own survival they will have curtesy to look down things. Gen - Z is spoon fed and have forgotten to know their own potential Infact.

Why just GenZ, I have millennial friends in the same boat

bro just started the war in Grapevine

The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers. Socrates

Every generation does the same thing or themes just that the shiny objects/avenues are different. In short. Every young adult dabbles between selfishness, short term happiness, social validation and materialism. Adulthood is the actualisation phase where one understands what truly matters. I’ve seen reckless boomers and disciplined genz’s. It’s unfair to shame or look down upon them for their growing phase.

FOMO is real. And it affects big time. Infact, you ability to follow up with trend is an indication of "success". This "success" leads to other successes. So people who fall behind are left out. Individual preferences do not matter in this hyper competitive world.

Well GenZ want to live more in less time, thats why they are spending more in todays era than it was back then.

Unpopular opinion I think the times have changed. If compared to our previous generation we chased things that had same opinion from our old generation. So people will keep admonishing newer things cause we might not understand completely or it’s unknown unknowns. We can only tell if the choices are favourable or not in the next decade, we got to wait and watch. I don’t support toxicity behaviour but changes are inevitable, embracing with patience is pragmatic approach for us.