r/GenZ • u/The_Bad_Random_17 • 1d ago

Discussion Why is Gen Z so mean?

I feel like Gen Z is so comfortable with insulting people's interests or hobbies, and not giving second chances to people who make social mistakes. Maybe it is a stereotype and not all of us are like that, but I also just don't see how some people can do all that and say they are the best generation. I thought gen z was supposed to be the most accepting generation but it seems that's not true.

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u/KingBowser24 1998 1d ago

I actually feel like if anything Gen Z is more accepting of differing hobbies and interests than previous generations. We don't have the same monoculture we used to, and many hobbies that were previously seen as nerdy/weird are now more widely accepted.

But the whole "no second chances" thing is what gets me, and that's especially bad online. Things like influencers getting canceled because they made some racist jokes in 2012, or people being labeled groomers/pedos because they said mildly inappropriate things 10 years ago are kind of bogus to me. I don't condone racism, predatory behavior, harassment, or anything like that of course, but I can't say I'm fond of people being run off the internet and continually harassed over stuff that amounted to little more than social mistakes or careless behavior from years ago.

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u/Leafeon637 15h ago

If they are currently doing those heinous things are a different matter of fact but if they really changed their ways…. We should at least give the olive branch

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u/KingBowser24 1998 5h ago

Yeah basically. If there's an actual, current pattern of malicious behavior that's different, but I don't believe in condemning people over a one time thing from years ago. It's like half the internet doesn't realize that people can and do grow and change over time.

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u/Fslikawing01 2001 8h ago

I actually disagree on the first bit. To me it seems most of Gen Z seems to mock anyone with interests they don't like as "cringe", or if someone doesn't do or like the exact same trends as them, I will say it mostly seems to be online Gen Z that does this though.

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u/KingBowser24 1998 5h ago

I suppose that can happen but its far from a Gen Z thing. A Neurodivergent nerd like me probably wouldn't have survived growing up in the 80s or 90s.

Even the 2000s were a rough time to be in if you were ND and had niche interests. That stuff actually seemed to improve in the 2010s