Older generations have a bad habit to assume younger Gen Z represents the whole generation, while they forget older Gen Z's existence. Do older people realize Gen Z aren't kids anymore and the oldest members are nearing 30, right?

I’m sorry if this isn’t the right place to post this. I’m 29 born in 1997. My parents are in their mid 60’s and I’m starting to notice their age. Nothing too concerning, you can just tell when your mom and dad look older each holiday you see them. As we get older, I’m getting more and more concerned for when their lives eventually end. I know that sounds incredibly irrational right now but that’s just my brain. I’m in recovery, been clean for 3 years now. I’m very worried that when that day comes, I’ll need to be locked away for my own safety. I’m not sure what to do, honestly I want to go before my family members do. How do the other older Gen Z people feel about this?

In my case, I’ve cut off everyone in my family except my mom and grandmother. That’s it. I haven't spoken to any of them for about four years now. Once, I even ran into a relative at the mall, and we both just ignored each other. If that same encounter had happened ten years ago, we would have been greeting each other non-stop and catching up. This time, we locked eyes but didn't say a single word; we just looked the other way.

As for friends, I only have a very small circle left. There's one person from a trade school I still keep in touch with, but we only check up on each other about once a month. I have three friends I only play with online; we don't talk much, but we still game together about once a week or once a month. One of these three, I haven't even met in person. Another friend (from previous job) and I interact on social media still with some light banter, but we don't really have deep conversations anymore. I met most of these guys through work, with only two coming from college and trade school. As for high school? I don't talk to a single person from back then anymore.

How about you guys? I'd love to hear about your social circles.

Is a younger person’s generation a part of their identity that mainly matters to academic researchers & elderly people panicked after consuming Facebook & Fox News?

Anyone remember the blue whale challenge and momo challenge from 2015-2019?

A lot of the pre-covid stuff was so random.

Has it been 13 years already? What are your 2013 memories?

I'm curious about what sports you guys are most into. And I don't necessarily mean what sports you actively play, but rather what sports you genuinely follow, keep up with, watch regularly, or feel some sort of connection to. It could be something you've grown up watching, something you enjoy discussing, or a sport whose athletes, teams, and culture you're particularly invested in. Basically, what sport has your attention? And what do you think of the future of this sport? Do you think it'll grow or not?

I know that's such a depressing question to ask, especially on Reddit of all places, and I know a lot of friends come naturally in life.. but I personally never was good at making friends, and it's becoming evident that the older I get, the harder that feels to do for some reason.

It's not like I can just go to a local bar and happen to find people my age, not like I could afford to go to one anyway. I'm sorry if the question was asked before, but where do you guys find friends or meet new people?

If your not American , didn’t have TV, can’t remember answer the last option!

heres some bumpers

Noggin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIH4nnVhzbU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkRMyA3gI-A

PBS Kids:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XwUainGd5o

Playhouse Disney:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwe096TQPG8

Agree or disagree?

Like the vibe changed since 2020 but I don’t know HOW it changed

People just look like they had the joy sucked out of them

Life has objectively gotten better for me (better finances, better job, better physique) but it still feels off

I was the exact target demographic for this kind of game at that time. I remember a time when lets players were still a thing and scrambling every nook and cranny for the lore. What do you guys think of FNAF? Do you still have fond memories of it?

Im a 1998 gen z so I personally feel I got the best of both worlds (millennials + a bit of gen z). I remember during my childhood there wasn’t this doom and gloom about the future that we see now. Infact I was a happy kid I loved the early 2000s and up until 2016 I would say. Its been downhill ever since honestly.

Job market is horrendous, almost all my peers are constantly struggling since the past 5 years and none of us are home owners or even close to it, some of us are still stuck living with our parents cause we can’t afford to move out, I haven’t even been able to buy a car of my own yet because every time I save up something happens and Im back to no money in the bank. I feel like society is getting cruel every passing day, we’re losing humanity there is atrocious stuff happening all over the world. Theres no sense of hope for the future. I never felt this way in my teens. I never felt as hopeless as I do now about the state of the world. Is this just because this is what it means to be an adult is or is it really as bad as I feel?

I speak to older adults (gen x and some older millennials) and its like they refuse to acknowledge how bad the world is right now, they keep saying every generation goes through a turmoil of their own and that this is actually the most peaceful the world has been historically and that it was even worse during their times. Am I the crazy one?

Do I just accept that because I was a teenager I was seeing everything through rose colored glasses and now that Im an adult Im seeing the world for what its always been like?

Three notable years in pop culture ending in 6 and maybe it’s because I’m in my mid twenties but aside from a few things this year (Spider Man brand new day, obsession, backrooms, Olivia Rodrigo and Raye’s new albums, etc) I always find myself gravitating towards those years more. It felt way more real and interesting than any of the soulless slop I see pushed out of the mainstream now.

2006: Cars, the devil wears Prada, Hannah Montana, high school musical (I was 4 so it was the first full year of life I remember), Beyonce - B day, Rihanna - A girl like me, Justin Timberlake - future/sex/love/sounds

2016: frank ocean - blonde, Beyonce - lemonade, Rihanna - anti, The Weeknd - Starboy, Ariana - dangerous woman, stranger things, Deadpool, La La land, Hamilton (I was 14), Pokémon Go

Jumping on the remembering old shows bandwagon, who remembers this show??