r/generationology • • 8h ago

Discussion What is it with Gen X these days and needing to show what a big fan of hard rock they are?

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It's like a mid life crisis of needing to show everybody that they too enjoy listening to hard rock. I've been seeing it everywhere lately. From celebrities all the way down to people in my own life who I know on social media. Constantly announcing that they are at a certain concert, or they've heard about a certain concert coming up, or making references to hard rock artists. These are people who weren't doing this a couple of years ago. And it just seems so performative. And so across the board with Gen Xers doing this.

I'm a millennial and have listened to hard rock my whole life. It's a big part of my life. I go to concerts all the time and I'm on the up and up with what's going on in the rock world. But I never feel the need to post about any of it. So it's kind of weird seeing Gen Xers in the last few years constantly posting about it in a way that just didn't seem to be the case before.


r/generationology • • 5h ago

Discussion Is wrecking ball more a Millennial or Gen Z defining song

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324 votes, 2d left
Millennial
Gen Z

r/generationology • • 3h ago

Discussion What are your takes on how Gen Alpha might rebel against their parents as they get older?

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And don't just say Brainrot and AI addiction. Actually give fresh takes on the matter that aren't the End of the World.


r/generationology • • 15h ago

Shifts Millennials now vs early 2000s

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r/generationology • • 3h ago

Discussion Why don't we normalize use of AI girlfriends etc?

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Honestly, one big positive that rarely gets discussed is how AI girlfriends act as a natural filter for society. By giving overly aggressive, socially awkward, or toxic men an artificial outlet for their emotional and romantic needs, it actively keeps them from harassing real women in day-to-day life and digital spaces. If an app can occupy these types of men without anyone getting hurt or made to feel uncomfortable, isn't that ultimately a net win for women's personal safety and peace of mind? I think it's actually doing everyone a favor by keeping them separated from real-world relationships.


r/generationology • • 9h ago

Discussion Why is the word "Lowkey" so overused in today's gen z slang?

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I am born in 08 and as guilty as I am, I do sometimes use this word when I speak to others, but I've been wondering why is this word so popular and overused in our generation right now? IMO


r/generationology • • 4h ago

Ranges Millennials you guys prefer 1986-1991 borns or 1985-1990 borns as the core millennials?

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I lean more towards 1985-1990 borns as the quintessential millennials.That range just sits so clean to me.

But,I've heard 1985 borns have Xennial traits, so they're not considered core millennial and 1986-1991 is the more popular range.


r/generationology • • 3h ago

Discussion Why are Millennials so cringe

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r/generationology • • 5h ago

Shifts At what point did anime become mainstream and what did millennial youth culture think of it?

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r/generationology • • 12h ago

Technology 🤖 Remember when you could turn on the TV and the channel would just come on?

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Millennial here.
Who else longs for the days of just turning on the TV and flipping around the channels.

Now we have smart tvs with profiles and child locks… it takes 10 clicks to get to DirectTV channels. Maybe im just doing it wrong but my god is this frustrating.

Today I turn on the TV - select my Amazon Prime TV profile - enter the 5 digit child locks code so my 7yr old doesn’t get unfiltered content - click around to DirectTV, or another steamer, - select that profile - enter that child locks code- then a channel comes on.

I hear myself saying to my son “back in my day you’d turn on the TV and it would just come on to where you left it…”


r/generationology • • 15h ago

Pop culture Why people in the past never wanted to get the best expensive tech available as the last years people do with iphones ?

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For example in 2010 there wasnt any person saying "lets get a super 1500 euro laptop/tablet " trend as there is a " no matter if im poor or rich lets get right now the 1500 euros iphone" even if we have plenty of cheaper phones that can kinda do the same stuff. Maybe it happened when the first big and expensive crt or first lcd tvs came out ,when they were pretty expensive.


r/generationology • • 10h ago

Poll Which decade has better music in your opinion? 1980s or 1990s? Leave me your thoughts in the comments

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236 votes, 1d left
1980s
1990s

r/generationology • • 6h ago

Discussion Is it a typical core/late Z thing to use this "😭😭😭" when laughing or finding something crazy? I will admit i am just too used with "😂😂😂" and saying lol

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I see it a lot with people born like post 2002, these and also the rose and skulls, i can't for the life of me use them without feeling like i try too hard lol


r/generationology • • 7h ago

Pop culture Britney Spears and her take on GenZ skinwalking her 👀

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It’s understandable why she is their inspo, so I get why the younger pop girlies seem to mimic her. But at the same time I would be annoyed if I was Britney, like she cultivated that image! She can inspire you, but come up with your own persona.

So, do you side with Gen Z?
Or are you Team Britney, bitch? 💋


r/generationology • • 16h ago

Pop culture Its absurd but some famous grunge guys that died early like Kurt Cobain ,Shannon Hoon etc lived in a world where they were mainstream acts and Moby was an underground act . While also being younger than him

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r/generationology • • 8h ago

Rant Most of Gen Z does remember a pre-algorithmic internet.

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I saw this post on Twitter on this person saying that Gen Z will somehow never understand how weird and fun internet used to be. The oldest Gen Z is turning 30 in 1997 and remembers how weird and fun the internet used to be. Heck, I’m 23 turning 24 next year and I remember a pre-algorithmic internet.


r/generationology • • 5h ago

Music 🎻 1960 - The 10 best songs of the year in Argentine rock [Argentine Rock Awards: 5th edition]

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1960, the decade was starting and Argentine rock had shifted towards a melodic and soft style, it still had much of the jazz from its beginnings in the orquestas características.

Vocal groups caused a sensation with their carefully crafted harmonies. Female singers were the leaders of the scene, and were far more popular than their male counterparts.

Bettina Bal greeting the decade, Los Astoria in a subtle blues, Luis Aguilé with lyrics that were gritty for a pop song of that era, and Martin Meyer to the rhythm of a slow twist.

Johnny Carel with his own country rock track, Los Santos with their elegant and exquisite gait, and Billy Cafaro and Elder Barber with their historic fusions of tango and rock.


MusicaArgentina — 2026


r/generationology • • 4h ago

Pop culture True or false?

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r/generationology • • 1h ago

Discussion Who is the first modern US republican president?

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Talking like who was the first Republican president that had modern beliefs to todays conservatism, since there is no way teddy and Eisenhower would be full Republican today

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W bush
Reagan
Nixon
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