What Defines Gen-Z?

I did listen to the whole thing (on 2x speed :) I honestly see gen z as not actually having any cohesive culture. They don't seem like a cohesive group, and I don't really mean that in a good way to be honest. Everyone is off in their own world and not really connected with the whole. There isn't actually any "fashion" as a collective experience either, because it changes far too quickly with all the nonsensical "influencers." There's not really an over-arching aesthetic. Personally, I think that's a bad thing for society. I don't think everyone needs to present themselves the same way, but at the same time, not everyone should be "different" either. It lowers trust level in society, and that's just a fact of sociology. I totally agree with you about how toxic "hustle culture" is. The promotion of the idea that these young millionaires just got there because they're so smart and hard-working is frankly complete nonsense. I'd bet anything that 99+% of them simply came from situations and circumstances that ALLOWED them to be able to make risky financial moves, without much actual personal risk. In other words, good financial / family background. There's nothing wrong with that in itself, but I think there's something very very wrong with people who come from those backgrounds and have no humility or humbleness about the fact that they had a leg up. They also have no awareness of how good the economy has been for them. Related to that, I also see gen z as a group that (as a whole) has never experienced true financial and employment hardship. They have expectations of employers that many of us millennials find laughable. It's not because we necessarily disagree with their ideals or the desire for said things. It's just that we're more jaded and think it's crazy to "expect" certain things when it comes to employers and employment. We look at gen z and see a group that right now has been able to demand a lot, but also doesn't understand WHY they've been able to do this. It's due to a tight labor market. When a market like the great recession returns, where college graduates are barely making over minimum wage, and anything better requires a 6 month unpaid internship... then gen z might have some perspective on why we (many of us) laugh at them for thinking they're in the driver's seat with their employers. On this one... you're a guy, so I doubt you had much to do with this... but I do give gen z credit for making strides towards killing leggings and skinny jeans. Not that they're gone, but they're beginning to be seen as more frumpy, or at least just simply boring. That silhouette is just objectively NOT flattering on the vast majority of people. It just isn't. I'm so glad to see jeans with some volume make their way back in style. In general, these styles look so much better on so many more people. I love my millennials, but I will always roll my eyes at women who are like "I'll cling to my skinny jeans to the death!" Like... why? You don't look good in them. lol

13:06 gotta disagree with that, yes we get content directly from creators, but all the content is hosted on youtube and other centralized social media. I would argue that now the "middle men" got even more power with things like censoring and free speech violations

Gen Z is definitely a generation that is going to succeed in the future.

Finally got to see your video. I really like your take! I always appreciate it when Gen Z defines what their generation stands for. However, I feel like you’re falling onto the same media talking points about millennials which attempts “other” us as a generation that didn’t leave a mark. We were extremely diverse as a generation. Not all of us were affected by the job market of 2008. Lots of us we were still in college or even those born in 1996 starting college in 2014. Those who entered a four year college in 2014 likely finished by 2018 or even later (super seniors). You would be surprised how much the current culture was influenced by or created by millennials. Millennials are firmly in the workforce now and making headway in their careers. I understand there are a lot of media created by Gen Z, but please dont forget that millennials are equally engaging with media and have been for the last decade. We did not simply disappear. We are just have less idle time now. I do come from the opinion that Gen Z is a continuation of millennial culture with key departures in some notable ways. One thing that makes me sad about Gen Z is that they’re interested in politics, but only in a shallow sense. They seem to be interested in the environment, but are by far the most affluence-minded group of people I’ve ever seen. They aren’t environmental as much as they are consumers. You guys grew up at home more than any generation. And are on the internet more than any other generation, I’m very concerned about how your minds are being molded. I’m hoping there is an escape from this consumer culture trap you guys are in and having experienced only for a photo, and back to reality in some ways. I feel like you guys exist in a internet headspace rather than real life. Sort of like millennials but have taken out any sense of balance. However you all are now at the age where you’re beginning to leave an impact. So I anticipate you have plenty of time to make change and that your identity will continue to change as you grow older.

I was born in 1984, therefore I'm a millennial. From my vantage point of view, I see Gen Zs are the creative force behind the digital age. While us millennials are the first generation who brought up in the digital era, Gen Z are relatively native in digital world. Put it this way, Gen Xers are like the first generation who invent the digital world (Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos) but millennials are the first generation who navigates this digital land. Gen Z, was already a native with this kind of world. But of course us millennials are much more sentimentalized and being nostalgic about our pre-digital era when we were kids, we listens music from cassettes and CDs, renting videos at Blockbusters, or encyclopedia was a thing. But again, I have huge respect to Gen Z. They are much tougher than us, like the meme that you show us in this video. Keep up good work.