#millennials cringe

[reasonsforhope]

Sometimes you just have one of those moments where the progress we've made as a culture get thrown into stark relief. You look at something and go "Holy shit, that would never have happened when I was a kid."

Today, I had one of those moments when I realized that the teenage boys I'm working with are just. genuinely, openly enthusiastic about going to Build-a-Bear for their outing.

These are sixteen and seventeen year old boys! They just had a whole conversation about what to name their "cute", mostly new squishmallows! They're genuinely excited that they're going to Build-a-Bear this weekend and asking other kids to pick up specific accessories for them!!

Holy shit, that never would've happened when I was 16. None of the boys would have dared to be visibly interested - and neither would most of the girls! There would have been a million gay jokes and "Haha, you're a girl" jokes and "What are you, a baby?" jokes. Teenagers weren't even supposed to care about anything back then!

Less than 15 years later, and I'm watching three 17 year old boys treat all that as not even worthy of comment.

So let's call that a reason for hope. Even when the kids aren't alright, in some ways apparently they are alright. Go Gen Z, honestly. It's so lovely to watch you guys just openly doing and saying stuff that, when I was a teen, would've been a social death sentence.

[techandtravel]

Who Are Millennials and Gen Z?

Who Are Millennials and Gen Z? Who Are Millennials and Gen Z?Meet the MillennialsGetting to Know Generation ZWhat They Have in CommonWhat Makes Them DifferentMillennials Generation Z Meet the Millennials Millennials, or Generation Y, are people born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s. They were among the first to grow up with computers and the internet. So, they’re pretty comfortable…

[nipuni]

Here is me being super normal about Doctor Who!! I tried on Nicolas' Ten costume today 😌

[lampgate]

every time there's a g**d o***s vs destiel poll i literally feel so much seething rage within me. it's not that deep but also destiel should be the only ship winning any polls on the destiel website. fuck u

[underachieverse]

What a terrible time to be multicellular

[moonshynecybin]

i loveeeeelove love love! that you can tell when vale is actually the one posting from his instagram account because it’ll be a captionless picture of a tv show logo and nothing else. like ONE PIECE 👍 and then he disappears into the ether. end of transmission. meanwhile in contrast i can tell when marc is the one actually posting on his instagram because it’ll be a picture of him fucking. genuinely crying. full tears red eyes big lip wobble longggg notesapp statement. ORRRR he’s diabolically shirtless and this close 🤏 to going bussy to tha world. absolute hole on main. and sometimes. on very special occasions. he is doing both at once

[tomeebear04]

all of toms social media posts would look like this:

[denyjesuschrist]

bella lugosi's big fat stupid ass

[michaelnotholden]

gen z fans of solitaire and the osemanverse I dont think you guys realize how millennial it is……. (I’m gen z too btw)

[strawberrystepmom]

what is your fav’s insta bio 🎤

[springonmytraptillicomeback]

hey btw “cringe culture is dead” includes “millennial core”

it includes neopronouns

it includes neogenders

it includes hazbin hotel fans

it includes age regressors

it includes cosplayers

it includes the alterhuman community

it even includes Disney adults

stop hating people for their interests. Unless they are being genuinely problematic, leave them alone.

[spicyraeman]

really tired of millennials making fun of younger gen z and gen alpha for being stupid and media/tech illiterate when their generation is the one raising them

[massiveladycat]

i think we should care more about how the parents of gen alpha are giving them technology addiction to the point they throw tantrums when its taken away than how annoying skibidi toilet is

[miyetka]

the yt commenters are insulting my dog

[underachieverse]

Going to my local drug dealer (pharmacy store) to get the good stuff (paracetamol)

[historicity-was-already-taken]

BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG POSTED A PIC OF HIMSELF AT THE ERAS CONCERT IN LYON AND I AM DEAD. HE IS WEARING FRIENDSHIP BRACELETS. THIS IS CRINGE MILLENNIAL POP CULTURE HISTORY.

The only way I could be MORE dead is if I had Eras tickets and then dropped another $2K to see Epica with full orchestra in Mexico City. At least I get to see Green Day in August.