Ever feel like the generation gap is getting wider? While each generation has its unique traits, the digital age seems to have produced some baffling behaviors in recent years. Here are 13 traits among today’s youth that we find hard to understand.
1. Watching Movies
Why go to the movies if you’re just going to scroll through your phone? It’s like the film is just there for background noise while social media takes center stage.
2. Tech Savviness vs. Attention Span
How do they manage to navigate so effortlessly through endless information streams yet can’t seem to focus on one thing for more than a few seconds? One has to wonder about the damage to the attention spans of the younger generation.
3. Comfort Zone
Everything needs to be safe and secure for the younger generation, it seems. Is the thrill of self-discovery and adventure becoming obsolete?
4. Influencer Aspirations
One baffling trend among a lot of Gen Z and millennials is the aspiration to be an influencer. Why is sharing every detail of your life, especially about your children, appealing?
5. Responsibility Shifting
There’s a noticeable rise in the ‘someo
ne else will handle it’ attitude. Doesn’t personal responsibility count for anything anymore?
6. Obsession With Labels
Must everything and everyone have a label now? Even the most mundane activities or behavioral quirks need to fall into an “aesthetic” or self-diagnosis of some sort.
7. Public Phone Etiquette
Taking calls on speakerphone and broadcasting voice messages in public has been an annoying trend in recent years. Not everyone should have to hear personal conversations in public areas.
8. Internet Safety Ignorance
For a generation raised online, why is there such a lack of safety awareness? From oversharing to exposing private details, many younger people seem to ignore the basics.
9. Email Communication
Ever received an email that almost seems like a text message? An uptick in poorly worded, grammatically incorrect emails is frequently seen with younger people in the workforce.
10. Being Present
Why is experiencing life through a smartphone screen becoming the norm? The art of living in the moment seems to be fading.
11. Introverted Behaviors
Many young people today seem to have an aversion to speaking up. Is this growing trend of introversion a sign of a wider lack of social skills?
12. Screen Size Preferences
Watching entire movies on a phone? The concept of enjoying cinematic experiences on such a small scale is hard to grasp.
13. Driving Indifference
Why does the younger generation show little interest in driving? The independence and mobility it offers used to be highly anticipated.
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