At 22 I think of teenagers as babies and even my 19 year old coworker feels like a child to me?!?! I like that I'm getting older :) Gen alpha is funny to me and I take it too far making fun of millennials (with love)๐ญ I don't take part in Gen Z trends, lots of the time I don't know what's going on, and I misuse the slang ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธI relate more to people who are older than me.. I would much rather be friends w someone who is 30 than someone who is 18 ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ I think I am perfect age
"gen z is aging like milk!" "gen z is a bunch of snowflakes!" "gen z is trying to cancel eminem!" pleaseeeee, anyone who actually generalizes an entire group of people based on them being born within a 15 year span of each other, go outside immediately. interact with people offline. I'm begging you. specifically so tired of this "gen z is aging like milk!" conversation where the comments just turn into a circlejerk of people being like "I'm 57 and look like a 16 year old actually haha these gen z kids look even older than me!" and that belief being affirmed by others saying the same thing in their own comments. I would say most people probably look their age. some look younger and some look older due to environmental or genetic factors, and that's okay. its okay to age prematurely, it's also okay to look middle aged when you're middle aged. I don't look like a teenager anymore because I'm not a teenager, and I would not want to look like a teenager lol the whole conversation just reeks of projecting your insecurities around aging onto others. and I don't mean anyone who has been told that they look young is insecure because there are people that do of course, but the ones that try to put people down to make themselves feel better need to get a grip anyway, rant over. just be happy to be gifted life and the privilege to age, not everyone gets to. we are all living on this beautiful planet together just trying to survive. cut the person who maybe has some premature aging some slack, they might be going through something causing it. just be more empathetic, we need it in the world right now ย ๐ซถ
i know 20 is young and i blend in with my younger friends a little and since i have a youthful appearance it shocks people to hear im older than they are . ive always felt a touch ahead and way more behind. my life has honestly from my teen years felt like a messy blur and i think the internet is honestly to blame for that. but aging isnโt scary to me, it just is. and honestly canโt wait to be 21. i think gen alpha culture is also largely passed down and sometimes curated by gen z idk. gen alpha is like babies to me. idk i donโt feel old and maybe i can inpart some wisdom to the little alphas to go the hell outside. seriously. thereโs a capitalistic market on your attention span but you still have control. ramble idk. i still have much to go and experience