r/OlderGenZ

I haven’t used Snapchat since probably 2019. However, I remember the mid-late 2010s when everybody was using it, including me. Do you guys still use it to chat with anybody? Still have insanely long streaks going?

It seems like a lot of people have migrated to just using TikTok or other platforms instead, but I could be wrong. I don’t have TikTok either so I’m not really the authority to speak on it lol

So how about you guys? Still using Snapchat?

I’ll be 116😭

2017 was honestly the most underrated time to be alive. Spring and summer were peak pop culture—fidget spinners took over the world, and the weather actually felt great compared to the blistering heat of 2016. On top of that, the movie lineup was incredible with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Spider-Man: Homecoming. By fall, Fortnite dropped and instantly changed gaming culture forever, and we capped the whole year off with a new Star Wars film in December. Everyone hyped up 2016, but to me, it still felt stuck in the early 2010s. By 2017, tech and camera quality finally felt modern in case people wanted photo shoots.

Fun Fact: 2017 was the safest year in aviation history.

2018 was basically Fortnite. And 2019 was basically tiktok’s rise and trends also avengers endgame was great for its spring release 2017 just had everything perfect.

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I have a younger millennial big bro born in 93' and we get along snd relate quite well. Due to js being 9 years apart and him moving out when he turned 19, we didnt get as close and find out our similarities and how much we relate till I graduated HS

Boomers had rock n roll, hippies turned yuppies, seemingly endless cultural and political dominance, Gen X had The Breakfast Club/John Hughes and other 80s teen films, the grunge and hip hop music they pioneered, the indie film movement of the 90s, Millennials had Mean Girls, Superbad, stomp clap hey music, hipsters.

I would say for better and worse, social media and internet videos dominate pretty much everything we do, and it even affects our movies and music. The movies made for us, by us (Obsessions, backrooms) were made by YouTubers. Spider Man: Brand new day captures how many of us feel totally isolated while completely connected. One of my favorite films, the hate u give, showcases how we use social media to raise awareness of injustices.

Our biggest stars like Billie Eilish put out her first single on SoundCloud when she was 13. Putting your stuff out online without a second thought is a prerequisite to feeling like you’re doing something, even when you’re not.

In my experience- They’re all losers and burnouts now. The girls? A lot of them are washed up, aging horribly and on their 2nd plus baby daddy. The others are working dead end jobs (bottle girls, nanny’s, servers, bartenders, sex workers, receptionists). A few became teachers. During the pandemic some of them were really into that whole pyramid scheme product bullshit- needless to say it was short lived.

Most of the guys are also washed up, balding, and working in either construction or some kind of blue collar job. A select few become cops.

You can tell a lot of them are still trying to hold onto that last little bit of high school clout they have and it’s rather cringe.