@@tylerhackner9731 the oldest Gen alpha are like 12-13 which I think is when a lot of them start to get a sense of an online identity. Of course I know they're still quite young but my point Gen Z grew up in a very different world than Milennials, but I think Gen Alpha is growing up in a pretty similar world to Gen Z.
@@igniculusquartz1827I think maybe younger Gen Z (those still in high school) will relate way more to the older Gen Alpha but the oldest Gen Z (27-28) just won’t
@@igniculusquartz1827 true, but I do think as Gen Alpha grows more, they'll eventually branch out and start new things. For now, they're dependent on our culture since the oldest Gen Alpha is 13 I think?
The physical part of aging, I am not concerned about. That's just how life works. However, aging and stability are what I'm worried about. When you are young and lack experiences, you have a reason not to be stable. I would hate to be in my 30's or 40's ( 25 now) and still unstable. The fear of being unable to progress once I am "old" is what I have.
@KaleighCee which is understandable. Plus, you are actively trying to still improve your life. For example , I have older siblings (30's) , a couple of them are stuck in this perpetual cycle of un-stability / toxicity, and they are fine with it. Well, they act like there is nothing they can do about it and accept it. I don't want that for myself as I age. I don't want people to refer to " can't teach an old dog new tricks " to me because I am stuck in my way of being old. If that makes sense
If it makes you feel better, most people aren’t stable these days. Cost of living is skyrocketing, wages are stagnant & the climate crisis is coming for all our necks. I’m seeing people in their 60s lose everything & end up on the streets daily so don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s not you, it’s capitalism.
15:22 Aging isn't just a natural part of life, it's absolutely a privilege. Elders have the status they do/used to because it's hard to get that far and stay coherent
This immediately made me think of my cousin who died in her early twenties while with child. Both her and her baby will never be able to age. Aging is definitely a privilege. I miss her so freakin much
Very true but if you live in AMerica (sadly I do) we don't value the elderly here, we warehouse them in nursing homes and are seen as a burden and disrespected unless you are a 1st or 2nd generation immigrant with intact family structure and intergenerational values
@as-cf7rxwatching our respective governments go out of their way to fuck up our futures for short term profits also adds to that sense of not having enough time. Dozens upon dozens of articles and research showing how our current systems are not viable anymore and they just tell us to fuck off and deal with it when it's our turn. We don't know if we're gonna even make it to old age at the rate things are going. I feel so bad for Gen Alpha because it's going to be even worse for them if nothing changes.
i'm not too concerned with the physical appearance side of aging but i'm scared for the future. wasting time now, family dying, growing up and instability, things like that.
A sheety economy that will not have social securities or pensions to rely on when you are old and sick, etc... Lots of worse things to worry about than just the physical aspects of aging.
I hope we get over it and make aging cool again. I’m thinking 13 going on 30 vibes ( love that movie). I’m just TIRED of the high school trope media. Casting grown adults to play minors, yet made for other adults to watch?? It’s weird. I think this is why shows like insecure are so amazing.
I’m in healthcare and my older patients often tell me getting old sucks; and in some aspects it does but it’s inevitable. Part of the reason gen z (and really anyone) is afraid to get old is because society is weirdly youth obsessed. The standard of beauty tends to be centered around young, fresh faces. Tv shows and movie narratives are centered around teenagers. The “It Girl” in music is always under 25 years old. People treat looking youthful past their 20s as a status symbol. All of it says that if you are older than 25, then you aren’t worth looking at.
This is exactly it. I'm Gen X, and I remember when I realized I was no longer the target demographic, or as Wendy Williams said, "The Moment", in the late 90s. I actually felt sad. There's something heady about being catered to like that, when the spotlight is on you and everyone is fighting for your attention. It's just that it's a lie. It's all marketing to keep those dollars rolling in - either from young people who are more likely to purchase based on trends and promotions, or people older than them that will make purchases to be like the young people who have all the attention. The huge, never-been-seen-before-in-the-history-of-humanity difference though is how saturated y'all are in it. Like I don't think the human brain is built to handle this much media marketing. It feels overwhelming to me, and I'm not even the target demographic, so I can't even imagine how much more intense it is for y'all. I'm truly sorry for that, that you're having to grapple with coming of age in this landscape. Your older patients are right, with a caveat. The physical stuff kinda sucks, lol - things that worked your whole life just kinda not is a little hard to grapple with. But the mental stuff? Diamond mine's worth of better than in my 20s. There's a helluva lot of freedom in getting older. It's a huge tradeoff, but it's a really positive thing to look forward to.
Honestly I’m genuinely scared of growing up. I’ve been having more frequent talks with my mom about how it feels scary knowing I’ll have to start being an adult and she gave me some great advice. You should think about life in stages. In every stage you experience new things and freedoms you’ve never had. And although the thought of moving into unfamiliar territory is unnerving you always get good experiences in return. It gives and takes. Growing up is hard. Hope this helps somehow ❤
As an elder gen Z, I think part of this is that Gen Z wasnt really recognized as an actual generation til like, COVID. People at work lumped me in with Millenials (I was 21 when the people they were talking about were in their mid 30s). Millenials had their "moment" starting all the way back in 2008, when a lot of them started entering the work force after the financial crisis, and with the rise of tech-culture. They had like 10+ years of being the center of attention, and every young person was a "millenial." The recognition of Gen Z came relatively late for them as a generation, plus the lost years during pandemic, leaving so many of us pathologically clinging to our youth, because we had so little attention during it.
We weren’t the focus of good attention at all though . I was 20 in 2008, it was just article after article about how lazy we were, and how we didn’t want to get a job even though there kind of wasn’t a lot of good jobs at the time if you didn’t come from a wealthy family . Adults constantly asked myself and my peers to basically defend these like a large topics that we didn’t really have any ownership over but everyone kind of blamed them on us.
@@baby.nay. i def remember that because I was told I was a millenial, thus i sympathize with you guys a lot! Millenials definitely got screwed by pretty much everyone
I think people are getting a bit dramatic about this aging thing. And fhe fact that people think 30 is "old" is beyond funny. Even at 30 you got your whole life ahead of you lmao.
I'm 32 and I desagree xD@@moosesues8887 sorry but Stone Age is not 2023, that's why in this century we have healthcare, nutrition research, and so on, so we live much more, better and healthier. I'm in my best physical shape ever so :/ btw: you tell us when you reach 30 y.o. trust me, you will be like in your 20s but more mature and won't give a crap about what others think. Take care!
I don't mind aging actually, my teenage life was full of trauma. I never wish I could go back to older days, I always appreciate I can get more choices and control of myself than ever
it's just how society put so much value on youthfulness. started feeling old at 20, i was so unkind to myself. coming to terms with aging is hard but time will catch up on us all eventually lol.
The oldest Gen Z'er is literally 26-27💀 We are still young asf so please stop letting social media putting fear into y'all about aging and Gen Alpha who are still learning about fractions.
I just turned 19 and it feels so wrong. I still feel like I’m 16 or 17. I think a large part of this is due to being really in my head due to an ED from ages 13-17 and as I was getting better around 16/17 I began having problems with friends and became very isolated. So I spent most of my teen years having friends who I didn’t bond well with due to my ED (and also I just didn’t click with them) and then I lost all my friends and security in school so I didn’t socialise much or very deeply for many years. So I feel like I mentally stagnated for a bit. And suddenly I have to pay for my own classes, transport, do much more chores (I do chores instead of paying rent) sometimes food, apply for aid and sort my own appointments by myself. And time is passing much quicker because I’m not at school, I’m at home. And I’m still living at home with majority of essentials being paid for for me by my parents I still feel scared and apprehensive. I’m quite scared to start uni next year and be even more of an “adult”
i just wanna say that this is a COMPLETELY normal thing to experience and feel, our brains kinda get put on pause when going thru trauma and an ED is definitely traumatic as someone who dealt with the same thing. please know you won’t always feel stuck like that, give yourself some time because going through that takes A LOT of strength. i’m 21 and still feel 17/18 sometimes just because i didn’t have a normal childhood but it really does get easier. you won’t always feel like that🫂
About millenials vs Gen Z and aging: we just had different media channels, but unhealthy beauty standarts and youth culture was the same if not even crazier. For many of us it feels like now there's at least some body diversity and exposure to different stories.. Whist, the whole 2000's beauty standarts?? We're traumatized for life.
I’m 28, still look like I’m 16. My secret “don’t get mad about little things, or things you can’t control take a deep breath and let go”. Anger, anxiety, depression causes wrinkles.
As an older Gen Z i feel as though everybody needs to get their head out of their phone, tablet, and laptop and get outside and experience life and learn how to just be BORED! Without any time consuming distractions. Alot of our opinions, thoughts and feelings aren't even ours at all! But what we've seen through a screen.
I just turned 30 and it feels amazing I am both young and mature, confident and full of inner strength and power That’s not just because of number 30 I came through a lot of trauma, war, s-cide, ED, toxic relations, fear of gender, aging, other fears, and all that dark stuff you also have in your life 💔 One day I just felt like stop suffering. It’s my life and I felt really offended I’m wasting my time. It hurted so bad but at the same time that pain somehow gave me anger and power to move. I started taking care of my physical and mental health, I earned money just to invest it in me. It may look egoistic but finally I stated feeling good and live my best life. My point of view has changed. I finally noticed amazing people near me and started rebuilding my relations with them.. including my husband, my son and my parents. So now I feel that strong that everything that pop-culture pushes me to think and feel affects me only after my inner filter: what’s good and useful and what’s not. So dear guys, you are amazing, your life is precious and please build your strength and own mind. Pop culture is just someone’s job. It’s not your life. Stay healthy and happy, you can do it! ❤️❤️❤️ * sorry for mistakes, I lack of knowledge and practice. Feel free to point me 🤝
i think gen z being scared to age also has something to do with how gen z views the older gens currently(boomers and gen x) and i think a lot of us are scared to become so jaded or uncaring like some of the older people we see everyday. being out of touch with the current world is terrifying and now technology moves so fast we’re bound to fall out of touch sooner than past gens. like AI has been talked abt for decades now and yet it feels like it just popped up everywhere one day and i have no idea what’s going on… and i just turned 21 🥴
YESSSSS that's exactly what I'm scared of, I also don't want the new generation of kids to call us "old" and deem us irrelevant one day like this generation does to boomers and millennials right now
I’m not scared of physically aging. I’m scared of what getting older means for the people in my life. As in, people passing on. I have gone through a lot in my life and just don’t want to go through more lol
the physical part of aging isn’t something i look forward to, but it’s not something i’m terrified of. it’s the disconnect. the fact that we aren’t the new generation anymore and now gen alpha and is gonna take our place and cringe at our generation. it’s also the guilt for the fact that gen alpha is growing up in this messed up world. gen z had to watch the world become as terrible as it is, but gen alpha has to grow up in it and i feel terrible for them. also, getting old puts you at a much higher risk of developing horrifying illnesses like ALS, dementia, cancer, etc.
I think also just societally people consider your prime way too young. like I see people in there 30s complaining about being past their prime as if they're not literally in the prime of their lives ifykwim 😭
I'm going to be 26 in December. I feel like I've grown so much from when I was 19-20. Everything I thought I knew wasn't as it seemed, and now I'm just learning how to be the best version of myself.
As a Millennial (1990) , I understand the fear of being older because sometimes aging is scary and makes you feel things like Trying to figure if you got your life or mortality as you start seeing loved ones pass or drift away. Aging can hinder you from things certain positions or jobs. However, you shouldn't fear it. Aging just means you're still alive, still on this side of reality, and you don't accept anyone's bullshit. Gen Z will be ok and will be a successful generation
I’m honestly annoyed how older people and even other gen z, don’t realize how the pandemic fucked up our mindset in away. Like, the lockdown wasn’t just a cute week and we all kept it pushin like nothing happens. Like isn’t this common fucking sense ?
This really isn't talked about enough. I feel like I've missed out on my "youth" (though I'm still kinda young) and that my social anxiety has gotten worse now than it did in 2019, and I know I'm not alone. Social isolation is worse than anyone can imagine. Older generations simply don't get it, because millennials, gen x, and baby boomers already mostly had their lives together at that point because they are older. Many of them were already married with kids and a purpose in life, while many of us in gen z were still in school (college, middle school, or high school), needed socialization in our lives, were trying to work to start our careers or make money to move out, and were still young and living with our parents. And gen alpha, at least the older half who is old enough to remember the lockdowns, had it even worse.
Because people before you went through wars and genz are not the only ones who had to deal with the pandemic. Everything doesn’t revolve around y’all. For most young folks Covid was a harsh cold, for a lot of older folks it was fatal. EVERYBODY had their issues with the pandemic and we are ALL trying to rebuild our lives.
@@JamaicaDiamond24every generation had their own unique experiences with it but for gen z/gen alpha being a child, going to school and developing (mentally and physically) with the online culture that we had is smtg that almost no other generation will understand.
@@JamaicaDiamond24just bc other generations had their own world wide problems doesn’t take away from any CURRENT problems that the youth is dealing sithn
@@jasmyn323 didn’t say it didn’t. I said genz wasn’t the only ones that went through the pandemic but they sure as hell NEVER went through anything that came before them. So wanting all this extra hand holding is crazy. I was in school too. I had to go through distance learning and help family with their kids because they was out of school but had to do their classes through zoom but my sister still had to work. Life happens. Genz wasn’t the only ones who went through Covid. But y’all didn’t live through WWl WWll Vietnam war, 9 11 and the war that came of that. My point is every Generation goes through shit. Some worse than others. Never forget that you don’t live on this planet alone. Sorry not sorry if my comment offends. I don’t believe in cuddling.🤷♀️
I think our fear of aging might be tied to the concept of "young and beautiful". People don't say "old and beautiful" because youth and beauty are for some reason tied together. In our society beauty equates to value and it's obviously a privilege to be able to maintain that value, meanwhile people also profit from pretty privilege. I think our generations identity is curated around us being "the young generation" and therefore we want to maintain that youth because it's become harder to form an individual identity. What I mean is, as Gen Zer's, we're kinda lost and we want to be able to identify with something and because we are "the young generation" (although Gen Alpha is on their way to replacing us) and we identify with that label. As I mentioned, youth and beauty go hand in hand, therefore we also have value in our society and I guess on some level we are aware of that whilst also being afraid of losing that value, which is tied to our identity. We don't know who we are outside of an asigned label and we're afraid of that, because we don't want to be uncertain or whatever. I think a lot of Gen Zer's are sorta having a quater life crisis (at least some of my friends and I are having one). On another note: Aging means having more responsibilities and functioning in a world that wasn't built by us. The system is fucked and adulthood seems depressing. (Btw sorry if my English is bad...)
I'm 17 and having a quarter life crisis because I missed out on high school, won't be going to college and I have no social life to speak of, I never wanna be a grown 20 something year old man I wanna be a teen forever!
@iiCounted-op5jx sounds kinda relatable... I turned 19 a month ago. My high school experience absolutely sucked and I'm taking a year off before going to college. Most of my friends are moving away, but some are staying. I know I'm not the only one who feels lost. Maybe you should reach out to someone you know and talk about your feelings. I was surprised when I found out that a lot of others feel the way I do. If that doesn't work, try and find a way to express your feelings, so it doesn't seem so overwhelming.
The more you depend on your looks for Making money the more you gonna suffer once they are gone. No one should solely Making money from looks yes if you have talent then great but if you are getting opportunities just because of looks then it's going to make up depressed as f once they are gone and youth fades away fast
I'm solid millennial and aging is so not something I'm stressed about. I'm thinking about how is another species supposed to evolve up if we label everything a pest or a weed when life forms show up in "inconvenient" environments
It's interesting how common it is for gen z to think of early and mid 20's as their prime. Prior generations never thought that. I'm in my mid 30's and I'm in my prime now. Tbh, when I was in my 20's, most of my peers thought our prime years would be late 20's through 30's and we would spend our early/mid 20's working towards our prime. How can you be in your prime in your 20's when you know so little about life, have so little experience and haven't had time to really build resources? Sounds like a lot of pressure to expect to jump from teen to prime years.
I'm a 30 year old millennial 😁 I wear my age like a badge of honor. I've matured into a confident, strong-spirited woman. My life experience helps me communicate with people on a deeper level, and that's why I have good relationships with the people I care about. Aging into your 30s is scary only if you see your youth as something to regret. Try seeing it as a milestone on your personal journey of self-improvement and self-discovery
@chanela.7786 I know! We all are still young! Honestly, I feel like I'm just getting started. Life's not a linear line. I hope your life is going wonderfully, take care 💛
Whilst I’m loving being a teenager, I’m a little excited to be mid-50s with teenage kids and a nice house. Like I’m sure I’m romanticising it but being happy and middle aged seems very nice and comfortable.
I thought about that too at your age . You will literally need to start a savings account for that life TODAY . Shit doesn’t just happen . Having children is so so so expensive and owning a home is almost impossible unless you start saving when you’re a teenager in this economy, I wish you the best.❤
@@baby.nay. Why do you have to respond to this sweet comment with such negative ferocity? This commenter is a teenager, they do not need to be worrying about the stresses of debt and financial burden. They are entitled to daydream about their future while still enjoying the experience of being a financially dependent teenager. They don't need to worry about adult things right now, and it is unfair of you to push that onto them. This is literally part of the problem. So many bitter Gen Z'ers come online and because they aren't getting what they expected out of adulthood (I get it, this economy is wild but dont take it out on literal children), they try to make teenagers and children feel guilty for enjoying being teenagers and children. LET KIDS BE KIDS!
@@kikimurray7328 "they do not need to be worrying about the stresses of debt and financial burden" YES WE DO, you would rather wait even longer and have it be worse? the sooner the better "while still enjoying the experience of being a financially dependent teenager" LMAO EXPERIENCES?? how are you gonna experience anything without money? 🤣🤣 "and it is unfair of you to push that onto them." why? how is it unfair to put them ahead of the game so they don't have to worry about it later in life? do you hear youself? "let kids be kids" sounds like just another excuse to be lazy, just because you wanna waste time doesn't mean the rest of us want to
I feel like the more important aspect of this is gen z's fear of actually aging mentally, I constantly see videos pop up about how it's so sad that time and passed and about how the times used to be better. It's like they're scared of growing up.
personally, the part about aging that scares me the most is the unknown. with the affordable housing crisis, to unequal wealth distribution and an unlivable minimum wage, “hard work” simply doesn’t cut it for the majority of us anymore. Still living under my parents roof as a junior in high school, I’m already trying to plan the most cost-effective way to go about college given that our economy is in shambles. I’m scared to grow up because I’m scared of not being able to live.
I have a theory that Gen Z is so afraid of aging because they didn't expect to live into older adulthood. They grew up under seemingly constant threat of mass shootings and climate catastrophe, so they kind of thought there was no tomorrow. Now they're aging and they don't feel mentally prepared for what comes next.
i feel like gen z had their childhood " stolen" due to covid so we want to look younger, and alpha want to look older, those 13 yr olds look older than me and im 19. im not sure how this will affect alphas as they get older but i definitely think it will affect them emotionally and perhaps physically in the future
I'm an elder millenial (it sounds so funny to say that lol) I just turned 41. I would say the most difficult part of aging is navigating through this economy. Even though I am 41, I sometimes feel like I'm 27. I know that gen z feels alot of pressure due to social media. Shoot Facebook, Twitter and IG really didn't become popular until my late 20s. I didn't start to accomplish my goals until my late 30s. I guess my advice is that you are going to age and its going to come fast. Enjoy life, take care of your health, and don't be afraid to grow old.
I don’t care about looking older but the physical side effects of aging like maybe losing the ability to walk or your bones aching or developing dementia is what I’m scared of.
@@iiCounted-op5jx I'm almost 23 but I know the prime is 19. If you party too hard, the age catches up way too fast I already feel my metabolism going down.
As someone who is turning 19 soon, I still feel like I’m 15. I haven’t actually processed that I’m an adult. So things like jobs and responsibilities is still so strange to me. I feel the need to be taken care of. Without the pandemic happening, I probably wouldn’t still be taken care of like I am. My parents have to help me with EVERYTHING even tho I live two states over for college. Literally every week I have to FaceTime them and ask questions. I literally don’t go to the doctors unless my parents have scheduled it because it’s just something I never had to think about. I feel the same as I did when I was in high school, but now there’s just so much I have to think about. It’s exhausting
I work in scincare and the matter-of-fact attitudes towards plastic surgery in teens. Also the majority of customers has become gen alpha, these 11 yo girls are literally putting 4-step skincare routines. I feel gen alpha will be even more obsessed with aging than us
I bet Gen Alpha will start skin routines before they reach adolescence and will send messages like " I am approaching middle age so I better start now". Of course that's my assumption because Gen Alpha are from newborn to young children. I am not trying to be rude
I think the fear of aging is very much based in the lack of stability that young adults nowadays have, rather than the physical component. As an older Gen Z (i'm 25, so basically one foot in the grave), it's very common for us and younger millennials to live with their parents, stuck in their hometown despite having a "good" career because moving out and experiencing life is too expensive/risky. Of the people that have moved away, most of them are one lay off away from being financially fucked. The fear is more intense with us because we've also gotten to see millennials navigate this, and how much they are also struggling to find stability as they age as well. Many of the millennials I work with can't afford to even think of owning property or having children, despite having a set career in a lucrative field. I know it definitely scares me to think about my future, when everyone around me seems to be barely keeping afloat.
The media is so sickening about aging I swear. And 25 is far from old ,old age starts when you are like 60-70 . Those younger than you will be 25 one day so it's a one big cycle of life
I was just thinking today that “people feel so much pressure to accomplish everything before 30, that they think they’ll be useless if they don’t have a house, a car and degree and everything set up.” It doesn’t help that most job descriptions are looking for younger people with decades of experience 😅. I’m 28 years old, I live with my mom. I have $0.20 in my bank account 😢. I’m finishing my degree and finally got a steady job that pays minimum wage, living in a foreign country and waiting to get permanent residence so I can apply for a higher paying job that won’t take advantage of me.
As a gen z, I want to look old. I want to be gray streaks coming from my side burns, I want the wrinkles that showed how much I smiled in life. I don't want the joint pain or lack of movement, but I do want the look
I had to move myself, my mom, my grandma, and my two sisters, while getting a new job, lost that job and burnt out. I aged years in the span of 3 months. Ive never cared about aging but now i want my youth back so fiercely that i cant stand it.
i just turned 20 and i don't care much about my apperence or aging but about wtf am i gonna do in life in general. about being my true self or my mental health etc.
I honestly feel like we missed out on a significant part of our youth because of covid. We were in a time capsule for two years, but it felt like forever so now we're scared of missing out on our youth
I’m interested in the concept of wasting one’s youth, I wonder where that comes from, since we (Gen x) didn’t really feel that (maybe we should’ve been more mindful about not wasting ours lol but that’s another thing).
I never understand how ppl feel old when they’re barely 25% to 30% throughout the life that they’re going to live because if you think about it I feel like we were supposed to live to 80 maybe 90 depends .. so if you’re in your 20s 30s then you’re barely halfway through all your life. ?? You haven’t even experienced all the things that you’re going to experience, so how did you know you’re getting old .. I’m 22 now and I have friends were a couple years older than me and maybe acting like they’re old is shit like bro we’re only in our 20s I know we all go through shit that makes our lives for long and hard and makes is one of the young again because that’s how I feel. I feel like I wanna be a kid but I can’t wait to grow old. I can’t wait to see what I’ve done with my life.
Im 36 and all the stuff on tiktok, about skin care and how to look young forever, is really hard fo rme honestly. I had to get off tiktok, because it really made me self conscious.
Millennial chiming in - it really comes down to your outlook on life - having a youthful spirit is key because you can be whatever chronological age you are but having a zest for life - being open to change taking on challenges - takes all youth - and that’s available to everyone ..
Ssssshhhhhhhh! Rumy, I'm still 18. LEAVE ME ALONE!😭No, but in all seriousness, I think for me, it's not necessarily aging (like getting wrinkles and stuff like that) that doesn't bothers me. It's the increasing amount of adult responsibilities that you get as you age further that frightens me. Like the other day, I was at the dentist and they said, "wow, you're 18 now; now you can come to these appointments by yourself". And the way I starting panicking! Like what do you mean?! I was just 17 not too long ago, calm your tits. For me, it's the fear of getting older and still not being prepared for adult life (taxes, a mortgage, insurance, bills, etc). I'M NOT READY! 😭
What you are feeling is normal . Yesterday you were underage and now that you are an young adult you are suddenly expected to act like all grown up. Don't worry not everyone feels like an adult when just recently were going to school
One interesting thing about this is how us millennials where often made to feel like we just wouldn't grow up and how immature we were so the feeling of "adulting" or growing up feels good? feels acomplishhed, I don't know if there is much distress around aging really.
I'm not scares of aging I'm just completely terrified of dying lol and as you get older you get closer and closer to dying so I'm not really looking forward to getting older
I'll say like I said in the last Gen Alpha video, EVERY generation goes through this. Gen Z is special but not the exception to common aging crisis. They will also feel different about once they get passed 30. There's no more pressure to be the it Generation. You can finally just be you.
Oh yes GenZ got the shortest end of the stick with this one 😬 You’re the first generation to grow up without even the concept of existing w/o social media and you’re up against an addictive (sometimes deleterious) form of media. Tbh I don’t think it’s going to get better, how can you not worry about aging when as children you guys were in front of cameras, being inundated with your image daily?? (Also digital cameras are sooo distortive) This will be a big thing for the next gen to work through; for me I minimize my exposure to social media, avoid TikTok like the plague, and one of my many hobbies is film photography 😅 but I’m a young millennial (‘94) so I know my mindset is so different. I just hope it doesn’t devolve into more depression, substance abuse, or other forms of self harm.
I think something that doesnt get talked abt enough are the younger gen z personally im 13 and it just feels like im too young for gen z but also too old for gen alpha
Ive spent all of my time from 11-16 yo struggling so much mentally and i also didnt have any friends, but once ive started figuring things out and getting better and making some cool friends, suddenly i turn 18yo, high school is over, uni is starting and everything that just feels so wrong, i dont feel like a mature young adult and i definetly want to live my high school life properly like any teen, like im genuinly lost and dont know what my next step is at all, and i also know that if i dont thrive from now till 25 then theres not many ways for me to be stable afterwards, its all so scary im definetly not prepared for any of this, i just opened my eyes to the world
I’m 35. But I really relate to your feelings. If you have selected a uni that’s awesome , don’t overthink it . I was not mature (nor was anyone else ) my first year of college . There will be tons of new experiences and opportunities to make new friends. An awesome thing is no one knows you , everyone is sort of starting from scratch their first year of college, and if they are pretending like they are the coolest thing that has it completely figured it out and “all together” , they’re lying lol . First year of college is all about soaking in those new experiences. You shouldn’t have things figured out, that would actually not be fun.😊 just try to go out as much and have as much fun as you can without completely losing sight of your classes, things will fall into place and make a lot more sense soon .
I'm 18 with older parents (51 and 57), and I'm honestly excited to age. I got hit with the depression/anxiety/autism/substance abuse wombo combo and with the current state of the world and family history of suicide, the odds of living a long life are pretty slim for me (I'd imagine I have about 30 years). I hope I'm wrong, though. If I can get wrinkles and grey hair, if I start looking like my parents, if I surpass their age, then I'll prove that I was wrong. They won't be with me forever, but I hope they see me get older and they don't worry about me when they die. I used to hate having older parents, but I'm honestly thankful for it now. My dad started greying young (late 20s/early 30s maybe) and when he didn't shave, people would confuse him for my grandpa. He's aged nicely, his hair's thinned out; it's dark on top with grey streaks that get whiter on the bottom, just like his dad. His facial hair still has some red in it, but it's salt and pepper now and his beard is white. He has the same light eyes and crooked smile. I have his facial structure and his bulky build. I used to be insecure about my smile until I realized that I got it from him; now I love it because I'll always have a piece of him with me. I can look in the mirror and see his smile :) My mom aged very gracefully; she's older, but she gets mistaken for being in her 40s all the time. I have her hair color, her skin complexion, and her eyes. It's a nice blonde that goes great with the silver streaks in her hair. She has wrinkles and smile lines and she's not ashamed of it, she embraces her age and my dad will agree that she's just as beautiful as she was 20 years ago. My teens weren't fun because the mental illness kicked in at 12 and something (I'm not quite sure what) is manifesting. I have a caring family, but I'm struggling so much. I'm not scared of aging because all I see with aging is healing. My scars will fade, I'll quit smoking, and I'll start looking more like my parents. I'll figure myself out, find out where I'm supposed to be and stop feeling like a ghost. I don't understand this fear of aging; the only way to stay young forever is to die young, and it's always horrible when someone dies young. A parent has to bury their child, your siblings grow up without you, and decades later, those who knew you will keep wondering what could've been if you were still here. Aging isn't a curse, it's a blessing that few get to experience. Growing old in a place you've made for yourself, surrounded with love from those whose lives you've positively touched. Why *wouldn't* I want that?
Thank you for being open about ur anxiety! I also have anxiety (specifically GAD) and always find it is great when content creators are open about it. I’m in business and it’s always hard because it’s not a normal thing to talk about in business but as a gen Z (oldest part of gen z) I feel we need to be honest and open about it. Businesses need to change their perspective and adapt to us who have mental health issues. Not the other way around
Honestly because teenagers control a lot of the online zeitgeist of what’s trendy- trendy to wear, trendy to like, trendy to watch- and so many tv shows aimed at people our age is about teenagers/young adults, growing out of that sphere is just really scary. It’s like becoming irrelevant, and of course there’s the looming threat of Gen alpha taking over the internet space as the new teen trendsetters in a few years, possibly taking over majorly Gen z spaces like TikTok that freaks Gen z people out. The way millennials were treated after Gen z became the new youth just makes it seem like we as Gen z will become the new punching bag of society/online spaces.
0:50 I view Gen Z as starting around 1997 or 1998. I have a niece who is 29 this year and I see her as a Millennial. My kids are firmly in Gen Z ('01 and '04).
I discovered your channel years ago (a gworl has no idea what year, though 😭) through your reaction to film/television. And, I love those so much and pray for the day when we’ll see them again when the strikes come to an end. 🙏🏽 I’ve also come to enjoy your commentary and perspective outside of that (like this video for example) so much. I’m currently 23 as well and for me, the fear of aging (like I’ve seen others comment as well) has really to do with the stability of it all, or even deeper, the expectation of being stable and maintaining said stability (personally, financially, professionally, etc) rather than the physical aspects of it all (don’t get me wrong, though, the physical is part of it as well). One of the ways I’ve been able to reassure myself and keep myself grounded through the fears has been to consistently through grace, remind myself to take it one day at a time (I love a good cliche) and to not succumb to outside and internal pressures because I’m where I need to be right now and while there are still so many parts of my life that I’m figuring out (career, romantic/sexual partnership and platonic relationships, overall wellness are the top ones for me that come up consistently), I’ve taken so many steps forward when I look back at 3 years ago or 9 years ago me. So, that usually helps me to be at peace and grounded and being okay with where I’m at and where I’m heading as a person. The fear is still there and I’m certain it’ll always be there as that’s just part of being alive and human; and, in my welcoming of the fear, I also try not to allow it to have full control over my life or actions. Thanks again for your insight and outlook. ♥️🙏🏽
As a millenial in my mid 30ies, i find it interesting this video is mainly about aging and looks. When i talk with peers the relevant topics are health issues at the moment: back pain, constant exhausation, long recovery times...
I only noticed my fear of growing up when not even 5 months ago i turned 17 and i was so sad that i was no longer 16. Even the thought of turning 18 freaks me out
when I was 16 I was SO SCARED of turning 17, and now that I'm 17 I realize that 17 isn't really that different from 16 but NOW I'm scared as hell about turning 18
I'm 33 so I'm a millennial. I totally agree in your statement on how social media cause an increased scare of aging. So for gen z who literally grew up with social media, you all are more affected than all previous generations. It's sad and scary. But aging is a biessing. I can't wait to br old, retired and hanging out with my grandkids in the garden lol
Do you think about the fact that 30 years = All your life to this day + another half of all you life ? it's actually a loooot, don't worry you got a lot of time
Judging from how much older plastic surgery and fillers and all that make you look, they will look OLDER far YOUNGER than any other generation. Prioritizing caring for your body from the inside is the key to making your outside look its best. Period.
People whose content propagates an obsession with appearance, youth, pop culture etc - those same people complaining about said culture is quite funny, in a depressing, make-me-wanna-throw-up kinda way.
It's like when RUclipsrs make videos about body positivity but then the other half of their videos are promotes toxic diet culture and videos on how to get thinner.
I’m elder gen Z, just turned 26 last week and it’s causing my newest existential crisis 💀 especially because I’m not in a great place in life during this current moment. Just didn’t feel like a good time to age another year
I'm more afraid of remaining stagnant in life as I age. But I'm also terrified to seize any opportunities given to me. No doubt an affect of that shitshow we call a lockdown.
I had a talk with my great ant, aunt, and she said that her and her girlfriends had been talking about how they did not give a second thought to how they looked when they were young, and how they are feeling very bad for you people now.😢
I see alot of comments saying basically they don’t want to be called old or treated badly or like a older citizen by gen alpha and not really be the “it” generation and not gonna lie it makes me laugh. As a gen Z growing up on the internet I cant even count the times I have seen random gen z kids call a random millennial old or remind them they are not young and a 30 year old hag ect. It seems like this whole aging thing really is mainly gen z and with this terrible outlook on it, yeah growing older is going to seem awful. Idk if you think 30 or even 25 is such a terrible old age and its always on my mind you are making it miserable for yourself who will eventually get that age.
I want to experience every part of life and aging, and the things that come with it, is a part of life -> I'm fully enjoying my youth but I'm also lowkey exited to be old haha
My best friend who’s 23 just recently got masseter Botox and is gonna get Botox early to prevent wrinkles and it makes me so sad that we can’t appreciate our natural selves. She’s so beautiful naturally it makes me sad we can’t be comfortable being ourselves.
Tell her she’s gonna get more wrinkles by 30 . I get Botox for a migraine treatments and it’s kind of fucked me up. The muscles immediately next to whatever muscle has been frozen will just start to work more and she will eventually get a larger muscle to develop in the jaw that was not the original muscle. If she isn’t getting it for a medical pain purpose, tell her to stop immediately. It only takes a few years for deep deep wrinkles to completely set in from actually getting the Botox.
“Elder” Millennial here (1981). To my Gen Z peeps. Hang in there some of us young old heads are trying to make space for you. Life (US pov) is expensive and almost feels like a Ponzi scheme. Keep your heads up✊🏾
As an old fart from the tail end of Gen X it now very much amuses me when young people think a year, a couple of years or even 5 years is a long time. I don't consider even 10 years to be a long time, after all it was 2013 just yesterday 😂
I feel so validated right now because, in case you’re not aware…there are a lot of Gen X, millennials, and even boomers, who believe that gen z remains completely unaffected by the pandemic/or more broadly, the societal events (mostly in the US) from like 2008-2022. I’m a millennial and I’ve had multiple mini battles in comments sections where I’m trying to defend a gen z kid from some random not gen z person saying how they’re “totally out of touch” or “overly sensitive and dramatic” or how “our society is doomed thanks to gen z”. I’m always so confused how anyone could ever blame gen z for trying, but getting it wrong or even for acting way out of line, and later realizing they were wrong. Saying gen z has life so east simply isn’t true.
Yes totally agree, Im also a millenial and like literally fought for Gen Z during pandemic... I am so done with boomers and Gen X since that sry not sry like did they even forget how it feels to be young or what? Cant generalize everyone of course but it's been my impression so far...
If you think this is bad, wait til you hear about how gen x talks about themselves in the media. They make themselves sound like victims of mundane things that everyone goes through, like being a latch key kid or make themselves out to be heroes who pioneered everything good (even if baby boomers and people older have done these same things lol). I think this is what happens when you see your own generation being under or misrepresented in the media. You'd feel an urge to share your side of the story a lot more. Baby boomers and millennials are always in the center of attention in the media regardless of the decade, while gen x only had a short time in the media in the 90s and early 2000s, and gen z will have its time right now in the 2020s before gen alpha grows up, but then we'll probably be just as "forgotten". You notice that with millennials, millennials don't need to talk about themselves, because everyone else is doing it for them? Same with baby boomers. It's kind of the opposite with gen x and gen z.
I’m 41 at the beginning of millennials and you guys will be just fine. The older you get the younger you feel. For me I still look your age! I get the shocking face all the time from folks. Just take care of your diet, choose your friends wisely, drink water, smile more and sleep 😴. Hugs from a millennial!
I'm at the part where you were saying you are 23 and turning 24 this December me too! Omg! you sound like me because it is unreal to me to day next December I will be 25 and won't be cute anymore lol! It's so weird to think I am almost halfway through my twenties.... I don't even feel twenty to be honest lmao.
To feel peace and fulfillment with aging and in your life, I’ve realized it’s vital to accept the unavoidable, do things you enjoy that give you no outside validation, immerse yourself in life and focus on simple joys found in the present moment. It’s important to spend your energy and time doing things that get your mind off yourself as much as possible.
I'm not too afraid of aging because it's a natural process and a part of life. Life is divided into stages and from each you gain new experiences and learn how to deal with more responsibilities and obligations. I will turn 19 in October and time seems to fly. I'm not shocked when I say I'm 19, but I am surprised 😅when I realize how old a friend or acquaintance is and when I realize how quickly everything has changed. I feel like my time in high school has gone by too quickly and I'm not sure how ready I am to handle the extra duties and responsibilities. The pandemic helped me to work on myself. I went to art high school and that's where I really found myself. I met wonderful people, made beautiful friends and renewed some friendships and relationships from before. As friendships and relationships are important to me, I fear that some of them will be diluted. I'm really looking forward😊 to this new chapter of life, but I'm not sure how I'll handle it. I'm glad we're talking about this topic in this way ❤, because I don't think it's talked about enough in such a healthy way 🌱.
36, here. It’s fine. 😂Honestly. You transition into less makeup more taking care of your skin/ in general you begin to take care of your body for health and not just image. You begin to love your body in different ways. I promise, as the lil ghost of a gen ahead of you, it’s better and you’ll be fine. Embrace yourself at all stages and you’ll age gracefully 😊
We're getting a little dramatic since aging is inevitable, but I'm scared at how Gen Alpha will cringe at our culture and style 😭
tbh Gen alpha just feels like a continuous Gen Z. Nothing really about Gen Alpha "culture" really strikes me as too different as the stuff Gen Z does
@@igniculusquartz1827that’s because they’re literally little kids lol
@@tylerhackner9731 the oldest Gen alpha are like 12-13 which I think is when a lot of them start to get a sense of an online identity. Of course I know they're still quite young but my point Gen Z grew up in a very different world than Milennials, but I think Gen Alpha is growing up in a pretty similar world to Gen Z.
@@igniculusquartz1827I think maybe younger Gen Z (those still in high school) will relate way more to the older Gen Alpha but the oldest Gen Z (27-28) just won’t
@@igniculusquartz1827 true, but I do think as Gen Alpha grows more, they'll eventually branch out and start new things. For now, they're dependent on our culture since the oldest Gen Alpha is 13 I think?
The physical part of aging, I am not concerned about. That's just how life works. However, aging and stability are what I'm worried about. When you are young and lack experiences, you have a reason not to be stable. I would hate to be in my 30's or 40's ( 25 now) and still unstable. The fear of being unable to progress once I am "old" is what I have.
agree
@KaleighCee which is understandable. Plus, you are actively trying to still improve your life.
For example , I have older siblings (30's) , a couple of them are stuck in this perpetual cycle of un-stability / toxicity, and they are fine with it. Well, they act like there is nothing they can do about it and accept it. I don't want that for myself as I age. I don't want people to refer to " can't teach an old dog new tricks " to me because I am stuck in my way of being old. If that makes sense
If it makes you feel better, most people aren’t stable these days. Cost of living is skyrocketing, wages are stagnant & the climate crisis is coming for all our necks. I’m seeing people in their 60s lose everything & end up on the streets daily so don’t be too hard on yourself. It’s not you, it’s capitalism.
YES.
Same also 25
15:22 Aging isn't just a natural part of life, it's absolutely a privilege. Elders have the status they do/used to because it's hard to get that far and stay coherent
yes i agree. some people don’t have the chance to grow up/ age
This immediately made me think of my cousin who died in her early twenties while with child. Both her and her baby will never be able to age. Aging is definitely a privilege. I miss her so freakin much
this is so true!
honestly it’s more scary to NOT age than to age 😭
Very true but if you live in AMerica (sadly I do) we don't value the elderly here, we warehouse them in nursing homes and are seen as a burden and disrespected unless you are a 1st or 2nd generation immigrant with intact family structure and intergenerational values
for me its not so much a fear of getting older its more so a fear of wasting my time now
YES
PERIODDD 🗣🗣🗣🗣
Literally same
Agreed
@as-cf7rxwatching our respective governments go out of their way to fuck up our futures for short term profits also adds to that sense of not having enough time. Dozens upon dozens of articles and research showing how our current systems are not viable anymore and they just tell us to fuck off and deal with it when it's our turn.
We don't know if we're gonna even make it to old age at the rate things are going. I feel so bad for Gen Alpha because it's going to be even worse for them if nothing changes.
i'm not too concerned with the physical appearance side of aging but i'm scared for the future. wasting time now, family dying, growing up and instability, things like that.
A sheety economy that will not have social securities or pensions to rely on when you are old and sick, etc... Lots of worse things to worry about than just the physical aspects of aging.
I hope we get over it and make aging cool again. I’m thinking 13 going on 30 vibes ( love that movie). I’m just TIRED of the high school trope media. Casting grown adults to play minors, yet made for other adults to watch?? It’s weird. I think this is why shows like insecure are so amazing.
@@chowderscriblove that show
@@chowderscribloveee insecure and i’m 18😂 it was refreshing to watch 30 year olds play in their actual age group and see their experiences
I’m 28 and still look like I’m 17
I’m in healthcare and my older patients often tell me getting old sucks; and in some aspects it does but it’s inevitable. Part of the reason gen z (and really anyone) is afraid to get old is because society is weirdly youth obsessed. The standard of beauty tends to be centered around young, fresh faces. Tv shows and movie narratives are centered around teenagers. The “It Girl” in music is always under 25 years old. People treat looking youthful past their 20s as a status symbol. All of it says that if you are older than 25, then you aren’t worth looking at.
This is exactly it. I'm Gen X, and I remember when I realized I was no longer the target demographic, or as Wendy Williams said, "The Moment", in the late 90s. I actually felt sad. There's something heady about being catered to like that, when the spotlight is on you and everyone is fighting for your attention.
It's just that it's a lie. It's all marketing to keep those dollars rolling in - either from young people who are more likely to purchase based on trends and promotions, or people older than them that will make purchases to be like the young people who have all the attention.
The huge, never-been-seen-before-in-the-history-of-humanity difference though is how saturated y'all are in it. Like I don't think the human brain is built to handle this much media marketing. It feels overwhelming to me, and I'm not even the target demographic, so I can't even imagine how much more intense it is for y'all. I'm truly sorry for that, that you're having to grapple with coming of age in this landscape.
Your older patients are right, with a caveat. The physical stuff kinda sucks, lol - things that worked your whole life just kinda not is a little hard to grapple with. But the mental stuff? Diamond mine's worth of better than in my 20s. There's a helluva lot of freedom in getting older. It's a huge tradeoff, but it's a really positive thing to look forward to.
It feels weird predatory too.. Like everyone has to look like a child to be attractive. It's disgusting.
@@vibrantgleamyeah, that’s the problem with our “fetishization of youth” as we call it, is that it’s REALLY creepy.
It always was, however
Women were married by 25
Gen Z is getting back into nicotine, by vaping
Instead of cigarettes
Causing them to age
Honestly I’m genuinely scared of growing up. I’ve been having more frequent talks with my mom about how it feels scary knowing I’ll have to start being an adult and she gave me some great advice.
You should think about life in stages. In every stage you experience new things and freedoms you’ve never had. And although the thought of moving into unfamiliar territory is unnerving you always get good experiences in return. It gives and takes.
Growing up is hard. Hope this helps somehow ❤
I feel you, I am really scared of growing up, too. This really helped. Thank you for sharing it❤️
As an elder gen Z, I think part of this is that Gen Z wasnt really recognized as an actual generation til like, COVID. People at work lumped me in with Millenials (I was 21 when the people they were talking about were in their mid 30s). Millenials had their "moment" starting all the way back in 2008, when a lot of them started entering the work force after the financial crisis, and with the rise of tech-culture. They had like 10+ years of being the center of attention, and every young person was a "millenial." The recognition of Gen Z came relatively late for them as a generation, plus the lost years during pandemic, leaving so many of us pathologically clinging to our youth, because we had so little attention during it.
I feel this so hard as older gen z. I always thought I was a millennial until 2020
@@ellegmye I didn't know what gen I was
We weren’t the focus of good attention at all though . I was 20 in 2008, it was just article after article about how lazy we were, and how we didn’t want to get a job even though there kind of wasn’t a lot of good jobs at the time if you didn’t come from a wealthy family . Adults constantly asked myself and my peers to basically defend these like a large topics that we didn’t really have any ownership over but everyone kind of blamed them on us.
@@baby.nay. i def remember that because I was told I was a millenial, thus i sympathize with you guys a lot! Millenials definitely got screwed by pretty much everyone
I hate being called a millennial as an elder gen Z! Like in 2008 I was in middle school! Class of 2012
I think people are getting a bit dramatic about this aging thing. And fhe fact that people think 30 is "old" is beyond funny. Even at 30 you got your whole life ahead of you lmao.
Agreed
Buddy if your 30 your on deaths door that was like the average life span in the Stone Age
@@moosesues8887 yeah okay bud
I'm 32 and I desagree xD@@moosesues8887 sorry but Stone Age is not 2023, that's why in this century we have healthcare, nutrition research, and so on, so we live much more, better and healthier. I'm in my best physical shape ever so :/
btw: you tell us when you reach 30 y.o. trust me, you will be like in your 20s but more mature and won't give a crap about what others think. Take care!
THANK YOU FOR THAT. I'm turning 30 in a few weeks and this helps tremendously!
I don't mind aging actually, my teenage life was full of trauma. I never wish I could go back to older days, I always appreciate I can get more choices and control of myself than ever
it's just how society put so much value on youthfulness. started feeling old at 20, i was so unkind to myself. coming to terms with aging is hard but time will catch up on us all eventually lol.
I never wanna turn 20, I never wanna be a grown man, I wanna be a teen/17 year old forever I might even off myself before ever turning 20
@@iiCounted-op5jx 😦
The oldest Gen Z'er is literally 26-27💀 We are still young asf so please stop letting social media putting fear into y'all about aging and Gen Alpha who are still learning about fractions.
I’m 15 and thinking about aging to a short extent
the youngest of gen z is only 14, people really need to calm down
26 and 27 is not young you’re damn well an old hag at that point
If you're in your 20s, you're a grown man.
@@taylorelizabeth9018the youngest of Gen Z as of right now is 11 years old, but I still respect your belief or opinion.
I just turned 19 and it feels so wrong. I still feel like I’m 16 or 17. I think a large part of this is due to being really in my head due to an ED from ages 13-17 and as I was getting better around 16/17 I began having problems with friends and became very isolated. So I spent most of my teen years having friends who I didn’t bond well with due to my ED (and also I just didn’t click with them) and then I lost all my friends and security in school so I didn’t socialise much or very deeply for many years. So I feel like I mentally stagnated for a bit. And suddenly I have to pay for my own classes, transport, do much more chores (I do chores instead of paying rent) sometimes food, apply for aid and sort my own appointments by myself. And time is passing much quicker because I’m not at school, I’m at home. And I’m still living at home with majority of essentials being paid for for me by my parents I still feel scared and apprehensive. I’m quite scared to start uni next year and be even more of an “adult”
Couldn't have said it better same.❤
i just wanna say that this is a COMPLETELY normal thing to experience and feel, our brains kinda get put on pause when going thru trauma and an ED is definitely traumatic as someone who dealt with the same thing. please know you won’t always feel stuck like that, give yourself some time because going through that takes A LOT of strength. i’m 21 and still feel 17/18 sometimes just because i didn’t have a normal childhood but it really does get easier. you won’t always feel like that🫂
I'm 19 too and I get that completely, not an ED but having mental illness hamper my development and not feeling like an adult.
DON'T worry you're not alone
I'm 19 too and I still feel like a child, you arent alone. Just don't rush the process.
About millenials vs Gen Z and aging: we just had different media channels, but unhealthy beauty standarts and youth culture was the same if not even crazier. For many of us it feels like now there's at least some body diversity and exposure to different stories..
Whist, the whole 2000's beauty standarts?? We're traumatized for life.
I'm 30 and the struggle is real. Skincare can be an obsession. I've made mine more simple over the years and it has worked better. Who knew, right?
I’m 28, still look like I’m 16.
My secret “don’t get mad about little things, or things you can’t control take a deep breath and let go”. Anger, anxiety, depression causes wrinkles.
As an older Gen Z i feel as though everybody needs to get their head out of their phone, tablet, and laptop and get outside and experience life and learn how to just be BORED! Without any time consuming distractions. Alot of our opinions, thoughts and feelings aren't even ours at all! But what we've seen through a screen.
I just turned 30 and it feels amazing
I am both young and mature, confident and full of inner strength and power
That’s not just because of number 30
I came through a lot of trauma, war, s-cide, ED, toxic relations, fear of gender, aging, other fears, and all that dark stuff you also have in your life 💔
One day I just felt like stop suffering. It’s my life and I felt really offended I’m wasting my time. It hurted so bad but at the same time that pain somehow gave me anger and power to move. I started taking care of my physical and mental health, I earned money just to invest it in me. It may look egoistic but finally I stated feeling good and live my best life. My point of view has changed. I finally noticed amazing people near me and started rebuilding my relations with them.. including my husband, my son and my parents.
So now I feel that strong that everything that pop-culture pushes me to think and feel affects me only after my inner filter: what’s good and useful and what’s not.
So dear guys, you are amazing, your life is precious and please build your strength and own mind. Pop culture is just someone’s job. It’s not your life. Stay healthy and happy, you can do it! ❤️❤️❤️
* sorry for mistakes, I lack of knowledge and practice. Feel free to point me 🤝
i think gen z being scared to age also has something to do with how gen z views the older gens currently(boomers and gen x) and i think a lot of us are scared to become so jaded or uncaring like some of the older people we see everyday. being out of touch with the current world is terrifying and now technology moves so fast we’re bound to fall out of touch sooner than past gens. like AI has been talked abt for decades now and yet it feels like it just popped up everywhere one day and i have no idea what’s going on… and i just turned 21 🥴
Honestly? You have a good point.
I'm so happy I have my Faith in God. This helps me have hope and peace to not worry. ❤
YESSSSS that's exactly what I'm scared of, I also don't want the new generation of kids to call us "old" and deem us irrelevant one day like this generation does to boomers and millennials right now
It's just gen z doesn't want to be treated bad by people mostly the society
I get your point, I’m Gen x and we’re jaded af and I would be scared to become like us too.
I’m not scared of physically aging. I’m scared of what getting older means for the people in my life. As in, people passing on. I have gone through a lot in my life and just don’t want to go through more lol
i more so have a fear of not aging lol. seeing older queer couples is so amazing for me!
the physical part of aging isn’t something i look forward to, but it’s not something i’m terrified of. it’s the disconnect. the fact that we aren’t the new generation anymore and now gen alpha and is gonna take our place and cringe at our generation. it’s also the guilt for the fact that gen alpha is growing up in this messed up world. gen z had to watch the world become as terrible as it is, but gen alpha has to grow up in it and i feel terrible for them. also, getting old puts you at a much higher risk of developing horrifying illnesses like ALS, dementia, cancer, etc.
Yesss, not being the new generation anymore is very disturbing to me .. the disconnect, not being modern anymore, being the new olds aaaa
@@HopeInLighty FR
I think also just societally people consider your prime way too young. like I see people in there 30s complaining about being past their prime as if they're not literally in the prime of their lives ifykwim 😭
Seriously !!! You don’t even get smart until like 29/30
I'm going to be 26 in December. I feel like I've grown so much from when I was 19-20. Everything I thought I knew wasn't as it seemed, and now I'm just learning how to be the best version of myself.
As a Millennial (1990) , I understand the fear of being older because sometimes aging is scary and makes you feel things like Trying to figure if you got your life or mortality as you start seeing loved ones pass or drift away. Aging can hinder you from things certain positions or jobs. However, you shouldn't fear it. Aging just means you're still alive, still on this side of reality, and you don't accept anyone's bullshit. Gen Z will be ok and will be a successful generation
I’m honestly annoyed how older people and even other gen z, don’t realize how the pandemic fucked up our mindset in away. Like, the lockdown wasn’t just a cute week and we all kept it pushin like nothing happens. Like isn’t this common fucking sense
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This really isn't talked about enough. I feel like I've missed out on my "youth" (though I'm still kinda young) and that my social anxiety has gotten worse now than it did in 2019, and I know I'm not alone. Social isolation is worse than anyone can imagine. Older generations simply don't get it, because millennials, gen x, and baby boomers already mostly had their lives together at that point because they are older. Many of them were already married with kids and a purpose in life, while many of us in gen z were still in school (college, middle school, or high school), needed socialization in our lives, were trying to work to start our careers or make money to move out, and were still young and living with our parents. And gen alpha, at least the older half who is old enough to remember the lockdowns, had it even worse.
Because people before you went through wars and genz are not the only ones who had to deal with the pandemic. Everything doesn’t revolve around y’all. For most young folks Covid was a harsh cold, for a lot of older folks it was fatal. EVERYBODY had their issues with the pandemic and we are ALL trying to rebuild our lives.
@@JamaicaDiamond24every generation had their own unique experiences with it but for gen z/gen alpha being a child, going to school and developing (mentally and physically) with the online culture that we had is smtg that almost no other generation will understand.
@@JamaicaDiamond24just bc other generations had their own world wide problems doesn’t take away from any CURRENT problems that the youth is dealing sithn
@@jasmyn323 didn’t say it didn’t. I said genz wasn’t the only ones that went through the pandemic but they sure as hell NEVER went through anything that came before them. So wanting all this extra hand holding is crazy. I was in school too. I had to go through distance learning and help family with their kids because they was out of school but had to do their classes through zoom but my sister still had to work. Life happens. Genz wasn’t the only ones who went through Covid. But y’all didn’t live through WWl WWll Vietnam war, 9 11 and the war that came of that. My point is every Generation goes through shit. Some worse than others. Never forget that you don’t live on this planet alone. Sorry not sorry if my comment offends. I don’t believe in cuddling.🤷♀️
I think our fear of aging might be tied to the concept of "young and beautiful". People don't say "old and beautiful" because youth and beauty are for some reason tied together. In our society beauty equates to value and it's obviously a privilege to be able to maintain that value, meanwhile people also profit from pretty privilege. I think our generations identity is curated around us being "the young generation" and therefore we want to maintain that youth because it's become harder to form an individual identity. What I mean is, as Gen Zer's, we're kinda lost and we want to be able to identify with something and because we are "the young generation" (although Gen Alpha is on their way to replacing us) and we identify with that label. As I mentioned, youth and beauty go hand in hand, therefore we also have value in our society and I guess on some level we are aware of that whilst also being afraid of losing that value, which is tied to our identity. We don't know who we are outside of an asigned label and we're afraid of that, because we don't want to be uncertain or whatever. I think a lot of Gen Zer's are sorta having a quater life crisis (at least some of my friends and I are having one). On another note: Aging means having more responsibilities and functioning in a world that wasn't built by us. The system is fucked and adulthood seems depressing.
(Btw sorry if my English is bad...)
I'm 17 and having a quarter life crisis because I missed out on high school, won't be going to college and I have no social life to speak of, I never wanna be a grown 20 something year old man I wanna be a teen forever!
@iiCounted-op5jx sounds kinda relatable... I turned 19 a month ago. My high school experience absolutely sucked and I'm taking a year off before going to college. Most of my friends are moving away, but some are staying. I know I'm not the only one who feels lost. Maybe you should reach out to someone you know and talk about your feelings. I was surprised when I found out that a lot of others feel the way I do. If that doesn't work, try and find a way to express your feelings, so it doesn't seem so overwhelming.
The more you depend on your looks for Making money the more you gonna suffer once they are gone. No one should solely Making money from looks yes if you have talent then great but if you are getting opportunities just because of looks then it's going to make up depressed as f once they are gone and youth fades away fast
I'm solid millennial and aging is so not something I'm stressed about.
I'm thinking about how is another species supposed to evolve up if we label everything a pest or a weed when life forms show up in "inconvenient" environments
It's interesting how common it is for gen z to think of early and mid 20's as their prime. Prior generations never thought that. I'm in my mid 30's and I'm in my prime now. Tbh, when I was in my 20's, most of my peers thought our prime years would be late 20's through 30's and we would spend our early/mid 20's working towards our prime. How can you be in your prime in your 20's when you know so little about life, have so little experience and haven't had time to really build resources? Sounds like a lot of pressure to expect to jump from teen to prime years.
I'm a 30 year old millennial 😁 I wear my age like a badge of honor. I've matured into a confident, strong-spirited woman. My life experience helps me communicate with people on a deeper level, and that's why I have good relationships with the people I care about. Aging into your 30s is scary only if you see your youth as something to regret. Try seeing it as a milestone on your personal journey of self-improvement and self-discovery
I’m 23 and 30 isn’t even old😭, people act like once you turn 25 or past that you’re supposed to be dead or something
@chanela.7786 I know! We all are still young! Honestly, I feel like I'm just getting started. Life's not a linear line. I hope your life is going wonderfully, take care 💛
I am a 53 year old Gen X woman. This is the way. There are way better things to spend your time and energy on.
I’m 28 years old and I struggle to look older than 17 😢
Whilst I’m loving being a teenager, I’m a little excited to be mid-50s with teenage kids and a nice house. Like I’m sure I’m romanticising it but being happy and middle aged seems very nice and comfortable.
I thought about that too at your age . You will literally need to start a savings account for that life TODAY . Shit doesn’t just happen . Having children is so so so expensive and owning a home is almost impossible unless you start saving when you’re a teenager in this economy, I wish you the best.❤
@@baby.nay. Why do you have to respond to this sweet comment with such negative ferocity? This commenter is a teenager, they do not need to be worrying about the stresses of debt and financial burden. They are entitled to daydream about their future while still enjoying the experience of being a financially dependent teenager. They don't need to worry about adult things right now, and it is unfair of you to push that onto them. This is literally part of the problem. So many bitter Gen Z'ers come online and because they aren't getting what they expected out of adulthood (I get it, this economy is wild but dont take it out on literal children), they try to make teenagers and children feel guilty for enjoying being teenagers and children. LET KIDS BE KIDS!
you don't have to wait till your mid 50's at 25 your all grown up already
@@kikimurray7328 "they do not need to be worrying about the stresses of debt and financial burden" YES WE DO, you would rather wait even longer and have it be worse? the sooner the better
"while still enjoying the experience of being a financially dependent teenager" LMAO EXPERIENCES?? how are you gonna experience anything without money? 🤣🤣
"and it is unfair of you to push that onto them." why? how is it unfair to put them ahead of the game so they don't have to worry about it later in life? do you hear youself?
"let kids be kids" sounds like just another excuse to be lazy, just because you wanna waste time doesn't mean the rest of us want to
what do you even like about being a teenager? its so boring
I feel like the more important aspect of this is gen z's fear of actually aging mentally, I constantly see videos pop up about how it's so sad that time and passed and about how the times used to be better. It's like they're scared of growing up.
personally, the part about aging that scares me the most is the unknown. with the affordable housing crisis, to unequal wealth distribution and an unlivable minimum wage, “hard work” simply doesn’t cut it for the majority of us anymore. Still living under my parents roof as a junior in high school, I’m already trying to plan the most cost-effective way to go about college given that our economy is in shambles. I’m scared to grow up because I’m scared of not being able to live.
I have a theory that Gen Z is so afraid of aging because they didn't expect to live into older adulthood. They grew up under seemingly constant threat of mass shootings and climate catastrophe, so they kind of thought there was no tomorrow. Now they're aging and they don't feel mentally prepared for what comes next.
As a fellow Gen z I'm not too scared about aging. Just like you said it's part of life. Accept it move on. There's nothing we can do about it, sadly 😭
i feel like gen z had their childhood " stolen" due to covid so we want to look younger, and alpha want to look older, those 13 yr olds look older than me and im 19. im not sure how this will affect alphas as they get older but i definitely think it will affect them emotionally and perhaps physically in the future
I'm an elder millenial (it sounds so funny to say that lol) I just turned 41. I would say the most difficult part of aging is navigating through this economy. Even though I am 41, I sometimes feel like I'm 27. I know that gen z feels alot of pressure due to social media. Shoot Facebook, Twitter and IG really didn't become popular until my late 20s. I didn't start to accomplish my goals until my late 30s. I guess my advice is that you are going to age and its going to come fast. Enjoy life, take care of your health, and don't be afraid to grow old.
I don’t care about looking older but the physical side effects of aging like maybe losing the ability to walk or your bones aching or developing dementia is what I’m scared of.
I’m 21, and I feel like too many of us can’t face up to the reality that people get older and stuff happens to them
I don't wanna be a grown man, 21-25 year old grown man, I wanna stay being a 17 year old, f*ck growing old
Hello fellow 01 liner, I'm also scared but everything will be okay
@@iiCounted-op5jx I'm almost 23 but I know the prime is 19. If you party too hard, the age catches up way too fast I already feel my metabolism going down.
@@iiCounted-op5jx why would u even want to stay 17?? 20s i understand but 17 ur not even fully developed mentally or physically.
As someone who is turning 19 soon, I still feel like I’m 15. I haven’t actually processed that I’m an adult. So things like jobs and responsibilities is still so strange to me. I feel the need to be taken care of. Without the pandemic happening, I probably wouldn’t still be taken care of like I am. My parents have to help me with EVERYTHING even tho I live two states over for college. Literally every week I have to FaceTime them and ask questions. I literally don’t go to the doctors unless my parents have scheduled it because it’s just something I never had to think about. I feel the same as I did when I was in high school, but now there’s just so much I have to think about. It’s exhausting
“Growing older is a privilege denied to many.”
-Mark Twain
Okay 7th grade english
I work in scincare and the matter-of-fact attitudes towards plastic surgery in teens. Also the majority of customers has become gen alpha, these 11 yo girls are literally putting 4-step skincare routines. I feel gen alpha will be even more obsessed with aging than us
I bet Gen Alpha will start skin routines before they reach adolescence and will send messages like " I am approaching middle age so I better start now". Of course that's my assumption because Gen Alpha are from newborn to young children. I am not trying to be rude
I think the fear of aging is very much based in the lack of stability that young adults nowadays have, rather than the physical component. As an older Gen Z (i'm 25, so basically one foot in the grave), it's very common for us and younger millennials to live with their parents, stuck in their hometown despite having a "good" career because moving out and experiencing life is too expensive/risky. Of the people that have moved away, most of them are one lay off away from being financially fucked.
The fear is more intense with us because we've also gotten to see millennials navigate this, and how much they are also struggling to find stability as they age as well. Many of the millennials I work with can't afford to even think of owning property or having children, despite having a set career in a lucrative field. I know it definitely scares me to think about my future, when everyone around me seems to be barely keeping afloat.
The media is so sickening about aging I swear. And 25 is far from old ,old age starts when you are like 60-70 . Those younger than you will be 25 one day so it's a one big cycle of life
I was just thinking today that “people feel so much pressure to accomplish everything before 30, that they think they’ll be useless if they don’t have a house, a car and degree and everything set up.”
It doesn’t help that most job descriptions are looking for younger people with decades of experience 😅.
I’m 28 years old, I live with my mom. I have $0.20 in my bank account 😢. I’m finishing my degree and finally got a steady job that pays minimum wage, living in a foreign country and waiting to get permanent residence so I can apply for a higher paying job that won’t take advantage of me.
I noticed “aged well” means they don’t look like they aged at all 😣
As a gen z, I want to look old. I want to be gray streaks coming from my side burns, I want the wrinkles that showed how much I smiled in life. I don't want the joint pain or lack of movement, but I do want the look
I had to move myself, my mom, my grandma, and my two sisters, while getting a new job, lost that job and burnt out. I aged years in the span of 3 months. Ive never cared about aging but now i want my youth back so fiercely that i cant stand it.
i just turned 20 and i don't care much about my apperence or aging but about wtf am i gonna do in life in general. about being my true self or my mental health etc.
Okay so I was born in November of 1999 so I'm only a few weeks older than you are. When you talked about turning 25 next year... I felt that
I honestly feel like we missed out on a significant part of our youth because of covid. We were in a time capsule for two years, but it felt like forever so now we're scared of missing out on our youth
That’s true. I’m 29y old millenial and I hated the fact I couldn’t enjoy my youthfull years due to COVID 😢😢😢
I’m interested in the concept of wasting one’s youth, I wonder where that comes from, since we (Gen x) didn’t really feel that (maybe we should’ve been more mindful about not wasting ours lol but that’s another thing).
I never understand how ppl feel old when they’re barely 25% to 30% throughout the life that they’re going to live because if you think about it I feel like we were supposed to live to 80 maybe 90 depends .. so if you’re in your 20s 30s then you’re barely halfway through all your life. ?? You haven’t even experienced all the things that you’re going to experience, so how did you know you’re getting old .. I’m 22 now and I have friends were a couple years older than me and maybe acting like they’re old is shit like bro we’re only in our 20s I know we all go through shit that makes our lives for long and hard and makes is one of the young again because that’s how I feel. I feel like I wanna be a kid but I can’t wait to grow old. I can’t wait to see what I’ve done with my life.
Im 36 and all the stuff on tiktok, about skin care and how to look young forever, is really hard fo rme honestly. I had to get off tiktok, because it really made me self conscious.
Millennial chiming in - it really comes down to your outlook on life - having a youthful spirit is key because you can be whatever chronological age you are but having a zest for life - being open to change taking on challenges - takes all youth - and that’s available to everyone ..
Ssssshhhhhhhh! Rumy, I'm still 18. LEAVE ME ALONE!😭No, but in all seriousness, I think for me, it's not necessarily aging (like getting wrinkles and stuff like that) that doesn't bothers me. It's the increasing amount of adult responsibilities that you get as you age further that frightens me. Like the other day, I was at the dentist and they said, "wow, you're 18 now; now you can come to these appointments by yourself". And the way I starting panicking! Like what do you mean?! I was just 17 not too long ago, calm your tits. For me, it's the fear of getting older and still not being prepared for adult life (taxes, a mortgage, insurance, bills, etc). I'M NOT READY! 😭
What you are feeling is normal . Yesterday you were underage and now that you are an young adult you are suddenly expected to act like all grown up. Don't worry not everyone feels like an adult when just recently were going to school
One interesting thing about this is how us millennials where often made to feel like we just wouldn't grow up and how immature we were so the feeling of "adulting" or growing up feels good? feels acomplishhed, I don't know if there is much distress around aging really.
I'm not scares of aging I'm just completely terrified of dying lol and as you get older you get closer and closer to dying so I'm not really looking forward to getting older
I'll say like I said in the last Gen Alpha video, EVERY generation goes through this. Gen Z is special but not the exception to common aging crisis. They will also feel different about once they get passed 30. There's no more pressure to be the it Generation. You can finally just be you.
Oh yes GenZ got the shortest end of the stick with this one 😬 You’re the first generation to grow up without even the concept of existing w/o social media and you’re up against an addictive (sometimes deleterious) form of media. Tbh I don’t think it’s going to get better, how can you not worry about aging when as children you guys were in front of cameras, being inundated with your image daily?? (Also digital cameras are sooo distortive) This will be a big thing for the next gen to work through; for me I minimize my exposure to social media, avoid TikTok like the plague, and one of my many hobbies is film photography 😅 but I’m a young millennial (‘94) so I know my mindset is so different. I just hope it doesn’t devolve into more depression, substance abuse, or other forms of self harm.
I think something that doesnt get talked abt enough are the younger gen z personally im 13 and it just feels like im too young for gen z but also too old for gen alpha
Same here dude.
Ive spent all of my time from 11-16 yo struggling so much mentally and i also didnt have any friends, but once ive started figuring things out and getting better and making some cool friends, suddenly i turn 18yo, high school is over, uni is starting and everything that just feels so wrong, i dont feel like a mature young adult and i definetly want to live my high school life properly like any teen, like im genuinly lost and dont know what my next step is at all, and i also know that if i dont thrive from now till 25 then theres not many ways for me to be stable afterwards, its all so scary im definetly not prepared for any of this, i just opened my eyes to the world
I’m 35. But I really relate to your feelings. If you have selected a uni that’s awesome , don’t overthink it . I was not mature (nor was anyone else ) my first year of college . There will be tons of new experiences and opportunities to make new friends. An awesome thing is no one knows you , everyone is sort of starting from scratch their first year of college, and if they are pretending like they are the coolest thing that has it completely figured it out and “all together” , they’re lying lol .
First year of college is all about soaking in those new experiences. You shouldn’t have things figured out, that would actually not be fun.😊 just try to go out as much and have as much fun as you can without completely losing sight of your classes, things will fall into place and make a lot more sense soon .
I'm 18 with older parents (51 and 57), and I'm honestly excited to age. I got hit with the depression/anxiety/autism/substance abuse wombo combo and with the current state of the world and family history of suicide, the odds of living a long life are pretty slim for me (I'd imagine I have about 30 years). I hope I'm wrong, though. If I can get wrinkles and grey hair, if I start looking like my parents, if I surpass their age, then I'll prove that I was wrong. They won't be with me forever, but I hope they see me get older and they don't worry about me when they die. I used to hate having older parents, but I'm honestly thankful for it now.
My dad started greying young (late 20s/early 30s maybe) and when he didn't shave, people would confuse him for my grandpa. He's aged nicely, his hair's thinned out; it's dark on top with grey streaks that get whiter on the bottom, just like his dad. His facial hair still has some red in it, but it's salt and pepper now and his beard is white. He has the same light eyes and crooked smile. I have his facial structure and his bulky build. I used to be insecure about my smile until I realized that I got it from him; now I love it because I'll always have a piece of him with me. I can look in the mirror and see his smile :)
My mom aged very gracefully; she's older, but she gets mistaken for being in her 40s all the time. I have her hair color, her skin complexion, and her eyes. It's a nice blonde that goes great with the silver streaks in her hair. She has wrinkles and smile lines and she's not ashamed of it, she embraces her age and my dad will agree that she's just as beautiful as she was 20 years ago.
My teens weren't fun because the mental illness kicked in at 12 and something (I'm not quite sure what) is manifesting. I have a caring family, but I'm struggling so much. I'm not scared of aging because all I see with aging is healing. My scars will fade, I'll quit smoking, and I'll start looking more like my parents. I'll figure myself out, find out where I'm supposed to be and stop feeling like a ghost. I don't understand this fear of aging; the only way to stay young forever is to die young, and it's always horrible when someone dies young. A parent has to bury their child, your siblings grow up without you, and decades later, those who knew you will keep wondering what could've been if you were still here.
Aging isn't a curse, it's a blessing that few get to experience. Growing old in a place you've made for yourself, surrounded with love from those whose lives you've positively touched. Why *wouldn't* I want that?
you are one of my favorite channels and always cannily on trend gives me aquarius or pisces vibes
Thank you for being open about ur anxiety! I also have anxiety (specifically GAD) and always find it is great when content creators are open about it. I’m in business and it’s always hard because it’s not a normal thing to talk about in business but as a gen Z (oldest part of gen z) I feel we need to be honest and open about it. Businesses need to change their perspective and adapt to us who have mental health issues. Not the other way around
Honestly because teenagers control a lot of the online zeitgeist of what’s trendy- trendy to wear, trendy to like, trendy to watch- and so many tv shows aimed at people our age is about teenagers/young adults, growing out of that sphere is just really scary. It’s like becoming irrelevant, and of course there’s the looming threat of Gen alpha taking over the internet space as the new teen trendsetters in a few years, possibly taking over majorly Gen z spaces like TikTok that freaks Gen z people out. The way millennials were treated after Gen z became the new youth just makes it seem like we as Gen z will become the new punching bag of society/online spaces.
I am excited. My wrinkles will be my badge of honor. Ive always felt older than my age anyways. Now im excited for it to show.
This is a great companion video for the one Tee Noir put out today
0:50 I view Gen Z as starting around 1997 or 1998. I have a niece who is 29 this year and I see her as a Millennial. My kids are firmly in Gen Z ('01 and '04).
I discovered your channel years ago (a gworl has no idea what year, though 😭) through your reaction to film/television. And, I love those so much and pray for the day when we’ll see them again when the strikes come to an end. 🙏🏽 I’ve also come to enjoy your commentary and perspective outside of that (like this video for example) so much. I’m currently 23 as well and for me, the fear of aging (like I’ve seen others comment as well) has really to do with the stability of it all, or even deeper, the expectation of being stable and maintaining said stability (personally, financially, professionally, etc) rather than the physical aspects of it all (don’t get me wrong, though, the physical is part of it as well). One of the ways I’ve been able to reassure myself and keep myself grounded through the fears has been to consistently through grace, remind myself to take it one day at a time (I love a good cliche) and to not succumb to outside and internal pressures because I’m where I need to be right now and while there are still so many parts of my life that I’m figuring out (career, romantic/sexual partnership and platonic relationships, overall wellness are the top ones for me that come up consistently), I’ve taken so many steps forward when I look back at 3 years ago or 9 years ago me. So, that usually helps me to be at peace and grounded and being okay with where I’m at and where I’m heading as a person. The fear is still there and I’m certain it’ll always be there as that’s just part of being alive and human; and, in my welcoming of the fear, I also try not to allow it to have full control over my life or actions. Thanks again for your insight and outlook. ♥️🙏🏽
As a millenial in my mid 30ies, i find it interesting this video
is mainly about aging and looks. When i talk with peers the relevant topics are health issues at the moment: back pain, constant exhausation, long recovery times...
I only noticed my fear of growing up when not even 5 months ago i turned 17 and i was so sad that i was no longer 16. Even the thought of turning 18 freaks me out
That was literally me a year ago. Don't worry, we're all in this together.
when I was 16 I was SO SCARED of turning 17, and now that I'm 17 I realize that 17 isn't really that different from 16 but NOW I'm scared as hell about turning 18
I'm 33 so I'm a millennial. I totally agree in your statement on how social media cause an increased scare of aging. So for gen z who literally grew up with social media, you all are more affected than all previous generations. It's sad and scary. But aging is a biessing. I can't wait to br old, retired and hanging out with my grandkids in the garden lol
Just turned 20, I'm 30 years away from 50. Thinking about it is making me uncomfortable.
Imma be twenty in five days 😮
Do you think about the fact that 30 years = All your life to this day + another half of all you life ? it's actually a loooot, don't worry you got a lot of time
Same it makes me very uncomfortable
Judging from how much older plastic surgery and fillers and all that make you look, they will look OLDER far YOUNGER than any other generation. Prioritizing caring for your body from the inside is the key to making your outside look its best. Period.
People whose content propagates an obsession with appearance, youth, pop culture etc - those same people complaining about said culture is quite funny, in a depressing, make-me-wanna-throw-up kinda way.
They feign concern so well though 😂
It's like when RUclipsrs make videos about body positivity but then the other half of their videos are promotes toxic diet culture and videos on how to get thinner.
I’m elder gen Z, just turned 26 last week and it’s causing my newest existential crisis 💀 especially because I’m not in a great place in life during this current moment. Just didn’t feel like a good time to age another year
I'm more afraid of remaining stagnant in life as I age. But I'm also terrified to seize any opportunities given to me. No doubt an affect of that shitshow we call a lockdown.
I had a talk with my great ant, aunt, and she said that her and her girlfriends had been talking about how they did not give a second thought to how they looked when they were young, and how they are feeling very bad for you people now.😢
We were literally just kids a few years ago...
I see alot of comments saying basically they don’t want to be called old or treated badly or like a older citizen by gen alpha and not really be the “it” generation and not gonna lie it makes me laugh. As a gen Z growing up on the internet I cant even count the times I have seen random gen z kids call a random millennial old or remind them they are not young and a 30 year old hag ect. It seems like this whole aging thing really is mainly gen z and with this terrible outlook on it, yeah growing older is going to seem awful. Idk if you think 30 or even 25 is such a terrible old age and its always on my mind you are making it miserable for yourself who will eventually get that age.
I want to experience every part of life and aging, and the things that come with it, is a part of life -> I'm fully enjoying my youth but I'm also lowkey exited to be old haha
My best friend who’s 23 just recently got masseter Botox and is gonna get Botox early to prevent wrinkles and it makes me so sad that we can’t appreciate our natural selves. She’s so beautiful naturally it makes me sad we can’t be comfortable being ourselves.
Tell her she’s gonna get more wrinkles by 30 . I get Botox for a migraine treatments and it’s kind of fucked me up. The muscles immediately next to whatever muscle has been frozen will just start to work more and she will eventually get a larger muscle to develop in the jaw that was not the original muscle. If she isn’t getting it for a medical pain purpose, tell her to stop immediately. It only takes a few years for deep deep wrinkles to completely set in from actually getting the Botox.
this whole thing is hilarious to me bc all of the female icons OF gen Z (beyoncé, nicki, sza, rihanna, etc etc etc) are literally 35+??
Aging is their kryptonite
My wrinkles are giving me "You're on a wet rock drafting behind a speeding fusion engine racing around a supermassive capitalist"
why is that kinda c*nt
like personally i’m excited to be a little golden girl with white fluffy hair and wrinkles on my face
They were in their 40 s
“Elder” Millennial here (1981). To my Gen Z peeps. Hang in there some of us young old heads are trying to make space for you. Life (US pov) is expensive and almost feels like a Ponzi scheme. Keep your heads up✊🏾
Brain development patch is iconic lol love it
As an old fart from the tail end of Gen X it now very much amuses me when young people think a year, a couple of years or even 5 years is a long time. I don't consider even 10 years to be a long time, after all it was 2013 just yesterday 😂
honestly, being 30 is one of the best things that ever happened to me. i just don't care anymore
I'm glad I grew up in the 1990s
I feel so validated right now because, in case you’re not aware…there are a lot of Gen X, millennials, and even boomers, who believe that gen z remains completely unaffected by the pandemic/or more broadly, the societal events (mostly in the US) from like 2008-2022.
I’m a millennial and I’ve had multiple mini battles in comments sections where I’m trying to defend a gen z kid from some random not gen z person saying how they’re “totally out of touch” or “overly sensitive and dramatic” or how “our society is doomed thanks to gen z”. I’m always so confused how anyone could ever blame gen z for trying, but getting it wrong or even for acting way out of line, and later realizing they were wrong. Saying gen z has life so east simply isn’t true.
Easy* my bad.
Yes totally agree, Im also a millenial and like literally fought for Gen Z during pandemic... I am so done with boomers and Gen X since that sry not sry like did they even forget how it feels to be young or what? Cant generalize everyone of course but it's been my impression so far...
Is Gen Z this obsessed with being Gen z or?? 😅
If you think this is bad, wait til you hear about how gen x talks about themselves in the media. They make themselves sound like victims of mundane things that everyone goes through, like being a latch key kid or make themselves out to be heroes who pioneered everything good (even if baby boomers and people older have done these same things lol).
I think this is what happens when you see your own generation being under or misrepresented in the media. You'd feel an urge to share your side of the story a lot more. Baby boomers and millennials are always in the center of attention in the media regardless of the decade, while gen x only had a short time in the media in the 90s and early 2000s, and gen z will have its time right now in the 2020s before gen alpha grows up, but then we'll probably be just as "forgotten".
You notice that with millennials, millennials don't need to talk about themselves, because everyone else is doing it for them? Same with baby boomers. It's kind of the opposite with gen x and gen z.
@@mynameisreallycool1damn that was a lot to read but ur right I think
I’m 41 at the beginning of millennials and you guys will be just fine. The older you get the younger you feel. For me I still look your age! I get the shocking face all the time from folks. Just take care of your diet, choose your friends wisely, drink water, smile more and sleep 😴. Hugs from a millennial!
I'm at the part where you were saying you are 23 and turning 24 this December me too! Omg! you sound like me because it is unreal to me to day next December I will be 25 and won't be cute anymore lol! It's so weird to think I am almost halfway through my twenties.... I don't even feel twenty to be honest lmao.
Whew! Thanks, Rumi. I feel so relieved now about aging 😅 no biggie. Love it!! 😂
To feel peace and fulfillment with aging and in your life, I’ve realized it’s vital to accept the unavoidable, do things you enjoy that give you no outside validation, immerse yourself in life and focus on simple joys found in the present moment. It’s important to spend your energy and time doing things that get your mind off yourself as much as possible.
Blue Ivy Carter is 11 right now which means she is the youngest GenZ age which includes that she is with us😮
Pushing 30 and I’m like whoa…(29)
I’m pushing 16😭 i wanna stay 15 forever
I'm not too afraid of aging because it's a natural process and a part of life. Life is divided into stages and from each you gain new experiences and learn how to deal with more responsibilities and obligations.
I will turn 19 in October and time seems to fly. I'm not shocked when I say I'm 19, but I am surprised 😅when I realize how old a friend or acquaintance is and when I realize how quickly everything has changed.
I feel like my time in high school has gone by too quickly and I'm not sure how ready I am to handle the extra duties and responsibilities. The pandemic helped me to work on myself. I went to art high school and that's where I really found myself. I met wonderful people, made beautiful friends and renewed some friendships and relationships from before. As friendships and relationships are important to me, I fear that some of them will be diluted.
I'm really looking forward😊 to this new chapter of life, but I'm not sure how I'll handle it.
I'm glad we're talking about this topic in this way ❤, because I don't think it's talked about enough in such a healthy way 🌱.
36, here. It’s fine. 😂Honestly. You transition into less makeup more taking care of your skin/ in general you begin to take care of your body for health and not just image. You begin to love your body in different ways. I promise, as the lil ghost of a gen ahead of you, it’s better and you’ll be fine. Embrace yourself at all stages and you’ll age gracefully 😊