• ripcord@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    No one said that. No one implied that. That’s not what this team happens to focus on.

    “I was talking to my parents, and they said they really liked the movie”

    “Oh yeah? Well, what about MY parents? Does it not matter whether they like it? What about other people’s parents? Wtf??”

    • JigglySackles@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      The title says that. The title implies that. It literally says GenZ as if no one else is tired of the bullshit. GenZ may be the focus of the groups studying, but it is painted as if it’s just a bunch of kids whining. They could have painted this many other ways, such as saying, “like other generations above them” or “when compared to generational cohorts” there are ways it isn’t isolating and requires no major extra effort on the researchers part other than looking at the same data but a few years removed.

      They did the same to Millenials and Gen X in years past and I’m sure other generations at various times as well. It’s not a new issue to act like the youngest generation is the one with all the complaints and simultaneously belittle them and downplay their issues. It’s a prevalent and annoying tactic used to discredit and ostracize.