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There’s no getting around the fact that there are many folks out there who are more than ready to ridicule Gen Z for all manners of wild and unpredictable behavior. Social media platforms like TikTok have given rise to tidal waves of unprecedented cringe from people who assume that we need to see them as the main characters. 

This AskReddit thread has people sharing what they view Gen Z as doing wrong. 

This Could Put Some Teachers In Quite The Predicament.

Reddit screenshot on Gen Z not speaking up during class.
Reddit

Simply speaking up can make all the difference sometimes. 

Socializing Isn’t For Everyone.

Reddit screenshot about Gen Z being bad at socializing.
Reddit

Some folks are simply more inclined to successfully pull off small talk than others. 

Related: Hard Life Truths Millennials Already Understand (but Gen Z Doesn’t…Yet)

Breakdancing Done Well Is A Sight To Behold.

Reddit screenshot about Gen Z being bad at breakdancing.
Reddit

Breakdancing, or least actually breakdancing correctly is harder than it might look. 

Critical Thinking Is Crucial.

Reddit screenshot on the value of critical thinking.
Reddit

This opinion is bound to make some waves. 

Oh Privacy, Sure Would Be Nice.

Reddit screenshot about privacy being very limited nowadays.
Reddit

Privacy would seem to be increasingly less and less of a thing. 

Google Is There To Help Us For A Reason.

Reddit screenshot about Google not being used.
Reddit

The whole AI-generated content movement has both been wild to watch in terms of how quickly things have evolved, but also just a tad bit troubling for how many ridiculously mindless “articles” are out there. 

Related: Are We Panicking Yet? These 11 Jobs Could Soon Be Replaced by AI and Bots

Maybe A Fashion Throwback Better Left In The Past.

Reddit screenshot about 90s jeans not being fashionable.
Reddit

To each their own. But it would seem that there are plenty of folks from older generations that are ready to ridicule people from younger generations for their stylistic choices. 

Related: The Most Regrettable Fashion Trends in History

Ouch.

Reddit screenshot about intelligence lacking wisdom.
Reddit

It is in fact okay to have respectful and passionate discourse every now and again. 

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Doctors Spent All That Time In School For A Reason.

Reddit

The whole process of self-diagnosing can be a slippery slope, to say the least. 

Related: Mental Health Issues You Never Even Knew Existed

Meet the Writer

Matt has spent the last 8 or so odd years as both a writer and editor in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally rabid, pigeons. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.