The Gen Z are the individuals born from 1997 up till this moment. These kids seem to be changing the narrative from what used to be into something new and conventional. What do you think about this?
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The Gen Z are the individuals born from 1997 up till this moment. These kids seem to be changing the narrative from what used to be into something new and conventional. What do you think about this?
Gen Z is what we made them. And they are the result of the world we made. Gen Z kids are not like us. They wouldn’t survive in the world we grew up in. They have evolved to suit the world we left to them. And that world has no need for some of the abilities we held so dear.
Gen Z is neither better nor worse than us. Different, yes. But even if they were inferior, they are the future. They are our species’ hope. If we are to have any relevance at all, we need to do whatever will help them fulfil that hope. Not criticise them for being what we made them.
In any respect I have found them intelligent and resourceful. A few bad apples, maybe, but of course we were all completely perfect, weren’t we?
Gen Z is a very pragmatic generation. They have the benefit of coming up behind the Millennials. They were able to avoid the mistakes the Millennials made online. Millennials were the guinea pigs for online behavior. Z are the savvy ones.
Gen Z seems to have a good work ethic. They’re eager to grow up and start working. They’ve had the benefit of more jobs available to them as teens, which was not the case for the Millennials.
They seem to be less caught up in the race baiting and racial tension that plagued a better part of the 2010s. They’re also more likely to be from a mixed background, which I think mutes the desire for calling out safe spaces, cultural appropriation and privilege. When you don’t see yourself defined by identity politics, life is easier for you.
They seem to be a very entrepreneurial generation. I expect to see some interesting businesses start up out of Z.
This is an aside, but Z seems to like the idea of driving and not relying on Uber for their transportation needs. Gen Z had helicopter parents. That was good and bad. They feel safe and more secure. But maybe feel like they need to spread their wings when they come of age. Their parents were X, the neglected generation. And many Xers tried to be involved in their kids lives more than they remember their parents being involved.
I think Z will be more savvy about taking out any type of loans. They will likely try to live on less credit. They won’t try to bite off more than the can chew. They’ve heard stories of the housing crisis. They heard about the tech bubble bursting. They saw how millennials got overcharged for higher education. Z knows a lot about what can go wrong, so they will know what to avoid.