This Queer Gen Z Student Spends $20 A Week And Lives “Two Lives” With Unsupportive Parents — Here’s What Their Day-To-Day Looks Like

So, to showcase that there’s no real timeline to follow in life, I sought out Gen Z’ers from the BuzzFeed Community who were willing to share their lives with me — and the internet — by highlighting parts of their day-to-day existence. And by the way: If you are interested in submitting your own Gen Z Journal or …

Don’t Worry, Gen Z, Your Face Isn’t Aging Faster Than Others

April 18, 2024 – The explosive rise in skin care “influencers” hawking product after product on social media has led many young people to seek anti-aging products and procedures even as experts say there is no actual evidence that Gen Z is aging faster than normal.  Worries about things like frown lines and wrinkles often serve as …

‘Girl he’s in a different generation’: Millennial and Gen Zer go out on date. She asks him to do her taxes

A millennial woman on TikTok is blasting a Gen-Z man for ghosting her on their taxes-themed first date. Molly Rutter (@mollyerutter) begins her 9-minute video with a text overlay that reads: “Come with me to get ghosted and stood up.” “I think I have a date tomorrow, my first date in Buffalo. Homeboy is gonna …

18 Life Lessons Millennials And Gen X Wish They Knew Sooner

“I have changed so many jobs, so many hobbies, different living places, and each change has led me closer to who I am and what I love. Along the way, there were always people projecting their own insecurities and fears onto me, telling me I should do this or that I shouldn’t do that because …

This 23-Year-Old Gen Z’er Spends $300 A Week Living With Her In-Laws — Here’s What Her Day-To-Day Looks Like

If you relate to any of these stories or if you’re interested in hearing stories from more people, let me know in the comments below! If you have a Gen Z Journal of your own to share, you can fill out this short form with just the basics. We’ll be in touch to discuss it …

Gen X has hit 'that stage' of life and is not handling it very well

The thing about Gen X being in our 40s and 50s now is that we were never supposed to get “old.” Like, we’re the cool, aloof grunge generation of young tech geniuses. Most of the giants that everyone uses every day—Google, Amazon, YouTube—came from Gen X. Our generation is both “Friends” and “The Office.” We …

Millennial asks Gen Zers what they do for fun, and the answers are surprisingly different

The coming of age era known as your twenties are a time for experimentation, branching out, learning about different aspects of yourself, and of course, having stupid fun. Of course, every generation’s definition of fun varies. Just what might Gen Zers, those who navigated their teenhood through TikTok and basically came of drinking age during …

‘I thought nothing could go wrong’: Gen Z patient says he has the eyesight of a 50-year-old after LASIK

While commonly thought of as a simple procedure that can mend one’s eyesight, LASIK is a far more controversial surgery that it may initially appear. Over the years, many of those in and outside of the medical industry have warned potential patients about the possible dangers of the surgery. Multiple people who have received the …

Gen X mom can’t understand why her Millenial and Gen Z kids watch TV with closed captions

If you’re a Gen Xer or older, one surprising habit the younger generations developed is their love of subtitles or closed-captioning while watching TV. To older generations, closed-captioning was only for grandparents, the hearing impaired, or when watching the news in a restaurant or gym. But these days, studies show that Millenials and Gen Z …

Hairstylist shares difference between Gen Z and Millennial salon goers with hilarious accuracy

While millennials and Gen Zer’s often get lumped together as the “young group,” they are certainly not the same. (Although, it is kind of hard to tell with all the Y2K fashion floating around.) But speaking as a millennial, we definitely have different approaches to life, a lot of which seems to come down to …