Memeifying Marketing: Why Brands Have Embraced the Meme, Flooding Our Feeds With Cringe for the Sake of Being Memorable

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Millennial faces pushback after complaining about older relative texting him ‘call me’: ‘This is why old people think your generation is entitled’

There is no denying that in some ways, millennials have had it harder than the generations that have come before them. Most have never had the level of security that their Boomer parents had. However, they have been the recipient of one big advantage, and that is being a part of the revolution in information …
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‘We can NOT be the new adults’: Embarrassing comment section has Gen Z grieving their generation becoming millennial

It’s a hard truth, but we all have to accept it at some point: there will come a point in your life (if there hasn’t already) where you will become cringe. When your generation ages out of being the flavor of the month, this can happen in a way that’s both fast and harsh, and …
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Wholesome work from home employee gets lonely working 9 to 5, invites elderly neighbor to join her: ’70 years apart, but lots in common’

There are many benefits to be had with working remotely, but it has to be said that avoiding loneliness isn’t always one of them. When you don’t need to leave your house to go to your job, it’s easy to add another layer of isolation to an already isolated modern life without even realizing it. …
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What is ‘Rizz’?: 29 Anti-aging Memes for Savvy Elders Trying to Decode the Younger Generations

After you turn 30, things really go downhill. Physiological specialists say that at that point, your body is no longer regenerative, and your cognitive function peaks–which checks out because these knees have been cracking for over a decade and I’ve had a migraine for a year. However, just because elder millennials, Gen X, and Boomers …
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32 Gen Xers Share Their Hot Takes Only ’80s Kids Would Understand: ‘Perhaps this will get me kicked out of our awesome generation’

Pop culture has changed immensely over the years. How did we get from the era of mixtapes, Walkmans, and acid-washed jeans to TikTok, online dating, and artificial intelligence? Kids today will never know how good it was to grow up as a member of Gen X. Times were simpler: parents weren’t constantly tracking your location, …
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‘Skibidi toilet’: 25+ Popular Trends That Make Absolutely No Sense to the Wise Ol’ Fogey Generations

Influencers have always been a breed of their own. Tapping their nails on tubes of cream, doing GRWM videos, and setting up cameras to film themselves ‘candidly’ walking out of their front door, they’re unironically self-obsessive by trade. Since when did flamboyant narcissism become an endearing trait online? Well, there are plenty of trends these …
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‘Why are teens so dang loud’: Gen Z shares their most Boomer sounding complaints about the modern world

What’s that saying… you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become your parents? Something like that. It’s a cliche, but it’s almost inevitable. When you’re a kid, you can swear every which way that you’re going to do things differently than your folks. It’s an honest gesture, and you might …
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‘Having war flashbacks to 5th grade’: Millennial and Gen Z fashionistas freak out over the return of Y2K style at Urban Outfitters

What goes around most definitely comes around. Especially when it comes to fashion. I remember showing my mom a pair of acid-washed shorts and a neon pink tank top I wanted to wear to a birthday party in 8th grade and being confused when she responded with shock and horror. To me, it was trendy and fun. …
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‘American nightlife is lame and tends to end in one’s 30s’: Grown-ups bemoan the loss of adult nightlife, claim it ended with with the boomers

Nowadays, we tend to think of nightlife as very youth-oriented. When I think of a club, I imagine a gaggle of spry 20-28-year-olds twisting the night away in a loud techno warehouse. But when I watch old movies or talk to my older relatives, they paint a different picture. Remember the days of big bands …
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