There is a specific brand of cringe compilation found on TikTok that is popular with Gen Z and is known as «Millennial core». Most of them recycle the same handful of examples displaying similar exaggerated, theater kid with a fandom Tumblr mannerisms. A diner at IHOP dances in her seat as she is served pancakes, a woman rhapsodizes in a silly voice about pumpkin spice flavored cream cheese, a Swiftie rejoices that Taylor Swift «gets to be smol girl» in her relationship with «large boi» Travis Kelce.

The message is this: Take a bow, Boomers who don’t know how to use technology. It’s time to throw tomatoes at the generation that grew up as the notion of being online did. Gen Z is now the dominant voice of the internet and the driving cultural force that the rest of us follow.As Gen Alpha starts to get older, many Zoomers have expressed fears about taking the place of Millennials when it comes to being mocked by the younger upcoming generation on the internet. The truth is, many of their online trends and behaviors have always been heavily influenced by the Millennial internet, and in some cases, quickly adopted by a Millennial cohort.