Comment on Is the "Gen z stare" a real thing?

RegularJoe@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Ah yes, an 80 year old definitely has the perspective to understand Gen Z. It’s possible, extremely unlikely, but there are always exceptions, just look at Skyrim Grandma.

  Quickest way to tell is to see how they explain a current massive meme like 6-7. If it’s some overly complicated explanation, they clearly have no fucking idea what they’re talking about, degree or not. A degree just means you’re more educated in one specific thing, the higher that degree, the more specific that knowledge. Often that means anything unrelated to that specialization end up lacking. Some of the most educated people I know are the absolute dumbest as soon as it leaves their very specific knowledgebase.

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  • RegularJoe@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Here’s a quote from that article

    Galvin says the facial expression is a subtle cue from a digital-native generation raised on screens, fast content and online communication. “For many Gen Zers, constant eye contact doesn’t always signal attentiveness the way it might for older colleagues,” he explains. “What a Boomer or Gen X manager may perceive as checked-out might actually be Gen Z’s version of active listening.”

    Sujay Saha, president of Cortico-X agrees. “Gen Z entered the workforce in an era defined by screens, social distancing and remote communication, and companies must now close the experience gap with empathy-focused onboarding and support, not judgment,” he told me.

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  • Grail@multiverse.soulism.net ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    6-7 is a combination of absurdism, reference humour, and demand resistance, no?

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    • halcyoncmdr@piefed.social ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      One might say even that is an over explanation.

      The origin is a TikTok video about NBA player LaMelo Ball, and a conversation about his height being 6’ 7” and a lyric from the song “Doot Doot” by Skilla with the same numbers playing over that. Everything surrounding any reference to the numbers in general has spiraled from that, originally trying to get into further TikTok edits.

      https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/67-meme

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  • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    23 skidoo daddy-o

    Nothing has ever changed.

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