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

• JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Maybe it’s a culture thing then. I grew up in a city where I was told if you look at someone the wrong way they’ll beat your ass. I’ve seen it first hand too. You get the wrong person at the wrong time, staring can lead to a fight.

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  • lmmarsano@group.lt ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I grew up in a city where I was told if you look at someone the wrong way they’ll beat your ass.

    Who’s rude in that situation? Pretty sure anyone who beats people over nothing are universal dickheads.

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    • JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      The aggressor. Have you never been in a situation where you’re walking down a street and lock eyes with someone and they yell back ‘the fuck you looking at?’ Staring can be so much more than nothing. We’ve spent all our evolution as a species adding meaning to different looks and stares.

      The eyes convey so much emotion. You can look at somebody and tell exactly how they’re feeling just by looking at their eyes. That’s the problem with the Gen z stare. There’s nothing behind it. It’s startling when you receive it. My immediate reaction to it is usually ‘is there something wrong here?’ Then to attach a judgment like you’re stupid to it by the person doing it is off-putting.

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