#5: “My brother got a doctor’s recommendation to go outside more often.
They are so invested in electronics, that they are being told to touch grass by medical professionals.”
Here’s what they said:
1.
“Im solidly Gen Z and both of my younger siblings are Gen Alpha.
I think the main, defining difference is HOW technology has changed us.”
“For Gen Z, it made us socially conscious, connected, and globally aware.
For Gen Alpha, it made them self-centered and unaware of anything except their own experience.
Gen Alpha is growing up lonely and isolated.
I honestly pity them.”
minicrab19
2.
Nowadays, almost EVERYTHING to do with education requires a tablet or laptop."
stephh
3.
“The things I had when I was younger were very unfashionable, but it worked.”
“Now, everything is about how it looks, if it’s cool.
There [are] eight-year-olds dressing like people my age and it’s absolutely wild.”
slytree10
4.
It is like those 10-year-old Sephora kids.
Why are they using $100 skincare?
I started with litterally only a cleansing wipe at age 11.
I just feel so sad that this is happening."
puppylover61009
5.
“My brother got a doctor’s recommendation to go outside more often.
They are so invested in electronics, that they are being told to touch grass by medical professionals.”
bittercaptain24
6.
“The teacher confiscated it, of course.
I couldn’t believe it!
How is an 8-year-old, A THRID GRADER, bringing a nicotine rig to school??
I pray he gets better or something cause that’s wild.”
Anonymous
7.
“My brother is an asshole.
“Gen Alpha just needs a reality check.”
“Youre not going to go anywhere if you don’t graduate high school.
Or maybe these kids really want to do nothing in life.
I don’t know.”
“I prefer to talk to someone in person any day.
Gen Alpha relies on their phones for any interaction, even in person.”
“Theyre constantly looking for ways to give themselves a sense of purpose.”
“For example, my sister asked my parents to buy her a Stanley Cup when they became popular.
She uses a ton of skincare products almost every day.
She also recently asked to go toTaylor Swifts lastEras Tourconcert.
She was very disappointed when my parents said no (too expensive and far away).
She hadn’t said anything about wanting to go before.
“My brother is a textbook iPad kid.
He is on a unit almost always.”
“He also has an iPad, computer, PlayStation 4, andNintendo Switch.
He is so addicted to his devices that it’s scary.
My parents have completely given up and I have to deal with his literal unit addiction.
His life is so sad.”
And I feel like we actually touched grass because we knew how to entertain ourselves outside.”
Azazel
14.
“Back in my day, the cool girls wore sparkly sequined shirts.
“Also, the vocabulary they use is crazy!
What does skibidi even mean?”
“She’s nine-years-old and a Sephora kid!!
She’s obsessed with skincare and buys it with her birthday money.”
“My sister is always on her iPad.
She doesnt do anything educational, just watches YouTube every minute she’s not at school.
Shes parented by the internet.”
“She whines when told to get off for a few minutes.
Whenever she is told to do something, she whines that she doesn’t know how to do it.
There is no emotional regulation whatsoever.
My family defends her to no end.
She’s devolved completely from before she had unlimited access to a tablet.
I feel sorry for her when she hits the real world.”
“One thing Ive noticed is how out of touch they are, just in general.”
“I’m Gen Z.
My sister is a Gen Alpha, and me and her don’t act very similarly.
My Gen Alpha sibling thinks the expensive stuff is best, but I will take whatever works.”
peacefulphone65
20.
“I have a Gen Alpha sister.
acidicadmiral98
21.
“Im Gen Z.
For me, it’s been how much they use technology.”
