Gen Z fears they’re ‘the next cringe generation’ after Gen Alpha memes make them feel oldBy News.com.au
August 4, 2023
Move aside Gen Z, there is an even younger generation with an even weirder sense of humor taking over the internet.
Years of making fun of “cringe” Millennials have finally caught up with Gen Z, with a popular new meme causing many of the youngers to fear they are now “old” and “out of touch”.
The eldest members of Generation Alpha, born in the early 2010s, are now entering their tween years and their parents have finally let them make their own social media accounts.
They have wasted no time in making their mark on the internet – much to the dismay of their older counterparts.
The trend causing the most distress among Gen Z members is series of videos known as “Skibidi Toilet”, which features a number of toilet-like creatures trying to take over the world set to strange but catchy music.
It was initially a YouTube series created by user DaFuq!?Boom!, who has more than 23 million subscribers.
The series has now expanded to TikTok and, to Gen Alpha, it is apparently the height of comedy.
And it seems no one is more confused by this trend than Gen Z who, for the first time, are being made to feel “old”.
TikTok has been flooded with videos and comments from Gen Zers struggling to understand the younger generation’s obsession with this new meme and fearing what the rise of Gen Alpha means for them.
“So this is how Millennials feel seeing our memes? Because I understand why they hate us now,” user Katherine George said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/gen-z-fears-theyre-the-next-cringe-generation-after-gen-alpha-memes-make-them-feel-old/