Millennials are shaking things up, and baby boomers are often left scratching their heads. From avocado toast to meme culture, these trends are more than just fads. They reflect a generation's unique take on life. Let's dive into 12 trends that have millennials hooked while leaving boomers baffled.
Table of Contents
- 1. Iced Coffee
- 2. TikTok Dances
- 3. Plant-Based Diets
- 4. Minimalism
- 5. Music Festivals
- 6. Snapchat
- 7. Public Prank Videos
- 8. Declaring Mental Illness
- 9. Filming Random People
- 10. Oversharing on Social Media
- 11. What Exactly Is Content?
- 12. Is Everything Iconic?
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1. Iced Coffee
Numerous commenters need help understanding the preoccupation with iced coffee, as in putting so much ice into a cup of joe that it's diluted to coffee-scented liquid. One commenter suggests that instead of ordering an iced coffee, order a milkshake and be done with it.
2. TikTok Dances
Members of the older generations are okay with public dancing when it's appropriate. But at least one writes how they "can't handle the second-hand embarrassment when someone is dancing in aisle five." I second that! The "spontaneous" dances out of nowhere are a lot to take.
3. Plant-Based Diets
Baby Boomers often find the millennial shift towards plant-based diets startling. Raised in an era where meat and dairy were diet staples, the concept of choosing tofu over steak is perplexing. Boomers are often amazed by the variety and creativity of plant-based alternatives, which starkly contrast the meat-centric meals of their time.
4. Minimalism
Minimalism can be puzzling to Baby Boomers, who often equated success and stability with the accumulation of possessions. The millennial trend of decluttering and living with less — prioritizing experiences over material goods — is a radical shift from the consumerist mindset that Boomers grew up with. This simplicity-driven lifestyle is a novel and sometimes baffling concept for them.
5. Music Festivals
Today's music festivals are the opposite of classic festivals like Woodstock. They're "usually hot, crowded, and everything is overpriced. There's a reason you don't see a lot of older people there," one poster on the thread observes.
6. Snapchat
Older generations find the concept behind the photo app Snapchat somewhat perplexing, and understandably so: I'll send you a photo of my face, and you send me a picture of your face back. I respond by sending you a photo of my face, but if you receive it and don't send me a picture of your face in return, you're violating Snapchat etiquette, and I'm mad at you. What?
7. Public Prank Videos
Playing a prank on your friends and family is one thing. They know you, and more than likely, they get your sense of humor. Youngsters today seem to ignore that rule of thumb and insist on staging pranks against unsuspecting strangers, something their elders neither understand, appreciate, or condone. Not to mention that's an easy way to get hurt due to unfortunate misunderstandings.
8. Declaring Mental Illness
While it's good to talk about mental health, Millennials often label every emotional bump as a mental illness. Some Baby Boomers find this over-the-top. For Boomers, not everything that stresses you out is a mental health crisis. It's a view that makes many in the older generation shake their heads at what they see as a lack of resilience.
9. Filming Random People
It's understood that no one reasonably expects privacy in a public space. However, it's impolite and downright unnerving to see younger people recording videos of strangers they see in public. What's worse is that these videos are posted online and used to ridicule the people being filmed, all for internet likes and clout. It's a bad look, young'uns.
10. Oversharing on Social Media
"The unending need to share everything on social media, including their meals, their children, their partners, everything," is a phenomenon whose fascination eludes older folks. Instead of just having an experience, even something as mundane as grocery shopping, younger people feel compelled to press record and upload. Why?
11. What Exactly Is Content?
Anything posted online is considered content; anyone posting anything online is called a content creator. What exactly is content? As somebody asks, "How can something devoid of any substance be called content?" The world may never know.
12. Is Everything Iconic?
Another word woefully overused by the younger generations, lamenting several contributors to the discussion, is the overuse of "iconic." It's used with such frequency that it's become all but meaningless. Only some things that are called iconic are deserving of the label.
Source: Reddit.
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