People Share Trends And Interests Popular Among Youth That Middle-Aged People Can't Grasp

Before long, even individuals in their early adulthood find themselves observing each emerging generation and questioning why their behavior appears so peculiar, and why the music they enjoy seems like nothing but a cacophonous blend of sounds.

Damjan

• Published in Interesting
• November 25, 2023

We all know how it goes - older folks always find something to complain about when it comes to the younger generation. It's like a never-ending story.

The older folks grumble, the younger ones roll their eyes, and the cycle continues. The young ones grow up, and suddenly, they're puzzled by the behavior of the next generation, wondering why they're acting so strangely and why their music sounds like noise.

Recently, there was a big discussion on the internet about this. It happened on a website called Reddit, in a place called r/AskReddit.

Someone named u/VisibleConfusion12 started a conversation that got a lot of attention. They asked a simple but interesting question: "What do young people like that older folks just don't get?"

People from all over the internet chimed in with their thoughts, and we are here to share some of the things they had to say. This Reddit discussion shows that the generation gap is alive and well, even on the internet.

Young people are into new things that older folks might not understand. But it's important to remember that each generation is shaped by its own experiences, and what seems weird today might become normal in the future.

As we look at these comments, we can notice that there's always a gap between generations. The comments on this Reddit post show that this gap is still very much there, even on the internet.

1. "Declaring everything is a result of a mental illness. Sometimes people are just a******s."

2. "The unending need to share everything on social media, including their meals, their children, their partners everything. "

3. "Talking loudly with your phone on speaker while in public. Older people do it, too. WTF is *that* all about?"

4. "Social media celebrities. "

5. Long a*s fake nails.

"How do you even go to the bathroom with those things without hurting yourself? They’re not even attractive. I don’t get it.

Edit: To be clear, I’m talking LONG here, like inches long. I have longish natural nails and I love getting them done, but I’ve seen people with nails that are over 2 inches long and I don’t understand how you can be productive with nails like that. I’m not mad about it, I just honestly don’t get the hype."

6. "Life hack"

"The videos where they say it's a "life hack" when it's just common sense.

Aka "try out this crazy life hack for perfectly cut bagles, EVERYTIME!"

Proceeds to use a bagel cutter.

Like, seriously??? You need someone to tell you that?"

7. "Film random strangers without consent to make fun of them online all for internet 'clout'. "

8. Fake eyelashes

9. people instead of calling them. Unless you have to show me something, I prefer not to show my face on screen '

10. "The public tik tok dancing."

"All these s****y prank videos on people in public.

The public tik tok dancing.

I can't handle the second hand embarrassment when someone is dancing in aisle 5."

11. "Extravagant proms and baby showers. "

12. "Filming themselves crying. "

13. It just being different

"The Andrew Tate style of misogynistic alpha male b******t that so many young men seem to buy into. I guess I kind of get how they're susceptible to that sort of stuff, but the ideology doesn't really make much sense.

I think most of the rest of the stuff like tik tok, hairstyles, and clothing is just a "kids these days" kind of thing where people aren't open minded enough to realize the stuff they were into as kids was seem as being just as stupid by the older generation. Because really, it boils down to it just being different and new."

14. still young, but Mukbang videos. I like cooking shows, but watching someone pig out on camera is just gross. "

15. every little thing. Like why are they filming them doing basic stuff like grocery shopping? "

16. to anybody people don't like as narcissistic. Every form of lying or even just disagreement is gaslighting. "

17. new Disney remakes. "

18. "Listening to the music on mobile speaker while walking around the street or travelling via public transportation "

19. Self diagnosing

20. It's not cool to be stupid

"As a teacher, I get enormously annoyed by the idea that it seems cool to be stupid for a significant amount of teens. Like being actually proud of lacking or pretending to lack basic knowledge or primary skills. Over the last 2 weeks I had a 14 y old pretending not to know who the figure of Christ was, a kid claiming not to know how to use a ruler and one who claimed to never have used scissors…

Update: 5 min ago a 14y old asked me wether pigs have ears…"

21. reaction videos."

22. "I really hate the TikTok voice. "

23. idea that shame shouldn’t exist. "

24. Putting everything online.

25. unboxing videos. "

26. A robot voice reading out Reddit

"I dont understand certain genres of tiktok/YouTube videos. Who is entertained by those videos where it's a robot voice reading out reddit comments while subway surfer is being played on screen? Who is the audience for those videos where some dude with an awful haircut asks people risqué questions either on a college campus or at the beach?"

27. Mumble rap

28. Starbucks & Underage girls dancing on TikTok

29. Being illiterate

30. In the middle of a Home Depot.

31. Prank

It's like a never-ending game of "Why are the kids these days so darn confusing?" The older generation scratches their heads while the younger generation just keeps doing their thing.

But here's the kicker: what seems baffling today will probably make perfect sense tomorrow. Just think about it; someday, you might catch yourself saying, "Back in my day, we had REAL music" while your grandkids roll their eyes and plug into their holographic VR concerts.

Damjan