# The Boomerfication of Gen Z | Internet Analysis

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Thanks to Nurex for sponsoring today's video. More from them later. Hello, my dudes. Today I want to dig into the so-called boomeration of Gen Z. When are we going to talk about the boomeration of Gen Z? — Z. — Boomerification The way Jenz talks on this app is so similar to the sass of boomers in real life. — The way that Gen Z acts on Tik Tok and the way that boomers act on Facebook, literally the exact same energy. — The way that Gen Z has this intense similarity with boomers, right? The boomeration of Gen Z. — That is just boomerism 2. 0. — The boomeration of Gen Z is an accusation mainly lobbed by millennials onto the zoomers. This term was largely popularized by Tik Tok user LA Trash, who's been talking about the similarities since 2022. The claims essentially argue Gen Z hasn't been behaving or voting in the ways we expected them to, meaning more similarly to millennials when we were your age. They say, "You're young. You're even more diverse than us. you're supposed to be the most progressive, but in some ways you're acting less like young people and more like boomers. So, in this video, I want to examine some of these claims, dig into what we're really talking about, and see whether there's any truth to it all? Or perhaps, are millennials actually the real boomers here for making fun of kids these days? And yes, I know Gen Z aren't kids. They're actually in their teens to late 20s now. For the record, I'm a zelennial, okay? I come in peace. I am not here to stoke the generational divide, but I do keep finding myself returning to these related topics. Millennials and Gen Z. Maybe it's cuz I'll never feel like I'm either generation. But also, I'm fascinated because some people insist these generational differences don't exist. They're not real. To which I strongly disagree. There definitely are distinctions that are evident through data and anecdotes, but I think it's crucial to dig into the why. Why are we different? I'm trying to look at this through a sociological lens. Honestly, the older and further I get from young people, the more I seek to just understand them. So, first we've got to define Gen Z and boomers so we know who we're actually talking about. The baby boomers were born between 1946 and 64. So, in 2025, their current age range is 61 to 79. Gen Z were born between 1997 and 2012, making them currently 13 to 28. And next question, if we're talking about boomeration, what is that? What is the essence of a boomer? What is considered boomer behavior? I think you have to go back to the okay boomer meme, which honestly I could have sworn has been around for like a decade, but it actually became mainstream in 2019. The Before Times, Taylor Loren wrote, "Okay, Boomer has become the endlessly repeated retort to the problem of older people who just don't get it. " A rallying cry for millions of fed up kids. Teenagers use it to reply to cringy YouTube videos, Donald Trump tweets, and basically any person over 30 who says something condescending about young people and the issues that matter to them. Okay, Boomer is simply a snarky response. Any grouchy, outofouch older people criticizing young people, okay, boomer. Millennials killed Applebees. Okay, boomer. In some ways, boomer has become synonymous with old, but it's really more about the behavior and the attitude than your actual age. And okay, boomer can absolutely apply to Gen X. and on occasion even millennials. But quickly, it's also important to acknowledge the power imbalance within the context of the meme. Boomers have long been in control. They've been running this country. They have shaped the world. And in many ways, they have destroyed it. So, especially for young people, okay, boomer isn't just saying, "Haha, you're old. " It's you ruined everything, you stupid [ __ ] Younger people were born into this world that was already wrecked by you old people. Then on top of that, you're constantly mocking and making fun of young people. So calling you boomers derogatory is really the least we could do. Loren wrote, "In the end, boomer is just a state of mind. Anyone can be a boomer with the right attitude. You don't like change. You don't understand new things, especially related to technology. You don't understand equality. " One teen said, "Being a boomer is just having that attitude. It can apply to whoever is bitter toward change. " So taking in some of that context, anyone can be boomer. But is it really possible that the tables have turned so much that Gen Z themselves are now acting like or being compared to boomers? Are there really significant similarities? Here are some of the accusations of boomerity that I've collected. And these are alleged, so don't shoot the messenger. Just like boomers, Gen Z love to hate millennials. Boomer paint stare. Meet the Gen Z stare. And apparently now we're learning that vapes are full of lead. So I fear we may be coming full circle. Boomers and Gen Z are tech illiterate. While most millennials were raised to be the family tech support, apparently both zoomers and boomers struggle to use a desktop computer. Similarly, they share a lack of resourcefulness. This is Fenty Beauty and this shade and this is how much it costs. And they'll still have Jenzers in the comments being like, "Where'd you get that? What brand is that? How much did it cost? " Explain to me how that is any different than how boomers use Facebook. Jenzers and boomers try to use the comments to like crowdsource

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information instead of just doing the research themselves. — Apparently, they share a sense of consumer entitlement. — There's this big argument going on about whether it's acceptable to like scream the lyrics to every single song, obnoxiously screaming over where nobody can hear the person who's doing the concert actually sing. — Shrieking at the top of her lungs and people around her were asking her to be quiet and she was like, "No, because I spent my money. I'm allowed to act however I want. " And it's so interesting this like intense level of entitlement. — It's not all of you, but the whole I can do whatever I want here because I paid money to be that's giving the same energy as I'm a paying customer. I should get whatever I want. — And lastly, we've been seeing a surprising rise of conservatism and traditional talking points, gender roles, social concepts, usually reserved for the olds coming from Gen Z. 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Taking control of your health starts here. You can go to nurx. com/tiffanyf to get started or just click the link in the description. That's nurx. com/tiffanyferg. So, what is going on? First of all, there is a major divide within Gen Z, and that's going to be a crucial note throughout this video. Not just obviously because they're in different life stages right now, like being 15 or 25. Rachel John Faza, a Gen Z writer who focuses on youth political culture, has written extensively about this split. She argues that there really are two Gen Z's, 1. 0 and 2. 0. Some major distinctions being, did you graduate high school before or after COVID? Did you experience life before smartphones? Has Tik Tok been a formative part of your upbringing? In many ways, older Zoomers seem to have more in common with younger millennials than they do with younger Zoomers, even though they're only a few years apart from either group. And spoiler, many of the boomer accusations seem to apply most to the younger cohort. With that, it's imperative to discuss how the pandemic affected Gen Z. Obviously, COVID affected everyone, but it definitely had the most significant impacts on younger people who were experiencing important developmental milestones at that time. The oldest of Gen Z were 23 when the pandemic hit, meaning many of them had already graduated college and may have been working their first real job. At that age, you've definitely got some solid life experience and probably a decent idea of who you are as a person. Whereas, the youngest Zoomers were only 8 years old at the start of co. And I think over the years we've often talked about like how CO has affected kids, but really truly think deeply about it. It's hard to overstate the many ways that it affected these kids' lives, their education, but also their social skills. I made a survey about this topic for my audience, and one respondent wrote, "The class that's graduating high school this year basically didn't get to go to middle school. And while it sucks for everyone, I think it's pivotal in understanding social norms. Obviously, Zoom didn't cut it. I think the bell curve as Jenzie is coming out of COVID will probably be the worst right about now because the older elementary schoolers and middle schoolers missed those peak years of understanding socialization. And that response really hit home for me because middle school was so formative in my life. Unpopular opinion, but I actually loved middle school. Most of my lifelong friendships began in sixth grade. And so much of my personality was shaped by those few years spending endless time with my best friends being silly, running around town, making YouTube videos. I literally cannot imagine how different I would have been if I didn't experience all of that. But this whole generation of kids missed out on the ordinary everyday interactions and special events that are really impactful. They had to ride through the clunkiness of lockdowns, social distancing, masking, life and school, moving on and offline. Things were in flux for a few years and nothing operated as usual for a long time, especially when you're that young. It is no surprise that their social skills may have been affected. But why am I talking about their social skills? Well, we have to talk about the Gen Z stare. According to my survey, some of you haven't heard of this, and God bless you for not being chronically online, but this has been making its rounds on TikTok, of course. I don't know where exactly it began. I can't find like the original post, but someone, I assume a millennial, was basically like, "Hey, have you guys noticed the Gen Z stare? You'll say something to them and they just stare at you blankly. " The Jinzy stare is like

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the thing when boomers hear the credit thing beeping and they're like, and they're just like not reacting, right? Jinz does that for mandatory small talk. Hi, welcome to this establishment. How can I help you? For example, let's say I'm a server. I go up to a table of zoomers. I say, "Hi, what can I get started for you guys? Any drinks? " And just crickets. They're staring at me like I'm crazy for trying to take their order at a restaurant. So, people are asking the Gen Z stare. What's up with that? But really, are they just ignoring us? Are they daydreaming? Are they okay? And no, they're not okay. But let's dive into this. First of all, in this Jenz stare discourse, there's been a central disagreement on what we're actually talking about. What is the stare? From Jenz's perspective, they've said, "Yes, we stare at people, especially at work when you're talking to a customer and they're saying something crazy or really dumb or they're being so horrible and I can't say what I'm really thinking or I'm going to get fired. So, I'm just going to stare. Hopefully, they'll take the hint and leave. " So, then older people were like, "No, that's the customer service stare. We're familiar with it. Everyone who's ever worked a job has done that. " What we're talking about is different and it is specifically a Gen Z phenomenon. These zoomers are interacting with us either as customers or workers, strangers or acquaintances in ways we haven't seen before. This seems distinct, hence why we've coined a whole new term for it. — Honestly, it's not resting [ __ ] face. It's not somebody saying something dumb. The Jenzie stare occurs mid-con conversation. It doesn't have to occur after you've said something. Y'all are only referencing the stare with strangers. There is a look in there with people that are still your like acquaintance co-orker friends. You know what I mean? — And people have some theories, okay? Some have said it's as if Gen Z are waiting for the adult to answer, but they've forgotten they're the adults now. Others have said zoomers are staring at us during IRL conversations as if they're just watching a Tik Tok. Their eyes are glazing over. Maybe it's because you can't two times speed in person. — I think it's because of being raised on screens type of thing. It's almost like mid-con conversation they're watching you as if you're a [ __ ] Tik Tok or a YouTube video and it's not the whole entire time. It's like they're waiting on the Mr. Beast editing fun Tik Tok editing part to happen. — So again, in my survey I asked about this and most of my respondents were Gen Z. So I'm really glad I got to hear from them directly. And I'm going to say right off the bat, not everyone even agrees that the Gen Z stare is real. Most people actually say it's not and that you know everybody stares sometimes. But people still had some thoughts. Zoomers shared their reasons or theories for what the stare is. First, we have social anxiety. That was a very common one. Second, they don't mean to stare. Their brain is just buffering. They're simply processing the information. Third, they've gotten used to their faces being covered with masks through CO. So, they kind of forget that people can actually see their expressions now. And speaking of masking, the stare could be related to neurological impacts from COVID, long CO, brain fog. And I also want to acknowledge masking in the neurode divergent sense. So, it's possible that Jenzi are masking less and don't feel obligated to be more expressive. And fourth, many have said, "The world is on fire. Apologies for disassociating while I'm just standing at the register. " And those are all interesting theories or reasons. But even aside from those potential explanations, there are clearly many bigger disconnects in terms of politeness, social etiquette, small talk. And these differences do largely seem generational, which does make sense. We've been raised in different contexts that affect how we interact with the world. And not to completely dissect the should cashier say hi discourse again. I already made a whole video on that. But yes, there are disagreements on whether people should be chatty in these situations or is it wrong for a Zoomer to just stare blankly when you ask them a basic question. Older folks, including most millennials, still value and expect these social scripts, especially in customer service interactions. A quick greeting, how can I help you? Please, thank you. Have a nice day. And this goes both ways. Customers and workers should be kind and polite to each other. That's what we consider the bare minimum. Now, some older generations really do expect like way more and they demand a smile, but I'm not going to get into that. Anyway, to Gen Z, this chatting seems unnecessary and kind of fake. My survey respondents said Gen Z doesn't seem to subscribe to things they see as performative, such as small talk and cheerful customer service. In fact, they actually consider it more courteous to not force a service worker to engage in BS nicities. Many of them, whether as a customer or worker, would prefer to go through these transactions silently. The less speaking, the better. This elder Jenzie wrote, "I'd rather have a cashier, Jenzie, stare, ring up my items, and let me pay without a single word spoken if it's faster than someone who says hello with a smile. " And I'm not going to lie, it was very shocking to read that so many Zoomers agree with that, especially because I'm only like 2 years out of their generation. Personally, I would feel really uncomfortable if I say hello to an employee, ask for my order, and they don't say a word. I would interpret that as rude or I'd be worried that I somehow offended them. I would probably spiral

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about it for the rest of the day. Meanwhile, that Gen Z employee is probably thinking, "Why are you trying to talk to me? Just tap your card and go. " So, where is this coming from with Gen Z? Why are they like this? I think obviously a huge element is online shopping plus selfch checkout, ordering from apps and kiosks. Of course, zoomers are not the only people who enjoy the convenience and ease of these things. But unlike prior generations, Gen Z have been raised in a world where they can handle the vast majority of their errands and shopping contactless, silently from their phone. They're accustomed to these very disconnected transactions. So, it does make sense that they don't want to chat. They're used to just going beep boop done. And again, I order through apps and I use selfch checkckout, especially when I'm feeling antisocial. But I catch myself and I do want to limit it. I want to resist the alienation because I do believe that social interaction, even in tiny little moments, is nice and important, but much of Gen Z disagrees. Anyway, it's easy as an older person to witness this and be like, "Nope, young people are being rude. This is the wrong way to interact. " To me, the Gen Z stare is just one representation of these clashing social norms. Older generations are receiving the stare, interpreting it as rude, condescending, and antisocial, while Gen Z finds it completely typical and acceptable. Is the stare an active, conscious glare, or is it actually just the absence of expression, a neutral face? Many Jenzers say that they don't even realize they're doing it or don't see it as a thing at all. So, the big question is, who is right? Really, no one. Because social etiquette can change. It depends on the culture and the context. But we're experiencing this generational friction because the social norms and expectations are changing. We're not agreeing on what the standard is across all age groups. Perhaps in the future with Gen Z, alphas and beyond, chatting to strangers will be an entirely foreign concept. So, is it that Gen Z lack social skills or are they just establishing new norms? I actually think it's a bit of both. First of all, I want to acknowledge again a lot of my responses said like, "No, the Gen Z people I know are great at socializing or they're just as good as any other age group. Maybe they're awkward like typical teenagers, but that's to be expected. " And others made the point that it's not that Gen Z are socializing wrong, but they just happen to emphasize socializing online rather than in person. Multiple respondents said that it's common for their friends to text each other while they're in the same room instead of speaking. That has become a norm for them. And again, we get to those damn phones. But truly, especially Gen Z, but all of us really, are so used to constant stimuli. We've got AirPods in all the time, and I'm guilty of that, too. One respondent wrote, "It's hard to get people of any age to look up from their phone during social events, but Gen Z and younger seem especially attached to it, so all of their conversations are broken up by screen glancing. " Almost like any lingering space must be filled with dopamine. But overall, many people even within Gen Z did agree that this generation may have weaker social skills, mainly due to the pandemic and technology. Obviously, not to say that young people never speak in person. That's absurd. Obviously, they do. But if you think about the number of interactions they've missed out on, obviously through co, but then also online orders, like not having to make phone calls, that could be like five or 10 interactions that they're missing every single day. Imagine that throughout your entire lifetime. It adds up to way less practice. They also don't have as many casual opportunities to chat or they don't take them. And I'd argue this is actually why small talk is so important and actually beneficial. It's how you get to know people over time. comfortable just chatting [ __ ] Whether you're talking to co-workers, peers, neighbors, strangers, that's how you can connect with people and potentially make friends, but only if you ever actually talk and put yourself out there. But a lot of Jenzy people said that they're kind of afraid to do that. One person mentioned how they'll ask a worker in a store for help and their friends are mortified. They're like, "Why would you talk to them? Why would you bother them? " But it's like, "This is okay. " But for a lot of Jenzi, it doesn't feel okay cuz they're either not used to it or they don't think it's the right thing to do. Other survey respondents noted how the internet has replaced third spaces, so there aren't those casual, you know, free locations to hang out with people. And others agreed, saying that socializing in person has become so expensive. Young people can't afford to constantly be meeting for a meal or drinks at 20 bucks a pop. Continuing on, here we are for kind of part two. I want to talk politics, baby. And I want to start with the split within the boomers. The broad generalization about boomers is that they were hippies. They were very liberal through the 60s and 70s, but became Republican as they aged, right? And that aligns with our idea that it is just natural for young people to be liberal, but as you get older, you'll become more conservative. and therefore voting Republican feels boomer. But that generalization is not totally accurate. There's a pretty major split within boomers as well. Again, elders versus younger, who I just learned are also called generation Jones. Throughout their lifetimes, elder boomers have

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favored Democrats and younger boomers have favored Republicans. But why? Here's the thing. I spent way too long reading about the voting records of each generation when they were the youth. Um, most of which went in the trash. So now you have to hear at least a little bit about this. Okay, it's interesting. All right, I'm trying to draw parallels. I'm trying to see if maybe Gen Z and boomers have something in common. Maybe their generations actually have similar mindsets or struggles. I don't know. Let's go back to 1968. This was the first presidential election that any boomers could vote in because at the time the voting age was 21. The 1968 election was crazy, especially the Democratic National Convention. This was less than 5 years since JFK's assassination and only a few months after MLK Jr. 's assassination as well as RFK's who had been running for the Democratic nomination. So, it was a very intense dark time. Once the DNC rolled around, younger voters were mainly supporting Eugene McCarthy because he was the most anti-war candidate. This was during Vietnam. However, the impact of the youth vote was very limited as of course only the boomers born in 46 or 47 were eligible to vote. There were about 10 million more boomers who were 18 to 20 years old at the time. So, in hindsight, it's hard not to wonder if those younger boomers had been allowed to vote, how much they might have changed the election results or potentially history. 18-year-olds were later given the right to vote in 1971 via the 26th Amendment. So, anyway, the DNC nominates Hubert Humphrey. Voters got to choose between quote two stiff, unlikable vice presidents. Nixon won and this ushered in an era of Republican dominance until Clinton in the9s. So just think about that. You know, a pretty rough first electoral experience for the boomers, right? This is significant not just because it happened to be their first election, but as Pew has argued, there's a pattern to be seen in the voting habits of young people. Quote, "The political climate of early adulthood may continue to influence the political tilt of a generation throughout its lifespan. " And according to this Brookings article, when young voters come of age during an administration considered to be successful, that cohort tends to support that political party and continue to disproportionately vote that way for decades afterward. By contrast, coming of age under a president seen as unsuccessful or unpopular during their term, encourages that cohort to reject that party both initially and in the long term. So, those oldest anti-war boomers came of age under Nixon, who they hated, which led them to largely reject Republicans. There's this great graph that shows you the lifetime voting habits based on birth year. And it is so interesting. So, elder boomers are still more likely to vote Democratic. Shout out to my grandma. I've got a liberal boomer grandma. While the boomers born even just a few years later, were raised through Reagan and Bush Senior and became big proud Republicans. I'm going to circle this back to Gen Z soon, but I just found it so interesting. So, finally, is it true that Gen Z is becoming more conservative? Let's try to look at the data. In 2024, youth voter turnout was 47%, which is not great by the way. Like, imagine if most of our country actually voted. H anyway, young voters 18 to 29, which is mostly Gen Z, favored Kla Harris. And this age group were actually her biggest supporters. But Kamla had a smaller margin of support compared to Biden or Hillary. So it would be wrong to say that Gen Z are overwhelmingly conservative. The majority still favor Democrats, but that drop in support compared to 2020 is significant and worth digging into. What's going on? You can't really compare election results like apples to apples because obviously the context of everything matters, but we should definitely pay attention to which direction various demographics are swinging. Surprise, surprise. There's another layer to the political split within Gen Z. Gender. When we're talking about whether young people are getting more conservative, not so much for women, but it definitely seems to be the case for many Gen Z men. This tough circle polling found young women preferred Harris to Trump by a 17point margin, but young men preferred Trump by a 14point margin. Notably, that is larger than the gender gap for the electorate overall, and the gap is larger than typical. Ali Mortell said it's normal to see women supporting Democratic candidates at like a 5 to 10 point higher rate than men do, but among the youngest cohort of Gen Z below 25 years old, the gender gap is north of 20 points. This is definitely representative of increasing political polarization. Carter Sherman wrote, quoting Melissa Deckman, "Gen-Z men are getting more conservative as well as increasingly indifferent to politics. Meanwhile, Gen Z women have not only become the most progressive cohort in US history, but are also expected to outpace their male peers across virtually every measure of political involvement. So, that's fascinating. Okay, we're getting a better picture of what's going on with Gen Z. Though, it's also important to note that idea of being the most progressive generation. Yeah, that's not as true for young white women who are unfortunately trending more conservative. And last big piece of

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the puzzle is that there is a divide within elder and younger Gen Z. John Faza wrote, "In Yale's youth poll, when given a generic Democrat versus Republican ballot for 2026, respondents aged 18 to 21 supported Republicans by nearly 12 points, while those aged 22 to 29 backed Democrats by about six points. We've mentioned the impacts of the pandemic and technology, but what else has been affecting Gen Z's politics? " Elder Gen Z 1. 0, Ino, whatever you want to call it, mostly came of age during the Trump 2016 administration. And prominent social issues in the culture included Black Lives Matter, March for Our Lives, gun control advocacy, plus feminist and climate change movements that were very influential. I would add in Me Too, body positivity. So, remember the whole political bandwagon thing I mentioned? Basically, if a party's doing well, young people are more likely to hop on board, and if they're flopping, they're out. That's an oversimplification, but you know, applying that to Gen Z, elder Gen Z came of age during the first Trump era. He was unpopular and many of them have continued to reject Republicans. But then we see younger Gen Z. Many of them were too young to really remember the first Trump term. Those younger Gen Z came of age during Biden, who was also not particularly popular or successful, which may influence them to reject the Democratic party. But of course, you also have to look at the larger cultural context. We've had this overall conservative culture swing, the manosphere, the rise of tradives. So much of the gender divide within Gen Z comes down to feminism and gender equality. Young women are going for their left, especially as more of our autonomy is threatened. While there's this rampant deepening misogyny within men and boys, kids are genuinely being influenced by the likes of Andrew Tate. And in my survey, a lot of respondents wrote about this and again more of their theories. Many mentioned that some of this conservatism comes from the social media surveillance state. People are very concerned about how they're perceived. They're scared of being cringe. I made a whole video about this recently. Add in the fact that anything you do can be filmed at any time. No wonder people are like trying to not be weird. These factors discourage people from standing out and encourage more lowercase c conservative behavior. Another major element of this is how the pandemic affected political attitudes. As John Faza wrote, there was resistance to COVID and masking protocols. Historically, young people haven't liked being told what to do, and for many young Jenzers, the pandemic restrictions chafed against their youthful discomfort with authority. At first, they expressed annoyance with what they saw as prolonged social distancing on campuses that impacted the student experience. And this is really validating because I know some young people who had that political shift due to COVID. People who had been Bernie supporters who apparently were so shaken up or bothered by the pandemic affecting their lives. Though of course again it affected everyone. Many people died but still young people were hurt and in many ways traumatized by the pandemic and a lot of them then started to lash out at anything that they perceived as restricting their freedoms. At the same time, stirring in the culture, we have kind of this anti-woke, anti-PC moment. John Faza wrote, "When students finally went back to school, they complained about the policing of their behavior, not just regarding COVID protections like social distancing and masking, but also broader issues around language, political correctness, and cancel culture, the tendency, particularly in online spaces, to denounce others for controversial statements or actions. Many young people perceive this as being promoted by Democrats, those in control, not just in DC, but in pop culture and social media. This is how many Trump supporters have come to see themselves as countercultural. They're going against the grain. They're going against big woke, which is first of all hilarious to say because it's not like we've been in this like magical socialist left-wing era. We see how the establishment and big donors and the mainstream media treat actual leftist candidates like Zoron Mumani. They get roasted and smeared from all angles. And also, how can you be countercultural when Trump was just president like 5 minutes ago? There's nothing fresher, never before seen than reelecting that same guy again. Wow. But anyway, I can understand like being frustrated by the state of everything. Believe me, I am too. And Democrats have been failing. They have not been doing enough. They haven't been putting forward agendas that actually help people. And young people especially are feeling very depressed. Their future is bleak. Their present is bleak. So, it makes sense that many people are tempted by a so-called wild card, somebody who's going to change everything. But sadly, those voters have only fallen for conservative propaganda. Trump is clearly not fixing anything. He's been fulfilling his campaign promises, but making everybody's lives worse. Knocking people off healthcare, creating the most disgusting immigration enforcement, tearing apart government agencies. There's too much. Many Trump supporters actually have regretted their votes since, and if Democrats can win them back in the next election, that's great. Others, of course, are full-on MAGA and wholeheartedly support the racist, sexist, fascist agenda. And now we get

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to final thoughts. Okay, big question. Is the boomeration of Gen Z real? These are my survey results. What Gen Z and non- Gen Z said? Most people think no, it's not really a thing. Initially, I thought I would dig into a lot of those like accusations of boomerity. Um, but most of those aren't even really worth digging into. Most of them are just kind of classic like kids these days are acting up. And then I ended up just wanting to focus on like the Gen Z stare as an example, socializing and obviously the political sides. Those were uh what I ended up finding most intriguing. It's not the most exciting conclusion to a video, but the question of like is Gen Z acting uniquely boomer? No, I don't think so. I honestly do believe that many generations, people of all ages are acting up right now. again, especially postcoid, like people have lost their minds. A lot of social skills or sense of politeness or just like respect for anyone else. Perhaps we're all becoming more boomer when it comes to younger Gen Z and Gen Alpha as they come of age and begin voting. I really hope that we don't continue to see that conservative swing. I want to believe that divide is not going to be permanent either. that maybe some of the young voters who voted Republican will see what's going on and change their minds in the future. I want to have faith that everybody can change, you know, despite the uh the patterns. When it comes to the youngest Gen Z, they're currently 12 years old and they won't vote in their first presidential election until 2032. So, I feel like by then, Trump's term currently, I assume will continue to be nightmare fuel. Um, which is horrible, but maybe at the very least that will inspire that next generation of voters to go against the Republicans. I can only hope that that's the result. And again, that's assuming that we will continue to have democratic elections. So, that's that. I hope you enjoyed this video. I did have fun researching. Gets a little heavy sometimes. By the way, I want to give a big shout out to my second channel. I have been making unscripted, lighter fun commentary videos, and I want to be posting there more regularly. These videos, I love them, but like they get heavy, you know? It's fun to have like a palette cleanser to work on. that's just light, easy stuff. I can just chat [ __ ] over there. And uh the response has been really nice. People have been saying they love seeing me be a little snarky, a little petty, a little [ __ ] once in a while. Thank you again to today's sponsor, Nurex. If you'd like to check them out, you can go to my link in the description. And make sure you watch my last video reacting to the Born to be Viral documentary that I was interviewed in. It's about family vloggers. And we got to hear more from the parents. It was interesting. Let's just say that is all. Stay tuned for future internet analysis videos. Okay, thanks. Bye.

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