Generational juvenoia has been a thing for as long as humans have clumped age ranges into cohorts. But it feels that in the last few years, Millennials and Zoomers have started to draw lines in the sand between each other. From Gen-Z’s mockery of skinny jeans and side-partings to the Millennial malice towards “mumble rap”, the cultural differences couldn’t be more apparent.
Millennials and Zoomers have started to draw lines in the sand between each other
What’s interesting about the divide between Gen Y and Z, however, is we seem more united on social and political issues than any generation to come before us. From attitudes on the need for diversity to causes of climate change, to name a few, the two appear to mirror each other’s views incredibly closely.
Millennials and Zoomers, in my opinion, feel more like siblings than anything else. There may be some minor differences in our behaviour and attitudes, but we are far more similar than most people let on. We are united as the first two generations to grow up during the rise of technology, and although the internet is the leading platform for our disputes, it’s also the exact thing that makes us so similar to one another.
Although the internet is the leading platform for our disputes, it’s also the exact thing that makes us so similar to one another.
Despite all our similarities, it feels like the generational divide will always be there. Generation Z is still extremely young, and there’s a possibility that, as we get older, our differences will be defined more clearly. But it appears that Zoomers and Millennials will forever be inextricably linked as the first two generations to grow up on the internet.
It seems the pushback between generations will always be felt, and we can already see the start of the disputes between Zoomers and the next generation, Gen Alpha, beginning to form on platforms like TikTok. It won’t be long before they grow up, too, and every criticism we throw at them is clapped back at with “OK, zoomer.”
