Gen Z Phone Anxiety Tops This Week’s Internet Buzz
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I want to talk to my fellow millennials for a bit, here (Gen X, you, too). Because I came across this tweet this week:
And the replies are SO MUCH FUN. It’s a real trip down memory lane, and the lane is littered with all the dumb stuff we used to do “back in the day.” Like, for example:
Then there was this one (a classic):
…That Gen Z answers the phone and doesn’t say anything. Apparently, this is a thing: Zoomers will answer the phone and, instead of saying “hello,” they’ll wait there silently for the person calling to speak first.
This is the cutest dang thing I’ve seen in a while:
“Sir, there’s a situation on platform 2!” “Don’t tell me…”
I always like to finish every week by leaving you with a little something that I can’t get out of my head. This week, it’s all about this thought:
That’s all for this week, see you later! And remember, if you want more like this, you can subscribe to the Only Good Internet newsletter (if you want, I mean, don’t let me tell you what to do, ya know?).