There's this 29 year old guy at my job. He was born in 1996 so, he's either among the youngest of millennials or the oldest of zoomers. Anyway I've gotten to know him pretty well. He's technically closer to the age of most of my coworkers (18-23) but he's an "unc" and not a 6-7 ironybro memelord, so he gravitates towards me and the other "uncs". He's a reasonably intelligent guy. No rocket scientist but he's probably in the 100-105 range from what I can tell. Not exactly sure why he's stuck in fast food at his age, but I know the job market is dogshit so I'll just chalk it up to that (and he also has no degree). He's bald and possibly a truecel. No mentions of an ex, and no evidence of an ex on his social media. So nearcel at a minimum.
Anyway he mentioned multiple times that he "had to drop out" of his high school and move in with his uncle (where he still lives to this day). He did end up getting his GED though. But anyway it sounded like something went down that impacted his life in a dramatic way, but up until a week ago he only alluded to it. I finally asked him about it last week, and he opened up about what happened. When he was 17 he was hanging out with his friends, smoking weed and he ended up making a joke about a female student. He didn't elaborate on what the joke was, he seemed to be ashamed of it still so I didn't want to press him, but I imagine it was sexual in nature. What he didn't realize is that one of his "friends" was secretly recording him. The video ended up circulating throughout the school and he was bullied so badly he had to drop out and move far away (he's originally from a small town in Nebraska) to escape it all.
From what I've seen and heard, it's extremely common for zoomers to secretly record their classmates or just go around recording all day hoping something happens so they can have "content". If there's even a hint that maybe something is going to happen, there's going to be a bunch of zoomers with their camera phones out recording.
If you're a core zoomer this is probably just a "muh water is wet" post. You've known this from a very early age. But I'm 40. I grew up in a time where people could make edgy jokes with the boys, get high, get drunk, make mistakes, do low inhib stupid shit (as long as no one was harmed) and not have it ruin your life. Going back to my coworker, had he made that joke back when I was 17, it would have been a completely inconsequential joke between teenage boys who were high. But because this happened in 2013 or 2014, and everyone had smartphones and Tumblr politics became culturally dominant, it ended up fucking him over hard.
I remember in my "why do so many zoomers constantly speak in a monotone voice" thread, another user (credit to @BricABrac ) mentioned that zoomers don't drink. There's plenty of articles/studies that confirm they're far less likely to drink compared to other generations. You might think zoomers would be more likely to drink since they're more likely to be "doomers", and have a higher desire for escapism and a mentally altered state. I think one of the reasons is alcohol is a social thing. And when you get drunk you let down your guard and your inhibitions are lowered. But in a world where anyone could be secretly recording you, not only does that suck the prospect of fun out of the experience, but it's a risk people can't afford, especially in today's hypercompetitive world. Who wants their drunken antics or rants to be posted on the internet for all to see. So instead of drinking with friends, zoomers just stay in their bedrooms and do kratom or benzos or some other substance that's generally used solo as opposed to socially.
Even worse is the fact that when most people see a video of someone, they will interpret it in the absolute worst possible way, especially if you are a man (and RIP if you're a sub5). It could be taken completely out of context and the viewers will make up a story in their minds based off of nothing where you are the ultimate evil. That's what happened with nick sandmann. Thankfully in his case there was another video that came out that disproved the narrative (and even then people wanted him dead because they already had made up their minds).
It's like we're living in an orwellian dystopia, but the oppression and surveillance is coming from the general public as opposed to just the government (though the government and megacorps also do their fair share, but that's another story). In such a world, being HIGH inhib is a MUST. You can't afford to make mistakes. You can't afford to let your guard down. You can't trust anyone. And that's another reason why zoomers are so high inhib, unsocial, and hyper-introverted and why so many of them lack any close friendships. Even with online friends they're very guarded as doxxing and leaking DMs is a national sport among gen z.
Even as a 40 year old, I'm not completely sheltered from this. There have been times where a customer was extremely hostile with me, and back 20 years ago I would have just told them off. But now I have to stand there and take it like a bitch. Not only out of fear of being fired, but fear of them pulling out their phone and accusing me of doing/saying some shit I didn't do. Every other employee has the same fears, so the customer always gets their way like a spoiled petulant child. It's actually difficult for me, because I'm naturally low inhib and extroverted but there's simply no place for a high T, low inhib, extroverted man in today's world (yeah yeah, Chad is the exception, I know).
Anyway he mentioned multiple times that he "had to drop out" of his high school and move in with his uncle (where he still lives to this day). He did end up getting his GED though. But anyway it sounded like something went down that impacted his life in a dramatic way, but up until a week ago he only alluded to it. I finally asked him about it last week, and he opened up about what happened. When he was 17 he was hanging out with his friends, smoking weed and he ended up making a joke about a female student. He didn't elaborate on what the joke was, he seemed to be ashamed of it still so I didn't want to press him, but I imagine it was sexual in nature. What he didn't realize is that one of his "friends" was secretly recording him. The video ended up circulating throughout the school and he was bullied so badly he had to drop out and move far away (he's originally from a small town in Nebraska) to escape it all.
From what I've seen and heard, it's extremely common for zoomers to secretly record their classmates or just go around recording all day hoping something happens so they can have "content". If there's even a hint that maybe something is going to happen, there's going to be a bunch of zoomers with their camera phones out recording.
If you're a core zoomer this is probably just a "muh water is wet" post. You've known this from a very early age. But I'm 40. I grew up in a time where people could make edgy jokes with the boys, get high, get drunk, make mistakes, do low inhib stupid shit (as long as no one was harmed) and not have it ruin your life. Going back to my coworker, had he made that joke back when I was 17, it would have been a completely inconsequential joke between teenage boys who were high. But because this happened in 2013 or 2014, and everyone had smartphones and Tumblr politics became culturally dominant, it ended up fucking him over hard.
I remember in my "why do so many zoomers constantly speak in a monotone voice" thread, another user (credit to @BricABrac ) mentioned that zoomers don't drink. There's plenty of articles/studies that confirm they're far less likely to drink compared to other generations. You might think zoomers would be more likely to drink since they're more likely to be "doomers", and have a higher desire for escapism and a mentally altered state. I think one of the reasons is alcohol is a social thing. And when you get drunk you let down your guard and your inhibitions are lowered. But in a world where anyone could be secretly recording you, not only does that suck the prospect of fun out of the experience, but it's a risk people can't afford, especially in today's hypercompetitive world. Who wants their drunken antics or rants to be posted on the internet for all to see. So instead of drinking with friends, zoomers just stay in their bedrooms and do kratom or benzos or some other substance that's generally used solo as opposed to socially.
Even worse is the fact that when most people see a video of someone, they will interpret it in the absolute worst possible way, especially if you are a man (and RIP if you're a sub5). It could be taken completely out of context and the viewers will make up a story in their minds based off of nothing where you are the ultimate evil. That's what happened with nick sandmann. Thankfully in his case there was another video that came out that disproved the narrative (and even then people wanted him dead because they already had made up their minds).
It's like we're living in an orwellian dystopia, but the oppression and surveillance is coming from the general public as opposed to just the government (though the government and megacorps also do their fair share, but that's another story). In such a world, being HIGH inhib is a MUST. You can't afford to make mistakes. You can't afford to let your guard down. You can't trust anyone. And that's another reason why zoomers are so high inhib, unsocial, and hyper-introverted and why so many of them lack any close friendships. Even with online friends they're very guarded as doxxing and leaking DMs is a national sport among gen z.
Even as a 40 year old, I'm not completely sheltered from this. There have been times where a customer was extremely hostile with me, and back 20 years ago I would have just told them off. But now I have to stand there and take it like a bitch. Not only out of fear of being fired, but fear of them pulling out their phone and accusing me of doing/saying some shit I didn't do. Every other employee has the same fears, so the customer always gets their way like a spoiled petulant child. It's actually difficult for me, because I'm naturally low inhib and extroverted but there's simply no place for a high T, low inhib, extroverted man in today's world (yeah yeah, Chad is the exception, I know).
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pre 2016 was a very different climate to what we have now, it must have had to have been extreme to generate that sort of reaction from people. I mean 2014 was the filthy frank era, people were really that sensitive??
