Gen Z Is Getting 'Old'
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gen z yeah we're getting up there bro i'm not gonna lie okay seriously though i'm not that old 2024 just felt like a complete blur to me like i can't even believe we are already in the mighty 2025 like honestly bro 2020 really didn't feel like that long ago but we're already in 2025 now a lot of you wanted more videos relating to adulthood so here we are so yeah majority of gen z are adults now and of course that comes with a lot of things

aging. We're all going to age at some point. I mean, we're not kids anymore, bro. Well, at least majority of Gen Z isn't. Of course, as you age, you're going to experience like back pain, neck pain, I don't know, all kinds of pain at this point. You know, like my spine's been put in overtime to try to support my garbage posture for so many years. And now it's not too late for me to fix it. But obviously when I was a kid, I was not conscious of that. So I was sitting like a

nerd neck like i don't know why the hell i was sitting like that i was all hunched over i had my neck at like a 90 degree angle okay it was not at a 90 degree angle but it was pretty bad bro like sometimes when you just wake up in the morning just aching and you don't even know why like i got a back ache headache knee ache like i don't even know how many aches i have at this point and what else can i really do it was

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hold they look like they're pushing 40 and they're like 23 or like 26 but for me at least in my experience when i go to a bar casino i always get id'd every single time without fail and some of them have like id scanners which is fine but i don't know some of them don't and uh yeah i got pressed once because they thought i had a fake id i gave this dude my id and he was like hella sketched out about it

I was with my parents, we were at like a family function. And this dude was so sketched out, he brought the manager and everything, which is crazy. Like the manager looked completely pissed when he pulled up and I'm like, oh shit, am I about to get kicked out? And at first it wasn't looking good until my parents showed them their ID.

And I was good and it probably doesn't help that I can't grow a beard I don't know how many times i've tried. It's just not happening It just looks all straggly when I try to grow it out And I don't know if it's just me on this one But I just do not feel like a functioning member of society yet because in your 20s That's when you're supposed to figure out what you're doing with your life. What kind of car are you getting? You gotta save for a house pay taxes 401k, you know, you gotta prepare for retirement open a stock portfolio Some of you may feel like this is a completely different language

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And honestly, it was a foreign language to me until I had to do it. You know, it would have been nice to been taught this in school. But instead, I walk away remembering that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Like, what the hell am I going to do with that information? Or like the Pythagorean theorem. It would have been nice to take a class, you know, on like how to do all this. I just feel behind. I don't know how to cook, which I guess I'm kind of learning. I mean, if I was by myself, I would have burnt the kitchen down. I don't know how to fix a tire.

But guys, I'm Town Hall 11 in Clash of Clans. And I just upgraded my mortar to level 9. Yo, look at me cook. But no, seriously, so I'm gonna make a lot of mistakes. I'm just entering adulthood. Most of Gen Z is like just getting jobs now. And a lot of people at these jobs, they got like a whole two decades more of experience than we do.

I'm sure some of you walk into your job and you just feel out of place. Like when I used to work at a grocery store, for example, some mornings I would get assigned to work and all the people around my age would get signed to work at night or like in the afternoon. My co-workers for the day were in their 60s and 70s and well, I was a teenager. So what the hell am I going to talk to them about?

I mean, they would ask me about school and shit. I mean, I didn't know what to ask them. I had no clue. But what I should have asked is, uh, I don't know, maybe some more advice on adulthood. I mean, clearly that's why I'm in desperate need of. And of course, we cannot forget the fact that Gen Z grew up with a bunch of technology in their face when they were born. For Gen Alpha, it just got even more advanced. In the moment I was old enough to even pick up a remote, all right, I was finally able to get a Wii. And what it was supposed to be was a gift for my dad's birthday.

But you best believe I was the one using that. Me and my brother the Duck would just spawn camp the Wii. Now I'd play on the Wii. Which Manning brother will win the FanDuel Kick of Destiny 3 on Super Bowl Sunday? Peyton or Eli? Watch the showdown live on Super Bowl Sunday. Plus, new customers bet $5 and get $200 if your bet wins. Only on FanDuel, America's number one sportsbook.

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building friendships and actually going outside. You know, I was not doing that as often as I should have. And now that technology is way more advanced. Yeah, my brain is deep fried, bro. It's over. And I feel bad for people, yes, in Jet Alpha that were just given an iPad at birth. And you know, we turned out, okay, I don't want to talk about how we turned out, but we turned out all right for the most part. So I'm sure Jet Alpha will be fine.

The only problem with Gen Z is a lot of addiction. We were put in a position where vapes were marketed towards us as teenagers. So, uh, and some people haven't been able to quit since. Thankfully, I've never vaped before, but I'm sure for those of you that have, yeah, you guys got to quit that shit. Genuinely, it's bad. And some people are even going as far to try Galaxy Gas. I don't care how much money somebody is paying me. It's not worth the brain cell damage.

But on top of the technology addiction, there's already a bunch of new addictions developing every day. All these vapes and other bull like that, this is gonna get even more advanced. Like, you're gonna see vapes with, like, a whole iPhone on it. By the time Gen Beta's growing up. Like, you got these spaceship-ass vapes now that got, like, a whole arcade system built in. Like, I don't even know how the hell that works. I'm just not gonna ask questions.

I feel like me personally, I'm addicted to music now. Like I literally cannot stop listening to music. Some people get addicted to gambling, shopping, video games, and even OnlyFans, bro. It is insane to think about the millions of dollars per year that are spent on OnlyFans. And it's sad because some people just don't even resort to dating anymore. They just, they just resort to OnlyFans.

To feel a real connection. And of course, that's another thing when it comes to adulthood. Eventually, you know, you're going to want to start dating. And me personally, yeah, I'm definitely afraid of rejection. You know, it's something I got to nut up and deal with. It's a part of dating. It's going to happen. You're going to have a lot of fails. So just embrace it. And just think about next time what the hell you're going to do to improve. And just take that shit on the chin. I mean, that's really the only thing you can do. Nowadays, there is a lot more possible outcomes than just getting rejected or rejected.

a girl saying no to you like for example being a screenshot in the girls group chat like if that happens to you yeah bro it's cooked pack it up but also of course you're gonna get ghosted a lot too like on dating apps for example even if you match with somebody it doesn't matter and two years ago when i was on apps

I really did take that shit to heart, which is not good. I had like no dating experience at all. I just thought the moment you match with somebody on Tinder or Hinge or whatever app it is, I just thought you were locked in, bro. You were going on a date 100%. And after that, it was just going to be the greatest love story of the century. Okay, I was not that stupid, buddy.

I thought I was at least gonna have somewhat of a chance. But sometimes that's just not the case, and it is what it is. And even when, you know, people approach me or I approach them in real life, I'd get their number. You know, sometimes it just didn't work out, and it is what it is. And obviously, I go out every once in a blue moon, so that wasn't very often, but...

You know, it did happen. And when it comes to dating in Gen Z, of course, there's a lot of things that we gotta worry about that other generations before us didn't. Or at least didn't have to worry about as much. Like, for example, your game. Like, apparently that's a huge thing with Gen Z now. Because it feels like you gotta study like a class. Or I guess people on the internet make a lot of noise about that.

I was probably looking too deep into it, to be honest. I mean, there's some pretty obvious ground rules. Like, number one, don't smell like sh- Number two, don't be creepy or weird. Like, if you follow her home and say, Hello, madam, I'm surprising you with some roses.

That's some stalker ass behavior. And we also can't forget that social norms are different now. Now that we're all glued to our phones, nobody really like goes up to each other anymore and starts conversation. And it's not like I'm making any noise either. I'm literally glued to my phone like everybody else. And a lot of Gen Z was in school during the pandemic. And you know, at first we thought it was all good. Everything was going to be fine. We were going to get two weeks off of school and that was it. And then after that toilet paper became a luxury. And it's crazy because like loneliness is at an

all-time high in this generation and I haven't done anything to counteract that. I'm still lonely. I mean, I got friends, but no girlfriend. You know, we're not really making progress in that direction. And now it seems like for whatever reason, neighbors never talk. I mean, obviously there's some exceptions, but in my neighborhood, I don't know every single neighbor.

All right, I only know a few of my neighbors. My parents were younger. They were saying like, oh, all the neighbors knew each other. It was like more of a community. They would have like neighborhood barbecues and people would knock on each other's doors all the time. Say what's up. And nowadays, the only knocks you're getting are like door-to-door salesmen, Uber Eats and Amazon packages. That's it. And it really hit me a couple weeks ago. I just knew I was getting old. The moment I had mail, first of all.

And second of all, I opened the mail and realized next month I have jury duty. Like, I don't know, shut the law. So I'm just going to have to wing it. I mean, at this point, I'm just winging adulthood, but I'm going to try my best not to.

But yeah, I guess as we age too, obviously instead of Gen X or millennials saying back in my day, now, yeah, we're going to be the ones saying back in my day. I never pictured it, but I guess here we are. A lot of my videos are already back in my day ad videos. So slowly but surely, I am pushing OG status. But you know how we would get roasted for not knowing what a phone book is as somebody in Gen Z? But some people are not going to know what a DS is, which is crazy to think about.

That really does make me feel old. And I've already been seeing a thing going around on TikTok where people are asking what the DS under the pillow thing was. I've talked about that in videos before. And people are already saying, oh, what's that? I put my phone under my pillow. So it's already becoming a reality. 2016 was already nine years ago, which is crazy. Nine years ago, I was a maverick or a low gangster or whatever the f-

Logan Paul called his viewers. I don't know. I was one weird in middle school. That's for sure. You know, as I was just reflecting there, I realized nostalgia has just been huge in Gen Z these last five years. And some people are just sad over the fact that they're not a kid anymore and shit has just changed now. But honestly, like, I'm just happy I grew up in the time that I did. It was really cool. And even though technology was just shoved in my face, I just got to learn to live with the consequences. Nothing I can do about it now.

Even though we're all adults now, we're close to being an adult. You know, childhood nostalgia is great, don't get me wrong, but we got a lot more memories to make, bro. So it's kind of pointless to just be sad that you're not a kid anymore. Why be sad over it, you know what I mean? Like, just be happy that it happened and live your best life. You know, whatever point in life you're in right now. And even though adulthood for me has been quite the learning curve so far, you know, eventually, as years pass, I'll get the hang of it. If you like my videos, check out my Spotify. Some videos may not make it to YouTube.

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