Jodie Foster: There’s 1 Word Gen Z Has An Easier Time Saying Than Other Generations
Jodie Foster may find Gen Z “really annoying ” sometimes — but admires their ability to say a certain word with ease.
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Jodie Foster may find Gen Z “really annoying ” sometimes — but admires their ability to say a certain word with ease.
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Life looks very different today for Gen Z (born after 1996) than it did for their Gen X parents (born in 1965 to 1981). The young adults of Gen Z comprise the first generation of “digital natives” who never knew a time before smartphones. Their higher education and early work experiences were drastically altered by the pandemic. They are more racially and ethnically diverse, and more likely to know a person who uses they/them pronouns.
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As a preteen, I couldn’t resist the siren song of AIM, or AOL Instant Messenger. I’d hear that “door opening” noise or a message notification and rush to my computer, eager to see if the sign-on was my best friend or my boyfriend, both who were equally tethered to AIM at the time. (Naturally, all of our screen names usually contained the name of the person we were “dating” at the time ― NicksGirl4Eva88 was the height of romance in middle school in 2001.)
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Jo (they/them): a 14-year-old high school freshman Michael (he/him): a 13-year-old 8th grader Two millennials: Emily (she/her): a 35-year-old writer and professor Sam (she/they): a 29-year-old writer and artist And two people in their 50s: Ant (he/him): a 57-year-old medical professional (Gen X’er) Mike (he/him): a late-50s medical professional (baby boomer) Before I asked about specific emojis, I asked for their thoughts on generational emoji use. Hmm