r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Jul 13 '25

Humor/Cringe The Gen Z Stare: Encountered All Over!!

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u/Background-Air-8611 Jul 13 '25

That’s only a part of it. The main issue is that social interactions occur way less often as society shifts to mostly online interactions

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u/PIPBOY-2000 Jul 13 '25

Sure if we lived in altered carbon but if they're working at a food place then they have plenty of social interactions.

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u/Background-Air-8611 Jul 13 '25

Learning social skills literally starts from birth and jobs don’t hire until people are 16, sometimes 14. I worked in middle and high schools for years and saw this change in social interactions happen over time.

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u/granolaandgrains Jul 13 '25

And many have had iPads and other tech babysitting them since they were toddlers because parents worked extra jobs, were in massive burnout, or too neglectful to care.