The Passing of Time, Changing Generations, and Evolving Vocabulary: How to Understand Gen Z Without a Dictionary (And Avoid Looking Like a Boomer)
What is Gen Z?
Let’s start from the beginning—what exactly is Gen Z? Generation Z (Gen Z), also known as iGen or Zoomers, refers to the generation of people born roughly between the mid-1990s and the early 2010s. This generation is the first to grow up fully immersed in technology, the internet, and social media from a very young age.
Have you ever been walking down the street and overheard a conversation between friends from Gen Z? It happened to me once, and I must admit, I looked around to make sure I was still on Piraeus Street and not in Brooklyn. “We were fine,” said the girl next to me at the traffic light, speaking with great intensity to her conversation partner, “it was probably just a simple love bombing.” Love bombing, ghosting, orbiting, and who knows how many more terms we’ve missed.
There are so many foreign words now to describe...