i have nothing to back this up but i think a lot of people in their 30s–late 20s are getting to the point where they've been disconnected from youth culture for a while—except from what they encounter online—and it's lead to a lot of viral essays from writers of this age range that don't provide any tangible evidence or unique point other than "things used to be better"
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in reply to @fish's post:
Not sure if this is what you’re seeing but I think it’s related: My new pet thing I’m mad about is queer millennials uncritically repeating that whatever problematic behavior they find online is coming from queer gen z and… it drives me nuts. I think gen z is great. I think the kids are alright. I have a weird vent in my drafts about this that I’ll post it one of these days.
it's definitely related, yeah—just a lack of self-awareness and the timeless hobby of grousing about the nebulous idea of "young people"
