While I've never considered myself "old," even I, a 30-year-old, often feel completely out of touch when I open TikTok and start scrolling. It seems like these days, Gen Z'ers, 20-somethings, and teenagers are incredibly ~unique~ compared to older generations. In fact, I wrote a post about things older women find baffling about their younger counterparts — and lots of people chimed in to air their confusion about kids these days.
So, here are even more reactions from the BuzzFeed Community about the behaviors and trends popular among young people that older people find incredibly confusing. 1. "Their makeup routines.
I’m 45, and my oldest daughter is 19. She can do makeup in such different ways. Concert makeup versus university makeup versus job makeup versus makeup she wears when she visits her grandparents.
.. and it all looks amazing.
She attributes it to all the makeup tutorials she watched growing up, and she’s teaching her 12-year-old sister. I could sit all day and watch them interact and paint makeup on one another's faces. I love it.
" — hkmossman 2. "The openness young people have on social media these days. They post about all their problems as if that could possibly help.
It's not going to. In fact, getting away from social media might be the better solution." — airam157 3.
"I've been surprised that most of the Gen Z students I work with don't have good computer skills. I assumed that growing up with smartphones would make them great at IT and computer stu.