r/GenZ May 05 '26

Mod Post Just a reminder, gender war posts are banned.

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Hi [r/GenZ](r/GenZ),

It’s been over a year since we banned gender war posts, and after monitoring the community, we’ve decided to keep the ban in place, as these discussions continue to be just as toxic as they were a year ago.

For clarity, “gender war” content includes discussions such as male loneliness, Gen Z men approaching Gen Z women, incels, femcels, alpha males, Andrew Tate, red pill, black pill, purple pill content, men’s height discourse, age-gap dating, and broader “looks-based” or hierarchy discussions about dating, looks maxing or ranking people by attractiveness or dating value.

This also includes broader dating ideology content that frames relationships in an adversarial, or fatalistic way.
For example: men vs women narratives, claims that one gender is universally responsible for dating issues, or that dating is inherently doomed for a specific group. Generalizations that treat either gender as a monolith are not allowed.

Memes about these topics, posts complaining about dating, and rage-bait content taken from other platforms such as screenshots from TikTok or Twitter that exist primarily to provoke gender-based arguments.

This is not a dating-focused subreddit. If you want to vent or discuss Gen Z dating issues more broadly, please use communities such as [r/dating_advice](r/dating_advice) or [r/dating](r/dating).
That said, posts about dating are still allowed as long as they are made in good faith. If comment sections become hostile or devolve into rule-breaking behavior, posts may be locked or removed at moderator discretion.

Please respect and follow this rule moving forward.


r/GenZ Apr 26 '26

Mod Post Political MegaThread: Trump rushed off stage after possible shots fired at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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Remember guys be respectful, no personal attacks or threats. Please refrain from toxicity.


r/GenZ 12h ago

Discussion Yep this real guys

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3.5k Upvotes

r/GenZ 10h ago

Meme Job search as a Gen-Z

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873 Upvotes

just give me a little mouse, guys


r/GenZ 2h ago

Discussion WE ALL know this feeling don't we?

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102 Upvotes

This is so real 😭✌️


r/GenZ 8h ago

Political Google Maps is showing Lake Ontario as “Lake America”

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221 Upvotes

r/GenZ 9h ago

Discussion According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, the late-2020s has “officially” started.

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216 Upvotes

r/GenZ 6h ago

Discussion This article says more teens and young women are buying into the tradwife thing. Are you actually seeing that with Gen Z, or is this mostly journalists finding a few viral influencers and pretending it’s a generational trend?

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54 Upvotes

I don’t understand the appeal of the tradwife thing, but I’m curious how much of this is actually happening among Gen Z. Are more young women actually interested in it or just a relatively small number of influencers getting enough attention that it looks like a much bigger cultural shift than it really is?

Here’s a link to the article: https://archive.ph/pHNxx


r/GenZ 21h ago

Meme Enough of it

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921 Upvotes

r/GenZ 9h ago

Discussion How do you guys live?

64 Upvotes

I go to work then fall asleep. I don’t even have energy to make it to the bed usually I just sleep on the floor. I don’t brush my teeth beforehand either I just don’t have the energy. Then I wake up workout shower and all that and go to work rinse repeat. On weekends I’m tired from getting up early so I don’t do anything then I go back to work.

I don’t know how I’m expected to live like this for another 40 years it’s already been 5 and I feel dead inside. I can already see people saying come back in 15 years you’ll be used to it that sounds horrible I feel sorry for you guys. If that’s the future what is even the point? And the little “happy” moments in between isn’t enough to make this enjoyable


r/GenZ 1d ago

Meme Damn

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3.8k Upvotes

r/GenZ 12h ago

Meme Good morning y'all :)

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68 Upvotes

r/GenZ 4h ago

Discussion how was this decade for you? (DISCUSS)

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9 Upvotes

r/GenZ 47m ago

Political Would Gen Z Americans support this solution to their financial troubles, proposed by a foreign newspaper?

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r/GenZ 1h ago

Discussion is it normal that i physically cannot make a phone call without rehearsing what i am going to say first

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ordering food over the phone should not require the same mental energy as a presentation but here we are. i will literally drive across town to avoid calling in a pickup order


r/GenZ 1d ago

Political Guys like this are annoying

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734 Upvotes

Yeah, me and my buds are gonna go pick up guns and get popped by a drones or bullets while you hide in your room and make money off our demise.


r/GenZ 22h ago

Nostalgia who remembers this?

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78 Upvotes

this came up on my Facebook while i was scrolling though. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1762960644831685 a few of my siblings and I, use to play on the floor mat all the time.

and for those of you that do not have/use facebook. here is a screenshot of what it shows.

edit: by the way this is not the actual floor mat. this guy and company made a mouse pad of it


r/GenZ 6h ago

Discussion "i wish i was a teenager in 2020"

4 Upvotes

there's no way my life is now nostalgic. i turned 13 in 2020, so i may not all the way be included, but why are people nostalgic over something that happened...not even too long ago? a teen during covid??


r/GenZ 1d ago

Discussion Its like a facebook comment section

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738 Upvotes

r/GenZ 10h ago

Discussion Question: What is love to you?

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I’m 22f and I’ve never been in a relationship before. I’ve never even held hands with a dude, so I can understand if my view of what love is defined as is wrong.

I came across this TikTok where this girl was talking about how pure love may not exist and it got me thinking about what love looks like to different people.

To put it simply: I think love is the effort to communicate and a willingness to see your partner happy and safe.

But honestly social media is making me feel like this view may be a bit naive and that things should be more transactional.


r/GenZ 2h ago

Discussion Listening to music

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I'm wondering if members of Gen Z listen to music as an active activity. As in, just put on music and sit back and listen to it without doing something else. for at least 10 minutes. no phone scrolling or whatever else - no background listen.


r/GenZ 17h ago

Nostalgia How many GenZ actually know about Peewee?

8 Upvotes

r/GenZ 1h ago

Discussion How fucked up would you say your music playlist is?

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Mine is pretty fucked…

We could go from listening to I Can Only Imagine by MercyMe to Not Guilty by SkyDxddy…

Literally talking about Jesus to talking about a guy getting his dick cut off and it sitting in a jar on your nightstand.


r/GenZ 1d ago

Nostalgia Is he one of us?

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613 Upvotes

r/GenZ 1d ago

Discussion What do y'all do for work and how are you surviving?

50 Upvotes

I'm an Amazon Driver at 28 years old because well, just have not been able to find any other employment since transitioning out the military in 2022. I got a certificate from a community college but I'm still struggling to find work and I'm living at home too. What's been keeping you guys busy?