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3 Panel: Left: Blonde woman wearing glasses with text overlay reading, "When you find out the new 'Karen' will be 'Jessica.' Middle: Woman looking into the camera while wearing a green ball cap, text overlay reads, "To my Jessica's, apparently we are now the new Karens." Right: Screenshot of Rob Schneider with his mouth open and crying, text overlay reads, "Gen Z's new version of Karen is Jessica."

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Culture

“I am genuinely upset”: Gen Z has officially named the millennial Karen. Sorry, Jessicas

Snowy street with text overlay reading, "When I was in my 20s and it would snow like this, we would all meet at the bar. Now nobody goes out anymore. Definitely different times."

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“We can’t afford it”: A millennial noticed how Gen Z reacts to snow—and people had thoughts

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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Bad news if someone calls you a “choppelganger”—Gen Z’s favorite new diss

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“Out the window”: Did COVID ruin concert etiquette? The internet has theories

Left: Man with his face painted white and black, in a black shirt, text overlay reads, "When its the year 1 AK (after kirk) and the great war between sliders and glovers begins." Right: Man with his face painted white and black, in a black shirt, sliding in knee pads across concrete. Text overlay reads, "Gloving is too mainstream, we are on sliding now."

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Gen Z made up a holy war between “glovers” and “sliders” on TikTok and now it’s devolving fast

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Millennials debate whether Gen Z’s idea of “millennial optimism” ever really existed after internet trend depicts whimsical, hopeful times

Left: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket, "weighing" the numbers 6 and 7 in her hands, text overlay reads, "Internet's going crazy over 6 7." Right: Woman in glasses and a leopard jacket holding a bagel spread with cream cheese in one hand and a tub of Philadelphia cream cheese in the other.

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“Sure, unc”: Is the “cream-cheese-bagel” meme the next 6-7? Gen Z says absolutely not

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“A new breed of losers”: 22-year-old blasts growing subset of “soft life” Gen Z girls aspiring to “do nothing”

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Left: Woman in a Chili's sipping on two "Wicked" margaritas, one neon blue and one pink. Middle: Chili's Mexican food flavor restaurant storefront. Right: Woman wearing "Wicked" movie eye makeup sipping on a green Chili's Wicked margarita.

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Gen Z is driving to Chili’s for their $6 “Wicked” margaritas—here’s what they’re saying

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

3 panel: Left: Young Black man in a blue quarter-zip Polo sweater. Middle: Young Black man in a red tracksuit and face mask standing and holding a red quarter-zip sweater. Right: Two young black men in navy quarter-zip sweaters holding green juices, text overlay reads, "We don't do Nike techs and coffee no more."

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“It’s a lifestyle”: How the quarter-zip sweater became a Gen Z identity shift, especially for young Black men

3 Panel: Woman in bed under caption reading, "let's make the VIRAL potato bed." Middle: Potato bed. Right: Woman in bed with iPad, text overlay reads, "Trying the potato bed for the frist time."

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“10/10 would recommend”: TikTok swears by the “potato bed” sleep hack

Jamie Jirak has been working as an entertainment journalist since 2017. In addition to The Daily Dot, you can find her latest work at SlashFilm and That Hashtag Show. Jamie resides in Los Angeles and co-hosts two podcasts, Phase Hero and Love in the Time of Hydra. She loves moderating panels and has done so for Marvel, Disney, Netflix, and more. Follow her on Letterboxd: @JamieJirak.

Jamie Jirak

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“You’re doing a podcast”: Rachel Sennott’s new HBO comedy “I Love LA” sparks debate over voice memos

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Viral Politics

“Open the schools”: Wallace Shawn’s viral canvassing moment with young voters sends fans into meltdown

Email screenshot from a Gen Z worker requesting time off. Email reads, ""Hello Sir, I recently had a breakup and haven't been able to focus on work," the email reads. "I need a short break. I'm working from home today, so I'd like to take a leave from the 28th to the 8th."

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“Gen Z doesn’t do filters”: Worker’s honest breakup leave request has bosses and boomers divided

Left: Woman grimacing in pain, text overlay reads, "Trying on actual 2000s low-rise jeans for the 1st time." Right: Woman sitting in her car doing air-quotes, text overlay reads, "have you guys seen the video of the girl trying on 'historically accurate jeans."

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“Darling, those are high-rise”: Woman tries on “historically accurate” 2000s low-rise jeans and millennials are howling in disbelief

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