Gen Z Is Dealing With The Meaning Crisis Through Memes

[@tobysharples111]

One good thing to point out is that it is hypothesised that humans developed laughter as a coping mechanism for a traumatic existence on prehistoric earth. In a world where you are a furless, clawless, fangless creature cursed with the ability to conceptualise your own mortality, laughter helps blow off steam. I don’t think we ever grew past that.

[@OPSECHero]

Reading this comment made me thought furries were SA victims and project their deviances onto themselves.

[@victorheras5882]

So offensive humor isn't actually offensive? It's just coping with the idea of offensive situations?

[@menib7574]

The 300 kg bear hearing me laugh seeking another meal for he is too afraid to eat the bipedal naked monkey which makes weird sounds

[@realdragon]

Humans aren't the only animals having fun, there are kangaroos that will push tourists into the water for no reason

[@randomvidz8742]

Too much thinking pal

[@frogblasttheventcore69]

I think one of the most refreshing things I've seen lately is 'Hopeposting' like shitposting, but with positive messages, love for humanity, and a general appreciation of being alive.

[@Iliadic]

The Superman "Starman" under people doing good things is one of those.

[@ValerianAndStuff]

My favourite conspiracy theory that everything will be fine

[@frogblasttheventcore69]

@@ValerianAndStuff except conspiracy theories can turn out to be true, they have many times before ;)

[@kuyzaaz]

“hopecore” is the term for this trend on tik tok and it’s such a better contrast from all the negative aspects of social media

[@SuicidalChocolateSK]

Same, it's like wholesome memes but not cringe

[@---js3wz]

Ain’t no way Cole is laughing in a video essay thumbnail 😭

[@MoriohAnime]

At a certain point some of these guys don’t even look for issues to address but content to make as they have to pay the bills. They are way past the point of making genuine videos. They now simply rehash old videos and add a little more to them. It is what it is.

[@seonggihun4448]

He was exposed to reverse sigmification

[@OPSECHero]

I'm chuckled to admit that I laughed at the thumbnail.

[@timfisher1588]

Not just laughing but laughing at our depressing lives

[@alexsanimeart5706]

There ain't nothing new under the sun. Everyone is basically doing the same thing, but they just add their own spin to it.​@@MoriohAnime

[@OlaAremu]

BEHOLD! The overwhelming power of Optimism and Sincerity!

[@owenpieper8862]

who would've guessed people appreciate this?

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Why did I read this in Doofenshmirtz’s voice? 😆 (Like I don’t think about that show and character 24/7 😆)

[@kino9119]

The meaning of life is a DOUBLE CHUNK CHOCOLATE COOKIE

[@sleepforever8378]

I want one right now fr

[@AJ27_888]

Does it come with a chocolate fountain for dipping or is that sold separately?

[@youngjoerogan]

This dude never misses, you are taking over the self improvement space like Hamza did in 2022

[@TemperedWambat]

Hamza is a creepy cult leader

[@fiat_ow7876]

@@TemperedWambatHamza honestly was pretty cool in 2021/2022 but the guy has gone of the rails recently. Sucks to see.

[@Shibbykun]

@@fiat_ow7876Hamza fell off HARD

[@zacariasnelson5753]

I’ve been into or adjacent with the self improvement side of the internet for half a decade, and I never heard of hamza until after he fell off. Which to me, tells me that he was never on the money

[@mate.5915]

self improvement is masturbation

[@deargodwhyme]

Foundationally, there’s nothing different about Gen Z. Every generation seems to take the chief criticism of the prior generation and uses that as a way to differentiate and establish itself as independent. Boomers took the traditionalism from the silent/greatest generations and introduced progressivism/hippie/free love. Gen X took boomers performative free love/hippie/progressive sincerity and added sarcasm. Millennials added irony and nihilism. Gen Z added absurdity. I predict Gen Alpha to bring back the earnestness.

[@realdragon]

I never heard about specific generation names until I was like 23. I find it stupid tbh

[@Chucanelli]

Good summary, and oddly enough that progression lines up with lots of buddhist stories about people struggling their way to enlightenment, where they realize that things don’t really matter and also everything is precious, and nothing is personal

[@KBos72]

I appreciate the fact that you actually mentioned Gen X. Our humor also involves laughing because most people don't realize we exist.

[@eliseoarroyo2030]

If gen alpha(betical)(I’m trying to be funny) is going to be serious after us then what would the point be with humor/memes I mean there is literal brain rot memes like skibidi toilet out there but then again I’ve seen a video where they did take that joke seriously, sure it’s absurd but they made it seem so serious like putting a sign up that says laugh to the audience instead of laughing from the audience on its own.

[@vanessanesener4028]

I love the direct feedback loop our generations now have. I'm a millennial and I can feel the vibe of Gen Z. I feel much more connected because this oversharing on the internet allows deep insights into what people go through, I'm actually pretty impressed by Gen Z. You guys are amazing!

[@appleitree]

At work I feel like shit, people and their attitude is crazy,at some point even I turn crazy, it's just better to not be there and listen to some beautiful comments in lofi videos and laugh at some memes. People call me crazy for not having a life, but what they talk of also doesn't give the meaning of life we're searching for?

[@DJDrLandWhaleOfficial]

In all fairness, we millennials did have Xavier Renegade Angel so this was along time coming.

[@Aster_Risk]

We had a ton of absurd shit. This isn't a gen z thing. Absurdism has been employed in comedy for several generations.

[@RiftWalker111]

I'm with you man as I was born on 1998, its super interesting being so close to two generations

[@normanclatcher]

'96 born here, and that's peak, frankly. The only thing I regret is not having been alive to see the 80s.

[@QualityCandor]

As a Gen Zer...dawg, I can't stand any of this. I considered myself an agnostic, but I'm at the point where I feel like giving faith another chance to spite a world that can't stop reveling in its inability to just be sincere. This all rings so hollow, escaping the idea of life's meaninglessness thru incoherence. It doesn't promote taking action to define your life's meaning, it promotes giving up and checking out under the guise of "don't worry, be happy." You can't build or continue a society or culture around this. We're watching whatever's been happening for the past 20 years crumble apart, and that's fine, because the whole postmodern set simply isn't working any longer. There needs to be some coherence in order to keep a civilization together and this brand of humor is like watching someone's mind melt out of their ears. Party on while your ship sinks, I'm taking the lifeboat to making life matter again. If it takes giving God CPR, I'll give it a go.

[@wasntthatweirdproductions]

Technically a Millennial but I hear you. The ironic humor as a means to cope with meaningless is only a temporary solution that fades fast as you age, hence the Gen Alpha brainrot being called out by most of Gen Z rather than embraced. Hoping for a cultural return to faith and traditional values while keeping the best of progress

[@ToucanMoment]

@@wasntthatweirdproductions thing is, most religions don't give out convincing answers. we just can't pretend to re-believe in a faith... it's absurd. maybe practice it culturally but to believe the said religion after seeing millions of scientific proofs is just absurd. I am agnostic as well but I kinda wish there was an answer to our existence, there are many theories but I want a final answer. I am having an existential crisis

[@wasntthatweirdproductions]

@@ToucanMoment I appreciate the response. I don't think that culturally practicing it while personally not believing it would work on a large scale. That'd be like believing in Santa. It might help little kids, but imagine if adults were completely committed to it themselves when talking with other adults even though they thought it was fake. I would imagine the next generation would become disenfranchised by it all. Full disclosure, I am a practicing Catholic, but that doesn't mean I haven't had my share of doubts or questioning the meaning of it all. That's one of the beauties of Catholicism, not everything has to have an answer since if we could comprehend the fullness of God, He'd definitely be made up. Doesn't mean having faith isn't hard though. I like to think it's like falling in love. When you commit to a person, you have to let go of some control in order to really love them, which is hard. The more you open up to them, the more potential hurt or heartbreak could be inflicted. But if they're worth it, that letting go is worth it. Having faith is hard since we want to control our lives with definite certainty

[@lucian1985]

Was raised in a catholic culture and I'm Gen Z. As an adult I am agnostic and God or no God, I am here and that's all that matters. Life is absurd inherently and maybe that's why those memes are comforting. The whole deal is finding a balance between self preservation, so I can witness the phenomena of life. And not forgetting that I am part of said phenomena.

[@Aster_Risk]

So you want to lie to yourself and support institutions that are harmful? Very selfish boomer of you.

[@marshallsweatherhiking1820]

This dada humor attributed to gen-z always existed. It was just inside jokes with a specific group of friends or siblings. The only difference is then nobody else thought it was funny.

[@gianpaulgraziosi6171]

I find meaning by slaying dragons, sleeping with mythic creatures and dancing with gods.

[@aaronaustrie]

Nothing feels real these days so I can relate to this video!

[@Mirage04DaLT]

Touch grass 🥸

[@AceKite00]

@@Mirage04DaLT This. This crap right here. It's like we're living in a simulated world full of mindless bots who repeat the same dumb phrases over and over to any situation. All of it a desperate attempt at attacking and robbing everything and everyone of attention while ignoring the fact that their life has no meaning or purpose. A literal Mirage.

[@christa4172]

@@AceKite00nah seriously, I’m going through a very weird phase in life where, amidst everything negative and positive, I’m not really grounded to reality. So I felt like I relate to the comment, then this NPC says the usual “touch grass”. God, I forgot for a moment people like him exist, and genuinely got offended like “I’m not that miserable, …am I really that miserable that I need to touch grass?”. thank you for reminding me that in this world NPCs exist, and sometimes you just don’t mind them because their comments are miserable and pointless * edit cuz of typo

[@Mirage04DaLT]

@@AceKite00 aha yh that was the point of the joke

[@Mirage04DaLT]

@@christa4172 fax

[@braziliansheetbox2497]

Gen humor like Humor 💀

[@judgemental9253]

I have the flashlight lemon meme saved from like 8 years ago😂

[@xXJAng3lXxx]

As a 1997 gen z, I don't fully get the deep fried and nonesense memes but Its probably because I still refuse to download tiktok out of fear for my attention span, but I don't regret it, I'll stick with youtube.

[@PariahPsypomp6775]

As a 27-year-old myself, there is no meaning crisis. There's a responsibility crisis. We must embark on self-actualization and take on burdens to find our own meaning. Yes, this means I can't give someone a prescription, nor is it even my responsibility to. If we live online and in comfort, we will not endure the struggles we must undergo in life in order to test and find ourselves. Every nihilistic Zoomer I've met is online too much, and I don't think this is a coincidence.

[@coolguycoolguy7267]

Gen Z is too busy at work

[@kevinfelipeecheverrytoro4854]

If something doesn't make sense, it doesn't. Period

[@TheLexikitty]

Dude this video was fantastic. In HS I worked at an art museum and loved everything about the surrealism and absurdist movements, and even as an early 90s millennial I always loved Gen Z humor for seeming to at least embrace the pure chaos of whatever society thinks it is. It’s also nice to see good videos on Gen Z since everyone seems to be ripping on them even more than they were on millennials. Loved it 💞

[@Gavanater7]

Gen z may be laughed at now but what we will go through as adults will be far more challenging than the previous generations currently alive.

[@allenandrews2380]

The pendulum might swing back to sincerity really hard. If we don't completely destroy spoken language first. 😂 Good video!

[@normanclatcher]

"The destruction of language is a beautiful thing." --MiniTrue, "1984" (1949)

[@brandontucker4945]

A lot of memes I don’t really find all that funny because they are just examples of how crappy the world has gotten. But another great video Cole, thanks.

[@TheComedyGeek]

The "madman" was Zarathustra and your quote is from Thus Spake him.

[@thechica3918]

I am Gen Z (2002) and I used to love and post meme, reading all the funny quote comments on KZbin meme on the day of my childhood. When I grow up physically I ended up dealing a lot of life choice, human connection, man-child. everyday I woke up, got a existential crisis 24/7 on streak , no amount of reality show, movie, anime, video games or meme can fulfill my emptiness of the void. no amount of Light-hearted, Motivation quote can uplifting my soul it just distracted me to constantly get the existence dread feeling. I feel ashamed, lost, confused that my life is always on surface, superficial and meaningless. after I read more book or doing something that call "Critical Thinking" slow down my desire and self-hatred and dive deep into psychology of me. I ended up know that I love meme just because it coping mechanism, it draw a heir of same humour, experience, feeling, to connect (cope) in single pictures. it not about absurdism of Gen Z (Which btw some Gen Z confused it with Hedonism, also in 2024 that most of "nature" is manufactured to be absurdity by cooperate capitalism that everything you see, everywhere you go, even inside the human psychology manipulation which I feel the ideology is not appeal to me) In the end, it not about being absurdity of life because you never know that "nature" is real or constructed. for me to enjoy life and uplifting my wisdom and soul need to go in the middle path. being enjoy phenomenal with passionate and being existentialism to find what is the highest goal of my life is the way to break myself from self-caged.

[@helix33933]

Honestly do you have any good book recommendations?

[@mrcin1233]

"Fear knocked on the door. Faith answered. No one was there..." ~Joeyy

[@normanclatcher]

*I feel **_seen..._*

[@boxhead9282]

Like Paul Harvey said in "If I were the devil" I would convince that man created God and not the other way around.

[@nickchamp2195]

Humor comes from a very sincere places in us all, we’ve been tackling our darkest issues with our funniest jokes for probably centuries now. Only the court jester can criticize the king and get away with it.

[@normanclatcher]

Fools say in their heart 'there is no God.' And 'God is not mocked.'

[@allenandrews2380]

Absurdity in the face of absurdity. I can identify with that.

[@QTwoSix]

>Lain in thumbnail >On a zoomoid meme This is cultural appropriation. Cease this immedistely.

[@normanclatcher]

"And you don't seem to understaaa~aaand..." "A shame bc you're *_not my daaaa~aaa~aaad..."_*

[@bananamen2316]

Let's go, another amazing video cole

[@ColeHastings]

Thank you

[@Chucanelli]

I think there are a few people successfully breaking through the resistance to sincerity, like Healthy Gamer, David Mc Donald, and, of course, JREG. JREG is pretty special because he employs absurdity and irony in a way that soothes that part of my brain that needs them while also addressing that it’s an escape mechanism. Good shit.

[@Axel-n8n2m]

Coping with memes is a dream come true. It helps ease the coming crisis.

[@davidgoodwin4148]

This video inspired me to go back in time and inspire the creation of the Church of the SubGenius Reclaim your slack

[@eric6rock]

I’m Gen Z born in 2003, i grew up with 2 Older Millennial Brothers (1993, and 1995). My Oldest Bro we are very close we send shit online whether it’s Dirt Bikes, Cool Tricks, Sports, and well Memes. I’m pretty sure every Gen Z’er had to at least made a meme in their lifetime, hell i remember in High School there was a competition for best “relatable memes of school” By that time in 2017-2018 when it was relatable it was okay post like a Facebook post. What you had to do was tap into absurdity of a situation, this is where formatting came into play, at this time the photos had context behind them so you used that context and put in your own Twist. I used the ‘Floor is Lava’ Meme and I put the “Floor is Summer Bridge” which was the program i was in before starting High School and many kids and I were in. This was the time when in Coherence was on the rise I.E “The Baku Series” ‘Boneless Pizza’. I was really heavy into memes and everyone else was so I made my instagram into a meme account and yes I would make my content. Gen Z tapped into many flavors Relatable, Absurd yet relatable , Ironic, Surrealism, edits, shitposting Etc. At the time though in early 2018 i didn’t have any joys of life other than video games and memes but i did have a longing of Motocross ever since when I was smaller. My Brothers rode when they were small had everything and everything sold, my family was going into divorce when i was 3 (2005-2006). Years later they made it all back up especially with my older bro got his bike and truck. In my childhood i was only raised with Video Games, KZbin, of course I had friends. In December 2018 my wish came true I had been given a Dirt Bike for Christmas! That right there, was a big revelation in my life and gave me a sense of purpose. With that Gift it brought me closer to my older Brother and his love for riding I will always appreciate the trips he has taken and the things he had taught me! He also showed my family and i snowboarding thanks to his Friend. I was making memes, doing good with Homework as I had to keep up my grades to continue to ride more, of course gaming it up. The rate I was busy in real life I started to post more of what I wanted to post, and slowly falling out of meme/edits content creation. Really awesome times in High School until Covid Hit and is was in a slump. Almost failed but managed to get it going again. Post High School (2021), i had a 2 Year Hiatus of not riding as I got a Job after two weeks of just Graduating thanks to my Older Sister (1999). At the time being I also had another hiatus of not snowboarding in 3 years, funny enough my good Friends got into snowboarding so i decided to ask for some days off and go boarding once again! I’ve been to many and multiple trips that year and 2023 I had saved enough money to finance my very own Dirtbike. I’ve gotten to ride my OWN Bike. Around this time my Brothers had Moved away to Texas so we decided to take a trip in 2022 went to Texas Before but in 2023 I had taken my bike carried by hitch with a SUV and rode with My Older brother and his ‘Brother in law’ also my dad was there too! To this day i still carry over my Interests into Adulthood, sure they are expensive and almost seemingly out of means when the situation my family had been dealt with. We managed to survive and well thrive we make an effort to stay in contact as all my siblings moved away and out of state. It was the memes to cope with and not means, when I had nothing to really to put all my focus on or even had the opportunity to do all things I had done in late High School to Adulthood! Thankful for every minute of it, I had found my meaning but not without memeing! 😊 Thank You Cole! 🙏

[@abeckorilla]

LAIN IN THE THUMBNAIL

[@hunterleverance3076]

ignorance is bliss. In the age where you can google the probability of any given thing, of course you get the opposite.

[@Icantinkrnlmao]

so many uncs trying so hard to be funny in the comments its crazy 😭

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

When your bachelors is in sociology, culture and meme history

[@RextheRebel]

The myth of Sisyphus is not an accurate reflection of absurdism. Absurdism is excepting that life is short and meaningless and can end at any moment but worrying about it is meaningless also. However, deth is the escape here. Sisyphus didn't have that to look forward to. He's not able to change anything or look forward to it ending. Therefore its not a fair representation.

[@internalizedhappyness9774]

What if when we die *we* don't actually die. We just repeat our life from the very beginning... Can you prove we die after we die? 🙃

[@normanclatcher]

"One must imagine Sisyphus *swol af,* _boiiii..."_

[@TheComedyGeek]

Nihilism is always a scream. Yours is a return to Dadaism and the destruction of meaning. Ours (Gen X, remember us?) was detachment, ironic observation, and withdrawal. For Millennials, it was the open expression of depression, something my flinty generation did not do. For you, it's a kind of technicolor warrgarble that screams back into the void. It makes sense to me because compared to my TV childhood, your Internet childhood was WAY more overstimulating and based on the tiniest illusion of control in this madhouse world. Just remember : you didn't invent irony. We did! :P

[@normanclatcher]

Gen X didn't invent anything. Your claim-to-fame is still being sad for Kurt Cobain and getting to have Boomers for _older brothers._ ...we don't envy you latchkeys at all.

[@charlesmorley4668]

Was not expecting a Cole-Jreg mashup

[@ZombieWarriorGaming]

Bro, I laughed at fucking electrical outlet 😂

[@grumpysourdough]

honorable mention: bring back shame. and bring back good cartoons. 13:45

[@munckintattoolover24]

Sounds like to me Gen Z is doing better than millennials (me, 1992) in that respect. I just hope we all figure it out in the end. Good vids Cole!

[@EveloGrave]

As a fellow 97er (though Q1 97) I lean so much more toward millenial humor. I watched a short absurd video and the only way I could possibly explain it was, "My attention span is too long to understand." I am also abig doomer. Joys of being a Zilleneal.

[@LifestylewithAbby]

There's proof that Jesus did exist, this is without a doubt. No question about it. Scholars, Researchers, and Philosophers all acknowledge this undeniable truth. The question is if he's the Messiah (and Son of God) and based on accounts of that time, it's true. Following God and his word is the meaning of life.

[@motivzz]

Amen ✝️ 🙏

[@JovanIVOfGalatia]

jesus also died (most historians agree that this happened), and was resurrected, and is in heaven, about to come again when the time is right. inspiringphilosophy made a good series arguing for the resurrection of christ, and i highly recommend everyone checks it out

[@Lothrean]

Is that a joke? Some guy may have existed that resembles some form of a seed of what today is known as Jesus. But whatever that dude was has nothing to do with the made up nonsense story that the name Jesus compiles to. Actually it is known that christianity is a fabrication by the roman empire pulled together by many different religions at the time in an attempt to prevent its incoming downfall. It was designed by politicians that knew that only a religion would unite the people enough to stop the infighting that happened more and more. Before they invented christianity, all religions were allowed there. But after that they called themselves the Roman Catholic empire and one of the darkest and most terrible times humanity has ever faced started. And it only ended with common sense finally getting the upper hand over this madness. If it wasn’t for people questioning this evil religious concepts, we would still burn woman on the streets for healing children. I think that says it all about what religions actually are: Just another tool invented for leaders to control the masses. One that has brought unimaginable suffering over the people and nature alike for thousands of years.

[@martinandani]

We need God

[@normanclatcher]

Bummer how much God wants us to live _here..._

[@Richie131hun]

I'm nearly 30 and I find gen Z humor 100 times better than cringy nihilistic millenial humor. I love the absurdism. Albert camus' quote about freedom describes this type of humor perfectly. Sure, a decade ago millenial humor was relatable to me, but then I woke up and found meaning. Anyone is capable of awakening to their true selves, it just takes time, and learning from the fuckups of society and your own. You're not a monkey on a spinning ball, you're a highly conscious speck of stardust.

[@ScalesQT]

Guys its official, its confirmed, the deal is sealed

[@ColeHastings]

It’s real!

[@mikearchangel7998]

98 kid, camus is the 🐐

[@normanclatcher]

rats, rats, we're the rats

[@danielelewis9303]

We should also consider gen z are very insecure. Millenials are doomers but always put some effort in the memes, gen z don't want that pressure. They want to make stuff so stupid that can't suck because it has no meaning so they don't have to face judgement for their effort.

[@FaultyTwo]

Boomer: "Mine was better!" Millennial: "It can't be better." Gen Z: "It is what it is." Gen X: **chugs a bottle of red wine** "I hate all of you."

[@RealityBubbles]

There is always part of humanity dealing with the meaning crisis. Part of humanity that deals with meaning crisis by memes is only a part of the part.

[@LloydLadera]

Renaming old concepts is the forte of young people. Absurdism. Dadaism. And Lol Random. These predated whatever you call it now.

[@brandontucker4945]

Also memes also point the fragilities and shortcomings of humans, i guess that is why some people find them funny.

[@David_10157]

Great video. My preferred absurdist philosopher is Emil Cioran. The Podcast “Philosophize This” has two great episodes covering him. Give them a listen if you’re into that stuff.

[@NJGuy1973]

Boomer humor: I hate my wife Millennial humor: I hate my life Gen X humor: You think I give a shit about either?

[@Littlefighter1911]

So... what happens when Gen Z absurdity meets Gen Alpha (see Skibidi Toilet)?

[@normanclatcher]

Skibidi Toilet is deeper than it looks.😊

[@Nae_ex]

Not much actually. If you see Skibidi Toilet (I bet you haven't, because I haven't), it's actually pretty similar to how most gmod series operated (without the offensive humor). It's not that different to what we've consumed.

[@CyberPotato123]

Hey Cole, What do you think the point of life is if we all die, everyone we know dies and our wisdom thats passed on and our knowledge that we found will be gone?

[@ColeHastings]

I have made a video exactly on this

[@CyberPotato123]

@@ColeHastings what is it called?

[@CyberPotato123]

nevermind i think i already watched it

[@Hello-c9g]

I quit most social media’s. I don’t find half of these memes funny. Maybe it’s just my gen z mind

[@kammsteez]

No way I’m here after 20 seconds

[@ColeHastings]

20 seconds 1 view fell off

[@OlaAremu]

​@@ColeHastings ❤

[@joemaldonado7698]

Why does everyone always leave out Gen X. We exist too you know.

[@domsob92]

Despite the fact that they have all the information instantly available, they are the most ignorant and poorly educated generation. All they know is to repeat the word boomer when seeing a 40 or 50 year old.

[@normanclatcher]

Yeah, we see you over there. ...how are your retirement plans coming? 🤔

[@crestfallenraven]

Fantastic video. If anyone wants to see that myth (rolling the stone) in the context of a brilliant thriller film, try watching "triangle"!

[@xXJAng3lXxx]

millennial to gen z is just the evolution of nihilism to absurdism

[@SaveThatMoney411]

Hello Elder Zennial.

[@normanclatcher]

^urge to rewatch "The Book of Mormon" is rising...

[@kaltenorden4278]

The love of my life walked out on me 3 weeks ago and the first thing I did the next morning was post that Spongebob Ol' Reliable meme with my 2 favourite albums for the harder times in my life photoshopped in the briefcase. Cope 🥴

[@BEEFTEEF4]

Gen Z are a bunch of Nihilists hiding behind snide/quippy humor. As an older millennial, I will note that my peers aren’t much different. It becomes problematic when major life events happen (and they will… oh yes, they will) and there is no meaning to turn to (religion, common culture, robust in-person peer groups). Good luck ladies and gents.

[@ColeHastings]

Cheers

[@BEEFTEEF4]

@@ColeHastings cheers Cole.

[@jayotic2018]

the first meme was like 6 years ago LMFAOOO

[@gregtheflyingwhale]

Can't wait to see what next generation brings us 💀

[@eliseoarroyo2030]

To be cringe is to be free

[@Coulshed]

Yes, but if the yes, what now?

[@normanclatcher]

Ooh, *_what now,_* zoomers??

[@averywyatt-luth1642]

Jreg mentioned 👀

[@SeniorAdrian]

We, millennials, had very random humor too, see Filthy Frank for example or early KZbin videos, like Call of duty 420 Mountain Dew compilations.

[@purgeautomazero5599]

Can't wait for gen alpha irony

[@ianvaldes3073]

Damn subscription services have gone so far there's bundles for them? it's cable all over again but worse lmao

[@gabrielgray2345]

In the gen z humor section... it sounds really boomer to be like "haha gen z memes are trash and incoherent." Maybe rephrase that? Cause it just makes it seem like you're a millenial who doesn't get it. Humour is subjective, and it's a natural evolution.

[@Moriya_Lifshits]

I don't know, I'm from gen z(born in 2007) but I find gen z's memes creepy, disturbing and unfunny

[@Fami_Salami]

There's still hope for you yet 😂

[@regina6838]

That's the point. ❤ There's hope for your values and soul.

[@Moriya_Lifshits]

@@Fami_Salami thanks😂

[@456456459]

Do you know da way? Memes be da way!

[@ColeHastings]

Classic

[@BMF92]

Hey Cole, which camera do you use if I may ask? Great videos btw 👌🏿

[@ColeHastings]

Thanks, i use Sony A7SIII

[@brookeanderson6519]

let this be a reset button in the system 🤦‍♀️

[@brookeanderson6519]

just finished the video … and also, no more ADHD inducing media and habits 🥲

[@pyroAdapt]

I hate how certain people who talk about today's issues and the decline of our country try to paint the decline in religion as part of the problem. Even if it in some way contributes to some of the negatives it's one of the better aspects and factors of today's world. It's long passed due for people to learn to come to terms with their reality without relying on imaginary magical beings and I just chalk it up to growing pains and us learning how to do that. We haven't seen such a major shift in religious numbers like this pretty much ever as far as I know so of course it's not gonna be an easy transition but it's for the best over all. Just be sure belief in God has provided us with comfort all these years doesn't mean all the other horrible things religion has caused is worth it. We just have to find another thing to put our faith in... Hopefully something real.....

[@Fami_Salami]

Nothing real but ourselves

[@Name..........]

Genzr here my humor is dude jokes and sarcasm

[@davidcomtedeherstal]

Happily I`m a Millenial.

[@jonnathangiant6582]

no way is 1997 gen z, bro

[@vorhese]

I think Gen Z should maybe just get outside.

[@greenprincess]

Im out here skibidi toilet maxxing and life is good

[@leonanom]

Thanks so much for being another content creator that utterly ignored my Gen X generation. Really appreciate that- NOT

[@jamesrad6317]

I'm so millennial that those f*cked up Gen Z memes don't even get on my timeline 🙃

[@sleep-lessness]

5:19 did we get rick rolled ? 😂

[@guidesgame7912]

How about everyone stop defining themselves as a marketing term to be marketed too and see people and everyone as they are...People are so concerned about fitting into boxes gather round the bone fire singing kum bi ya and stopped trying to be genuine even if it's cold out there and lonely to be genuine...This whole video in it of itself just sounded completely inane to me

[@benwright7773]

Why did I laugh at lemon...

[@kawaiipurplesaphire6163]

Personally I've only found offensive memes funny

[@briansoo5363]

Imagine Gen Alpha humor

[@Littlefighter1911]

How many layers of irony are you on?

[@Steve-zr9wg]

Not really a fan of meme culture, TBH. Half of the memes are ridiculous and stupid, and the other half are just plain offensive. Call me an SJW or a moral guardian if you will, but I like good old clean humor that doesn't put other people down.

[@Trollge2-vn1rx]

I really like that kind of humor too.

[@brandontucker4945]

@@Steve-zr9wg I can definitely understand how you feel and why you feel that way.

[@normanclatcher]

Ha. Yeah, being respectful is nice.

[@raymondeemon125]

I think it's absurd to not realize that, yes, ones life in of itself by itself, has no meaning. Life and its potental for meaning works the same way that money works in society. You won't have any money unless you work for it or someone gives it to you. So if you want your life to have meaning you have to work for it or be lucky enough to receive meaning from someone else. 😂 I honestly know for a fact that the reason the memes are becoming dumber and make no sense isn't because of any of what you said or others that try to make sense of it. Yall are looking at it to seriously, it really comes from the lack of a proper education in western countries. The same people that graduated highschool 10 years ago learned stuff they barely reinforce in kids now. They let people pass that should be held back a grade more than ever. With covid 19 they are teaching them less and less. My niece shoulder me her 4th grade homework that looked like school work from first grade... it's really happening.. also there's so many ways to cheat than there ever was before... so even less people are receiving a proper education. If you watch those videos about people asking people on the street 1st grade questions and they have no idea how to answer it right.. I think the whole IQ level of all the Gen z and gen alphas that are making memes now are dropping rapidly Even more so with the brain dead memes.. it has nothing to do with nihilism or absurdity, yet the whole idea that they are stretching comedy to it's limits is a absurd notion to have I feel like those brain dead memes are just proving how much intelligence is lacking in those that think it's funny. 😂

[@DoofenSpyroDragon16]

Not gonna lie, some of those memes look like trippy nightmare fuel 💀 I’m probably more of a millennial but I have the positivity of gen Z, but I don’t get their humor. I guess I’m just weird. I just prefer smartly written stuff with some coherence to it. Call me a snob but eh, whatever. 😆

[@NoshikiYT]

Cent relate at all

[@ika_666]

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