Why Gen Z Uses Humor to Cope with Death (feat. Heaven's Receptionist)

[@-SkeldiGirlAnime]

this video is painfully underrated

[@stilettodivah]

Y'all old people let them give Gen Z some shine. Not once did he say they created humor. The title says "Why." Y'all are too old to be so petty.

[@merlapittman5034]

An excellent video! I think humor is ESSENTIAL for trying to cope with death, and I want "Always Look on the Bright Side of Death" played at my funeral, if I have one.

[@lisastevens2607]

Once again GENERATION X has been erased and by PBS no less. The channel that we spent most of our childhood watching! Incredible. I am literally stunned. ☹️😢 And Gen X are the parents of Gen Z … smh 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Cbatkin49]

Shhh... We ride at dawn😅

[@brooksliz]

Before the Greatest Generation was the Silent Generation. And between the Boomers and the Millennials... is the Invisible Generation, apparently.

[@lisastevens2607]

@@brooksliz you would be correct. We are the first gamers, we helped to invent and beta tested the internet, we saw the end of the vinyl record, cassette tape, embraced the CD and MP3, on to the iStuff and embraced it all. Phones were plugged into the wall until they weren’t. Cars needed keys to unlock the doors now a fob in your pocket starts a car. The invisible generation rolled with every punch and handed them our money. Lots of money. Paying all the way for change. Kids these days have it easy.

[@nihilioellipsis]

I am a middle person born in 63. I've seen the phrase Jones generation to describe people in between Boomer and X but I feel a lot more like a boomer

[@gp5675]

Glad to see Curly!

[@iheartdvish]

Aaaaaah- so excited to see curly on this platform and on this topic ❤❤❤

[@meander112]

As part of Gen X, I was going to speak up, but honestly, the privileged among us are very close to being Boomers & the unprivileged among us (like me) are close to being Millennials so, I get it.

[@robgau2501]

Skipped right over Generation X.

[@BarryWeeg]

Could be the GenX motto.

[@utubepunk]

Lol! Came here to say the same!

[@cloudstrife4534]

Generations are frequently inspired by the ones that came before them, but they sometimes don’t realize it. Gen X is known for their biting satire and dark humor focused on many topics, like existential dread. But it’s possible that the Gen Z’ers who also use that form of humor haven’t seen or heard anything from the Gen X era of media, or they don’t recognize it as that. Millennials also use this form of humor, but they usually are more aware of it being inspired by their older sibling generation. As well as their own experiences starting with living as adults for the first time post economic recession, of course, but a lot is still taking a page out of Gen X’s book. So it’s also possible that the people who skip over Gen X attribute this form of humor to Millennials, and don’t think to go back further. These are all just guesses. It might simply be because we are frequently being forgotten as a generation when the topic of generations is brought up.

[@adfury]

Nothing new...

[@anisa2273]

true so odd

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

Using humor to deal with death is not only not new, it is as old as time. In the 80's multiple times accidents and mistakes almost brought about nuclear Armageddon. Much of the excesses of the decade was brought about as a result of this and other things. When the space shuttle Challenger disaster happened, we made jokes. Every time disaster struck we found a reason to laugh. It was how we dealt with the grief and the unspoken fear that we might have been the last generation before the apocalypse. Gallows humor, dark comedy, etcetera is a concept as old as time.

[@CelticShae]

Wow. All this salt for Gen Z. I'm an elder Millennial, and I deeply love and appreciate what Gen Z has done with their perspective and creativity, given the tools they have to communicate and express their experience. I see strong intergenerational ties between Millennials and Gen Z. We will hold hands with Gen Alpha, as they come into their own, as well. Together, we're gonna go hella far. We have a bright future ahead of us cleaning up the mess previous generations left for us.

[@skyllalafey]

Great series

[@robspiess]

Silent Generation > Baby Boomers > Millennials > Generation Z... seems like someone's missing.

[@shadowdagger2]

Monstrum sent me and I would 1000% be down for death it it meant I got to drink margarita's with Betty White

[@Cbatkin49]

We just lived through AIDS nbd. Signed The forgotten latch key kids.

[@IGNOBLEVOIDPEEKER]

Holy shit, people. Just because EVERYONE has used humor to deal with death does not make this specific use of humor any less interesting. Never, in the history of humanity, have we had Gen Z before, nor the unique circumstances that unfold in contemporary America. SO! let us appreciate this new way of using humor and maybe learn from it. Also, there is NOTHING profound or observant about stating the obvious, that is, "Everyone (PeOple) hAVe usEd HUmor fOr deatH sINCe tHE BeGGIniNG)... we get it.

[@mkhanman12345]

wHaT Is NeW aBOuT IT?

[@IGNOBLEVOIDPEEKER]

WATcH ThE vIdeO

[@mkhanman12345]

@@IGNOBLEVOIDPEEKER So THe AnSWeR iS NOthInG

[@IGNOBLEVOIDPEEKER]

thE anSWrR iS iN ThE ViDeO. You must be a bot haha. No human can lack this must cognitive flexibility. However, if so, please keep responding. Your ignorance is entertaining. Dance for me.

[@loganl3746]

Exactly! Everyone might use gallows humor occasionally, but this isn't about *everyone*. This is a nice short overview about why this kind of joking is so common for a generation that is so young. And Gen Z has such a flourish and lack of self-consciousness to it!

[@omelatanuki]

in my counrty we are not sure if we are milenials, gen x or gen z - but 90s kids saw SOME shit during their 30 years and only way to cope (healthy way) was humor. While USA-ians have inherited money and houses, we inherited only humor the way it can be in totalitarian country. I'm happy more people talking about death and feel no shame to be vulnerable, bc death is part of life - even if it brings so much pain (in case your people being genocided rn on russian occupied territories it also can bring despair and hate)

[@stilettodivah]

Um not all Americans are inheriting houses or money. Please don't confuse the rich with the rest of us.

[@omelatanuki]

@@stilettodivah yeah, sorry, people are not all same, you right.

[@nihilioellipsis]

interesting remarks. Where did you get the idea that Americans are inheriting money and homes? i'd say that's a rather small percentage of people. The rest of us just have been convinced we are affluent but we're not

[@er8071]

No wonder gen x wasnt mentioned. Yall dont get it lol this is just about dealing with grief/death in different ways and whats going on around this topic whether its mainstream or not, or if its been done in the past through different cultures etc. Why dont you guys watch the whole series.

[@Janootz]

...everyone has used humor to cope with death

[@OvertheRiverandThroughtheWoods]

Especially everyone with Irish descent!

[@kenflagg]

Don't Erase Gen X Challenge.

[@gapt33th]

Wow! Nobody's used humor to cope with death before Gen Z! How crazy???

[@Lkmsundastood]

I as a millennial have a huge appreciation for a great amount of gen z. They're funny and they aren't taking anyone's sh*t for the most part. It's kinda like the ancestors are coming back within them full circle ready to fight even harder than before.

[@utubepunk]

Where my *Gen Xers* at?

[@beagoodhuman44]

Gen X never gets mentioned

[@takenname8053]

Life after death

[@unvergebeneid]

I mean, gallows humour is hardly a new concept, is it?

[@aredditor4272]

Also hot takes, bad titles, especially click bait titles.

[@confusedDruid]

Why is everyone from gen x taking this so personal? There weren't tragedies as instantaneously ground shattering like 9/11 or complete uprooting of how the world worked like the world wars or the great depression, or even bringing everything to a halt by being stuck in your house for a year to keep from getting yourself and others who could potentiallydie from getting sick. I get it sucks to be left out, but from a younger person's perspective we simply dont KNOW what to site for earth shattering events that turned everything upside-down for literally everyone where you cant turn your head to avoid seeing the disaster to only either see another one or the same one because theres no running from it. We dont remember it and if the history books dont either, then where are we supposed to get that information from?

[@CrisSelene]

Are you serious? Have you heard of the AIDS EPIDEMIC? The war on drugs and the crack epidemic during the Reagan administration. At the same time, the first environmental problems started to appear. The Cold War was still going on. What isn't serious to you? Or only what you live is relevant? Or, actually the truth, you don't know what you're talking about, because you don't know what happened more than 30 years ago.

[@malibuconv1968]

Gen Z is trying WAY too hard to be relevant. All they're doing is repackaging what's been done by all previous generations. Just. Stop.

[@phirion6341]

Trying so hard to be relevant? They wont have to try, they'll just outlive the rest 😂

[@OvertheRiverandThroughtheWoods]

Ummm, excuse me... You left out a generation! (Ours - this happens a lot). Where did the term "GenZ" come from? It makes no sense without mentioning their parent's generation (GenX).

[@liz2571]

"Boomers don't joke about death like Gen Z" The Things They Carried: Prepare to get triggered on every page snowflakes

[@utubepunk]

Oh lordy. Calm down, boomer. "The Things They Carried, O'Brien plays with the genre of metafiction; he writes using verisimilitude. His use of real place names and inclusion of himself as the protagonist blurs fiction and non-fiction.[3] As part of this effect, O'Brien dedicates The Things They Carried to the fictional men of the "Alpha Company," giving it “the form of a war memoir,” states O’Brien.[4]"

[@DarkPesco]

Horrible sound, unfounded premise! Gallows Humor is a human trait and has been common for thousands of years, and not particularly heightened by Gen Z. This is not the high quality we have come to expect from PBS...none of it is! Worst PBS post I can recall!

[@sedecim]

Wow no mention of generation X? Unprofessional! And self absorb- yall ain't nothin new.

[@brookiepoo4812]

God bless and Jesus loves everyone ❤️🙌 God loves us so much that He gave Jesus to save us from our sins so we can go to Heaven does anyone want to know Jesus Christ

[@nihilioellipsis]

Where can I read more about that?

[@brookiepoo4812]

@@nihilioellipsis You want to know more about Jesus? Or were you talking to the creator of the video?