Between ages 13 and 28, individuals may exhibit the 'Gen Z stare', a blank look in response to social interactions, stemming from cultural and social shifts. Millennials attribute this to a decline in social awareness, exacerbated by Covid. Many young workers, like baristas and waitstaff, have experienced both giving and receiving these blank stares in various interactions. Some comments from Gen Z express this stare as a rejection of the notion that 'the customer is always right'. Overall, generational conflicts reflect evolving social dynamics and anxieties.
If you've tried and failed to start a conversation with the intern, or been thoroughly ignored by the teenage Crumbl cashier, you may have witnessed it yourself.
Gen Z's social skills were inevitably atrophied by Covid, leading some to respond to interactions with a blank look instead of engaging in conversation.
The Gen Z stare is basically us saying the customer is not always right, as echoed by a popular TikTok with over 3 million likes.
Every emerging generation becomes the scapegoat for the social anxieties of the time, reflecting the shifting dynamics in social interactions.
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