The Difference Between Gen Z And Millennials

I had friends in town for today's Cowboys game against the Giants. If you care, it was a massive win.

We discussed the difference between Gen Z and Millennials on our way back from dinner last night. 

During the conversation, my youngest, Zach (who is 30), called to tell me that his face had been sewn back together after a rugby game. 

Wonderful. 

But, it was a great chance to hear his opinion about the difference between Gen Z and Millennials. 

I'm paraphrasing, but he stressed that the main difference was that he lived through a transition of technologies that they didn't experience. 

For example, he is old enough to remember cassette tapes, floppy discs, boomboxes, and more. His first computer was an old-school Mac with a black-and-white display (how primitive). 

So, though he didn't see the prior shifts that I did (like the invention of the color TV), he is still aware of the shift between the "old world" and the "new world" … and how radical the difference was. 

Meanwhile, Gen Zers were raised with the technology we see today as their only reality. 

As a result, they're much more immune to how awkward or cringy it is to share their entire life online, hopping from instant gratification to instant gratification. 

via blackbear

We hear a lot of doom and gloom from (and about) Gen Z – which isn't new. The younger generations are always derided … in part because they're young.

Nonetheless, GenZ still believes the future is bright. 

What do you think about Gen Z? And, what differentiates them from Millennials? I'm curious.