The “Vibes” Problem Around Gen Z

It seems we’re becoming less substantial as people, and while that’s a “get off my porch” argument, it also needs to be considered.

There’s an interesting thing that happens in each national political cycle, where each side accuses the other of “not competing on policy,” which is hysterical at this point since we are so past policy for Presidential elections and just fight about what gender is entering what bathroom now. I would say that 80% of America would vote for a man or woman who can say, “Hey, I will lower your taxes and grocery bills, and here’s how I will do it,” but I might be wrong because the explanation might be boring, and that's not vibes.

Gen Z, the youngest and eventually the biggest generation, is big on “vibes.” They don’t really do policy (admittedly, as I said above, Boomers don’t do policy either — they yell at their TV about ideology) and they love trends and TikTok dances.

Now, is some of this a generalization? Yes. Because to speak broadly about millions of people, you are going to generalize. But it’s been addressed in hundreds of places, including this video: