Maybe Zoomers are horrified by the idea of a 21-year-old dating a 26-year-old because a Zoomer 21-year-old has equivalent life experience to a Millenial 15-year-old. https://t.co/vnigSseh6B
โ Dr. Dad, PhD ๐๐ผโ๏ธ๐ฝโถ๏ธ (@GarrettPetersen) March 25, 2023
Yes! I do think thatโs a large part of it. A very large part.
Many Gen Z types in their 20s remind me emotionally and maturity-wise of where earlier gens were at when age 10-13 or so. They have no life experience, donโt know how to do anything, have never been through an aversive event even once, and have relied on helicopter and snowplow parents even into their mid-20s.
So, of course, unlike previous generations even if 26 they are basically still children. Not all of Gen Z, of course. But certainly the ones most likely to write oddball crap like a 22-year-old dating a 30-year-old is child abuse. When you look at claims like that in the light of just how little actual life experience much of Gen Z has, it makes a whole lot more sense.
Because many of them are mentally children compared to past generations, no matter their chronological age.