Zorina Zolotnickiy

I’m gen z and I hate how social media companies have ruined everything

When I was in highschool I often felt like people outside of my friend group didn’t want to have conversations with me. Maybe it’s just me overthinking a couple instances. When Covid happened I went to this highschool and met some old friend. I tried talking to him about literally anything and he didn’t seem to care he was on his phone the whole time, and very unresponsive. I can’t help but feel kids are becoming less interesting and lacking personality because of how much time they spend on their phones rather than having genuine conversations. I have 2 younger sisters and they aren’t “iPad kids” thank god. All this stupid AI stuff there trying to shove down our throats hasn’t benefited me in any way and I don’t know how it’s beneficial at all when you can just look something up on the internet. It really feels like companies nowadays don’t care what they make and as long as they advertise a billion times and make money they will keep making it. It feels like technology has just stopped advancing and now it’s just stupid stuff that’s advertised as the future when really it doesn’t do anything. I hate that meta needs to know every inkling about you they own a lot of social media co

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Harper Brown
Harper Brown
@orangemeercat401627 · Jan 11, 2026 11:15 am

From a neutral view, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven That’s just how it reads to me. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Olivia Luna
Olivia Luna
@ticklishfish306243 · Jan 11, 2026 11:11 am

Reaction: very shocking

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Catherine Wade
Catherine Wade
@yellowdog485667 · Jan 11, 2026 11:11 am

Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.

Živko Filipović
Živko Filipović
@ticklishrabbit532251 · Jan 11, 2026 10:59 am

the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s where people will push back That’s just my read on it.

Willard Russell
Willard Russell
@blackmeercat220250 · Jan 11, 2026 10:57 am

this reads stronger on paper than in practice Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.

Maddison Berry
Maddison Berry
@goldengoose801407 · Jan 11, 2026 10:55 am

To be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this so the response doesn’t surprise me

Mathis Menard
Mathis Menard
@greenladybug839886 · Jan 11, 2026 10:49 am

From my side, the way this is presented changes how it lands Feels like there’s more coming here.

Riley Clarke
Riley Clarke
@bigrabbit252948 · Jan 11, 2026 10:43 am

Stepping back, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.

Romeo Bang
Romeo Bang
@orangeleopard619237 · Jan 11, 2026 10:24 am

this depends heavily on what happens next Time will tell.

Maeve Sales
Maeve Sales
@organicostrich395840 · Jan 11, 2026 10:16 am

Reaction: me_irl

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Eeli Wiitala
Eeli Wiitala
@orangecat219799 · Jan 11, 2026 10:16 am

Reaction: Why am I scared? Probably because one time my grandma got pulled over when I was a kid and she told the cop that her bad driving was because of me and he came to my window. I didnt do anythi

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Simon Williams
Simon Williams
@angrymeercat340229 · Jan 11, 2026 10:16 am

Reaction: Why am I scared? Probably because one time my grandma got pulled over when I was a kid and she told the cop that her bad driving was because of me and he came to my window. I didnt do anythi

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Sonia Delgado
Sonia Delgado
@whitezebra818243 · Jan 11, 2026 10:16 am

From the outside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context.

Morgan Haidari
Morgan Haidari
@blackbear564215 · Jan 11, 2026 10:07 am

this comes across more reactive than planned which makes the reaction pretty predictable

سورنا مرادی
سورنا مرادی
@purplerabbit451553 · Jan 10, 2026 8:25 pm

Reaction: Me irl

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Karla Mortensen
Karla Mortensen
@yellowlion102637 · Jan 10, 2026 8:24 pm

Reaction: me irl

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Taylor Cooper
Taylor Cooper
@blackgoose754997 · Jan 10, 2026 8:24 pm

Reaction: me_irl

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Jacob Sirko
Jacob Sirko
@goldencat853382 · Jan 10, 2026 8:24 pm

Reaction: Reddits privacy feature is so useless

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Alfonso Vicente
Alfonso Vicente
@silverostrich447724 · Jan 10, 2026 8:24 pm

Reaction: See y'all then

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Jakob Charles
Jakob Charles
@sadswan367775 · Jan 10, 2026 8:24 pm

there’s a gap between the message and the outcome This could age very differently in a week.