While 59 percent of millennials said they would prioritize a "broke and magical" relationship over financial security, only 54 of Gen Z said the same.

What is the "Gen Z Stare?" Older TikTok users say that Gen Z workers often give blank, unresponsive stares. Gen Zers are pushing back.

There’s a new term circulating social media, and it’s dragging young people for their perceived lack of social skills. Dubbed “the Gen Z stare,” this blank-faced look is allegedly how many young people are engaging with the world around them — by, well, simply not.

Banarsë compared it to the "Millennial Pause," a brief moment of silence before speaking in a video, adding that today's social quirks go viral more quickly. Banarsë added that the stare is part of Gen Z's move toward authenticity and boundary-setting—where emotional labor isn't automatically performed to meet outdated norms.

Gen Z is increasingly choosing to take on multiple jobs. Some creators are going a step further and posting about their side hustles on TikTok.

Communal living surged in the 1960s and ‘70s as part of the hippie movement. Today, Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to co-buying homes with friends or family—not for countercultural reasons, but as a practical response to high housing prices, student debt, and mortgage rates.

While millennials' preferences may make Gen Z roll their eyes, they're also what makes their homes feel like homes. For many Gen Z adults, they didn't really grow up with having to watch movies on DVDs,