Gen Z chases validation through flashy social media posts, but this hunger for attention isn't new. Speaker A notes the practice echoes earlier internet marketing, while Speaker B traces their own reluctance to showcase wealth back to parental disapproval and awareness of the wrong audience it would attract.
I think a big problem with Gen Z is like people really seek externally for validation, and a lot of people show things off. When I was in my 20s, I was, I was in the internet marketing space, and it was like, post a picture of the Lamborghini, you know, you get more views, make more money. But I hated doing it inside. And I think a lot of your generation, they feel like they need to show off. They want their friends from high school to see them. Yeah, I think they're cool. And then it becomes like, if you don't get external validation, you don't feel worthy within yourself. Like, what made you be the person that doesn't want to do that? Like, is it just how you were raised, or like, what's your thoughts on it? So there's definitely a 100%.
My mom would not be happy with that if I was showing off online. So definitely partially how I was raised. Even myself, I know the type of person that's going to attract if I post those types of videos.
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