" I met a kid at the skatepark the other mean solar day who vaped . He was 10 age erstwhile ! ! ! "

Recently,u/Former-Session6405askedr/GenZto call out the things that are normalized these days that really shouldn’t be, saying, “For example, the increase of these BBLs are just crazy to me, and it’s becoming so common that natural bodies seem to be ‘out of style’ and that worries me for future generations.”

In response, people got brutally honest about everything from vaping to climate change. Here’s what they had to say:

Gen Z’ers also expressed concerns about the next generation’s relationship with technology:

And they called out my personal pet peeve — people playing audio on their phones in public without using headphones:

Some Gen Z’ers worry about the ways that readily-available online porn is affecting kids:

And they are absolutely fed up with tipping culture in the US:

They’re also frustrated by the combination of low wages and higher costs of living that mean people have to work constantly just to get by:

And others pointed out how harmful the polarized tone of our discourse has become:

While some criticized the way social media filters and the growing availability of cosmetic procedures have led to an impossible standard of beauty:

And Gen Z’ers say they’re so over everything being offered as a subscription.

Finally, many of them worry about complacency in the face of the looming climate crisis:

A man in sleeveless top taking a recording himself with his phone in a gym

A toddler with a pacifier in their mouth using a tablet in a dark room with the tablet illuminating their face

A man with headphones on using a smartphone while on public transit

Three children lying on a bed looking at a tablet together

A person holding a tablet with a tipping option screen, including choices of 15%, 18%, 25%, 30%, No Tip, and Custom

A person using an electronic cigarette, exhaling vapor

A woman sitting on a  bed with a laptop and papers, looking focused, possibly working or studying late at night

A person typing on a laptop in a well-lit room

A person using a ring light and phone at a makeup vanity

Industrial smokestacks emitting plumes of smoke against a cloudy sky