Influenced by "Internet Influencers," Gen Z is losing the ability to communicate in a normal manner...
Gen Z is speaking. And, it's not a casual means of communication. Not at all. If anything, it's performative. Emphatic. The person speaking is doing so in a rapid fire manner, repeatedly punctuating their words to the extent that they sound almost as if they are chirping at you. And, stranger still, this means of communication is accompanied by constant finger and hand gestures, sometimes at chest level, sometimes at eye level, always intended to be seen by the camera. Wait...What? What camera? That's right, what Gen Z is doing is something they have picked up off the internet, a means of communication used by "Internet Influencers" adapted to catch as many eyeballs as possible, hopefully going viral. Except that right now, in the real world, it's just you and Gen Z speaking...And they are attempting to influence you, trying to get you to hit that like button - despite the fact that there is none. You be the judge as to whether or not any of this makes sense.
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b/c it brings out my worst impulses.
