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Meet The Typical Gen Zer
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About
Meet The Typical Gen Zer is a phrasal template derived from a Business Insider headline that reads, "Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is influencing nearly everything you buy." As the headline spread on Twitter, users there posted jokes in which they changed the attributes of the "typical Gen Zer" with various parodies.
Origin
On November 28th, 2021, Business Insider posted an article about Zoomers and their growing influence in the economic landscape, titled "Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is influencing nearly everything you buy."[1] On November 29th, the site tweeted[2] links to the story, resulting in it becoming a trending topic on Twitter that day (shown below).
![Business Insider Tweet Business Insider BUSINESS INSIDER @Businesslnsider Gen Z is shaking things up as they enter young adulthood. While it's hard to capture an entire generation when some members are still teens and others are adults, here's what life looks like for the typical Gen Zer in 2021. businessinsider.com Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student.. Gen Z has entered the spotlight. From fashion to work, they're setting the tone for the 2020s and poised to take over the economy in a decade.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/053/4fe.png)
Spread
Later on November 29th, 2021, Twitter user @merritk[3] posted one of the first parodies using the phrasal template with "Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is an expert blademaster, has over 100,000 dollary doos in debt, and is fucking your wife," gaining 7 retweets and 160 likes in one day (shown below).
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On November 30th, Twitter user @chriswhoisgreat[4] posted another parody that quoted "Once In A Lifetime" (shown below).
![Once In A Lifetime chrisisgr8 eurobeat enjoyer @chriswhoisgreat ... meet the typical gen Zer. they're quitting their job. they're quitting your job. they're laughing at you, personally, on something called 'smoppr.' they're $30t in debt. they're living in a shotgun shack. they're in another part of the world. they're behind the wheel of a large a Business Insider O · 1 hour ago leet the typical Gen Zer, who is uitting their job, has over 17,000 in student debt, and is hfluencing nearly everything you uy](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/087/a3c.png)
Various Examples
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![Yinzer Al Shipley @alshipley Meet the typical Gen Zer (pronounced "yinzer"), who lives in a TikTok house, eats gender for breakfast, and never calls their mother but does call Post Malone businessinsider.com Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student... Gen Z has entered the spotlight. From fashion to work, they're setting the tone for the 2020s and poised to take over the economy in a decade.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/091/7db.png)
![S------- Out They Ass Shiny Dummy @RealShinyDummy Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is s------- out their ass, has over 17,000 Amogus figurines, and is s------- on nearly everything you buy. Gen Z, the oldest of whom turn 24 this year, is the new "s---" generation. They're s------- Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is influencing nearly everything you buy Gen Z, the oldest of whom turn 24 this year, is the new "it" generation. They're setting trends in fashion and in the workplace, influencing consumer and worker behavior. They're also saving more than they're spending and are set to dominate the economy in 20 years. 12:05 AM · Nov 30, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/092/b62.png)
![Depop The Mayor of Silicaville @mikeczyk Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is buying all your s----- Family Values Tour merch on DEPOP for 100X. a Business Insider @BusinessInsider Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is influencing nearly everything you buy 11:24 AM · Nov 30, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/095/1cd.png)
![Gen Z-er Hunts At Night Collin Reischman ... @CMReischman Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, burdened by debt, has a heightened sense of smell, hunts primarily at dusk, and migrates over 1,700 miles every year to find a mate businessinsider.com Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student.. Gen Z has entered the spotlight. From fashion to work, they're setting the tone for the 2020s and poised to take over the economy in a decade. 11:29 AM · Nov 30, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/096/e06.png)
![Addicted To Nictotine Intrusive Thoughts @literallyjudas ... meet the typical Gen Zer who is addicted to nicotine, has over $300 in led light strips and makes POV videos on tiktok Business Insider @Businesslnsider · 20h INESS Gen Z is shaking things up as they enter young adulthood. While it's hard to capture an entire generation when some members are still teens and others are adults, here's what life looks like for the typical Gen Zer in 2021. businessinsider.com/typical-gen-z-. Show this thread 8:41 PM · Nov 29, 2021 · Twitter Web App](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/258/098/608.png)
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External References
[1] Business Insider – Meet the typical Gen Zer, who is quitting their job, has over $17,000 in student debt, and is influencing nearly everything you buy
[2] Twitter – @BusinessInsider
[4] Twitter – @chriswhoisgreat
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