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Researchers at Australia’s peak scientific body, the CSIRO, have today discovered the cause of the recently coined phenomenon of the ‘Gen Z Stare’.
Speaking exclusively with The Advocate, a CSIRO spokesperson excitedly shared their findings about the vacant expression.
“Technology has become so fast that they have had to wait for nothing. Unlike previous generations who had to wait for their internet to dial up, or a .mp3 to buffer.. This is the first generation to experience true technological immediacy.”
“But, as we know, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So, in an ironic twist of fate, that buffering they have avoided for so long has now come out in real life.”
“We have spent so long ensuring our devices can handle input, that we forgot to ensure the younger generation’s actual brains can handle the input.”
“As it turns out, they can’t…that stare is their brains buffering”
The Advocate has reached out to many Gen Z sources, however the majority of them just stared at our reporter without saying anything, or some muttered a vague ‘that’s crazy’.
Except one, Xavier Rollins, who commented after a short, pursed lip pause.
“Mmm yep fr. Espesh if the room’s rizz is 0%. Or the firmware just glitches and we’re out here buffering like skull face emoji”
It’s not yet known how other Gen Zers will react to the findings, but The Advocate will hold space for any reactions they may or may not have.
More to come.
