Generation Z is mocking Millennials on TikTok

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Just now, Roxxy said:

Tide as in the laundry detergent?

Lmaoooo yes  Tide pods are little Tide capsules you throw in instead of pouring liquid or powder 

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4 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

Tide pods are little Tide capsules you throw in instead of pouring liquid or powder 

Like espresso pods? Wait, that is so cool. 

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34 minutes ago, JordanMiller said:

But, didn't they start the Tide Pod trend  

Yes. And the kylie lip challenge.

 

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2 hours ago, Roxxy said:

Like espresso pods? Wait, that is so cool. 

ngl, they do look lowkey delicious:

that could just be the Gen Z in me speaking, though 

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1 minute ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

ngl, they do look lowkey delicious:

I am so lost. Delicious? So they're edible?

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1 minute ago, Roxxy said:

I am so lost. Delicious? So they're edible?

not the answer I expected  they LOOK delicious, Roxxy  but no they're not edible 

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2 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

not the answer I expected they LOOK delicious, Roxxy  but no they're not edible 

SCREAMING

No, cause i'm really puzzled, cause you're the second one to sorta reference it as food. Cause earlier in @CrazyButItFeelsAllright 's post saying they eat cinnamon and not Tide Pods. And then you say it looks delicious. So i'm like ooh so people actually eat these pods?

I'm so confused right now.

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4 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

SCREAMING

No, cause i'm really puzzled, cause you're the second one to sorta reference it as food. Cause earlier in @CrazyButItFeelsAllright 's post saying they eat cinnamon and not Tide Pods. And then you say it looks delicious. So i'm like ooh so people actually eat these pods?

I'm so confused right now.

You’re not supposed to eat them but Gen Z was eating them for challenges and I was alluding to when millennials had the cinnamon challenge 

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4 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

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No, cause i'm really puzzled, cause you're the second one to sorta reference it as food. Cause earlier in @CrazyButItFeelsAllright 's post saying they eat cinnamon and not Tide Pods. And then you say it looks delicious. So i'm like ooh so people actually eat these pods?

I'm so confused right now.

it was a big meme a few years ago  I think there were some actual cases of people eating them, and then it turned into a meme, but the conspiracy theorist in me lowkey believes the whole thing was started by Tide themselves to boost sales 

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I mean, it was a thing, but it was blown WAAAY out of proportion. Children and old people with dementia (not teens) had been eating them for years, waaay before the actual "challenge". And when the "challenge" did go viral, there wasn't even that big of a spike in cases from what I've read. If anything, this just goes to show the power of memes and the media.  @Roxxy @CrazyButItFeelsAllright

https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2018/01/only-86-teens-ate-tide-pods-so-why-did-world-erupt-moral-panic

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8 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

You’re not supposed to eat them but Gen Z was eating them for challenges and I was alluding to when millennials had the cinnamon challenge

I am so not aware of these challenges. How is eating cinnamon a challenge? So Gen Zs really ate detergent pods? 

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9 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

it was a big meme a few years ago I think there were some actual cases of people eating them, and then it turned into a meme, but the conspiracy theorist in me lowkey believes the whole thing was started by Tide themselves to boost sales

Like for real, for real? They ate them? 

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3 minutes ago, Roxxy said:

I am so not aware of these challenges. How is eating cinnamon a challenge? So Gen Zs really ate detergent pods? 

the cinnamon challenge was peak YouTube like ten years ago (EVERYONE was doing it)  try swallowing a spoon of cinnamon and you'll see  it's actually quite dangerous 

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4 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

I mean, it was a thing, but it was blown WAAAY out of proportion. Children and old people with dementia (not teens) had been eating them for years, waaay before the actual "challenge". And when the "challenge" did go viral, there wasn't even that big of a spike in cases from what I've read. If anything, this just goes to show the power of memes and the media.  @Roxxy @CrazyButItFeelsAllright

https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2018/01/only-86-teens-ate-tide-pods-so-why-did-world-erupt-moral-panic

86 teens is 86 too many 

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56 million views from 8 years ago, damn, this brings back nostalgia 

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1 minute ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

the cinnamon challenge was peak YouTube like ten years ago  try swallowing a spoon of cinnamon and you'll see  it's actually quite dangerous 

I can attest to it 

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Just now, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

I can attest to it 

same 

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Just now, iAlwaysSingLive said:

56 million views from 8 years ago, damn, this brings back nostalgia 

Omg Glozell I feel like I just entered an alternate reality  I haven’t thought of her in YEARS 

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9 minutes ago, iAlwaysSingLive said:

I mean, it was a thing, but it was blown WAAAY out of proportion. Children and old people with dementia (not teens) had been eating them for years, waaay before the actual "challenge". And when the "challenge" did go viral, there wasn't even that big of a spike in cases from what I've read. If anything, this just goes to show the power of memes and the media.  @Roxxy @CrazyButItFeelsAllright

https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2018/01/only-86-teens-ate-tide-pods-so-why-did-world-erupt-moral-panic

That was suuuch a good read, Singy.  Thank you so much for that link. I guess initially i was curious about Tide Pods but it turned to something far deeper than just eating detergent but like the influence of social media in sensationalizing stories.

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Okay woah so while I was busy reading i didnt notice you two already having a lot of posts @CrazyButItFeelsAllright @iAlwaysSingLive 

Hold on as I watch that Cinnamon challenge video.

How did I not know all of this?