Why Gen Z feels old and a researcher even agrees. Gen Z seems older than Millennials: “This is new, it’s never happened before” “Gen Z has always been 'older-looking' That's part of her description.
Not only does she seem more conservative and conventional than Gen Y, she actually is. We have been able to prove this in many studies,” says generation expert Rüdiger Maas. “In the end, Gen Z are very compliant and often stick to the rigid guidelines, which also makes them seem older”