Why is Gen Z Ghosting People More Than Ever?

33 · 4 min read · 31 Mar 2023 · 36 · 16 · 14

Ah, the good old days, when you could tell someone to their face that you didn't want to hang out with them anymore, and they would just accept it and move on. But nowadays, it seems like ghosting has become the norm for Gen Z, leaving many confused and hurt in its wake. People are leaving each other on seen left and right. So why is this happening? Is it just a sign of our increasingly digital world, where we can communicate without ever having to see someone in person? Or is there something deeper going on?

Do you know how many times I've been ghosted before? Not even by people I was dating, but by people I've just started to become friends with. Lately I was ghosted again. I think I sent the wrong meme or something and they got freaked out. I know I'm weird, but come on now, can't we just communicate and tell each other what's wrong?

Distraction is imminent

The first reason is simple: we're easily distracted. We have so much going on in our lives - school, work, hobbies, social media - that sometimes it's hard to keep track of everything. And when something or someone doesn't capture our attention or interest immediately, we're quick to move on.

So if you're wondering why your best friend hasn't replied to your text in days, it's not necessarily because they're mad at you. They might just be busy binge-watching a new show on Netflix or scrolling through TikTok for hours on end.

Sensitivity is at it's highest

Another reason for ghosting is that we're more sensitive than ever. Thanks to social media, we're constantly bombarded with images of people living their best lives, whether it's influencers jet-setting around the world or our friends posting perfectly curated photos on Instagram.

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Ghosting is indeed a “relatively new” concept. Before, you didn't have long distance relationships, you saw your friends and acquaintances quite often, and the rest of the people didn't contact you unless you could talk on the phone. With the arrival of all t... Show moreGhosting is indeed a “relatively new” concept. Before, you didn't have long distance relationships, you saw your friends and acquaintances quite often, and the rest of the people didn't contact you unless you could talk on the phone. With the arrival of all the new channels, it has become easier to make contacts, maintain them, but just as easily drop them again.

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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳

2 years ago

Gen Z, I had to look that up again. Fortunately, this has brought us to the end of the alphabet and may be able to stop labeling now.

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Madeleine

2 years ago

Yes, I've experienced that too, several times, but I've now come to the point where I know that in life, people get on and off your trains and that's just how it works. Isn't bad. People may have a reason, but maybe not.

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Dana

1 year ago

Goed blog, mooi dat je ook tips geeft hoe dit te voorkomen en heel mooi dat je er ook een eigen ervaring aan toegevoegd hebt. Compleet.

Nani

2 years ago

Another reason is that they are not interested in talking to the person to whom they don't respond well, whether out of friendship or love interest.

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Alvaro

2 years ago

Hey, it happened to me and it's happening to me, I don't want the friendship to be lost, so I try to resume the conversation and solve the problem, I've even come to recognize that the situation gives me a little anxiety, now it's very easy to ignore people... Show moreHey, it happened to me and it's happening to me, I don't want the friendship to be lost, so I try to resume the conversation and solve the problem, I've even come to recognize that the situation gives me a little anxiety, now it's very easy to ignore people so as not to fall into the confrontation of emotions, but if things are not clarified, the friendship will end up being lost. I think there are more reasons why people walk away, they go hand in hand with their fears and insecurities, it's sad, but we're all in Generation Z.

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fanny

2 years ago

I am not from that generation, but I think it is interesting to understand it much better. They are important points to know this generation that many of them are our children or nephews, in order to be able to open up more to empathy towards generation z, information that correctly details everything

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Maria

2 years ago

Today people come and go, today they are and tomorrow they are not, everyone is in a hurry and who would say it, they don't want to be part of anything

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Toto Animo

2 years ago

Building good contact with someone else is, in the beginning, not easy. But I think, if you're open to it, you'll physically get better.
That's why online dating is easier but harder to keep. Then there are always so many people to choose between. Then making contact will automatically become more fleeting.

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Leo 1

2 years ago

I'm still from the typewriter generation, so I first looked up exactly what they mean by that Ghosting. In any case, I've now understood that it's about internet dating. The Internet has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to making relationship... Show moreI'm still from the typewriter generation, so I first looked up exactly what they mean by that Ghosting. In any case, I've now understood that it's about internet dating. The Internet has advantages and disadvantages when it comes to making relationship contacts or looking for a partner. You can easily bring like-minded people into contact with each other, but you can also leave them again without further obligations towards each other. In personal contact, this is much more difficult and honest, because then there is recognition. That's why if I were still young, I would never want to connect with someone via the internet.

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Animal Blogger

2 years ago

Yes, I've already experienced it. Not nice but not much to do about it, huh?. Another interesting post from you.

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LWAlmanak

2 years ago

What you write is recognizable; vice versa, we also experience that we are there for others and when we need someone, no one is there. Then people also consciously choose for themselves. It is often a reflection, a mirror that should also be held up to ourselves: what did I do, so that the other person is apparently not there for me.

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Dewaputra

2 years ago

I'm familiar with the phenomenon but didn't know that the associated term is ghosting. It does happen, and when it happens, then it happens for a good (positive) reason, I always think.

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