Annie Erickson

“can't fully understand their impact”

Annie Erickson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Erickson explained that many Gen Zs downplay tragedies because they cannot fully grasp their impact.

“My mother grew up in New York City, so I remember my mom telling me about 9/11 and talking about how someone that lived in her building, who she was friends with, passed away in the towers,”

Annie Erickson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Erickson described learning about 9/11 through personal anecdotes from her mother, who grew up in New York City.

“to not have to think too deeply about some of the larger anxieties in our world”

Annie Erickson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Erickson described humor as a coping mechanism Gen Zs use to avoid thinking deeply about world anxieties.