Annie Erickson

“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.

“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.