Dead & Buried

Why Gen Z Uses Humor to Cope with Death

Gen Z is the first generation to have grown up wholly in the digital era. The omnipresence of social media in Gen Z’s lives, with its non-stop feed of real events, has made death more visual and present to younger people. Curly explores how platforms that feed these violent images also offer places for people to discuss death in unconventional ways.

Why Gen Z Uses Humor to Cope with Death

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Gen Z is the first generation to have grown up wholly in the digital era. The omnipresence of social media in Gen Z’s lives, with its non-stop feed of real events, has made death more visual and present to younger people. Curly explores how platforms that feed these violent images also offer places for people to discuss death in unconventional ways.

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