A Gen Z intern was asked to identify Princess Diana — his answer has millennials in pain
Intern makes two guesses for Princess Diana, and they were both wrong.
One of the best ways to know whether someone is Gen Z or a Millennial is by testing their pop culture knowledge. A man who goes by @getsomehobbiesinsta on Instagram challenged his Gen Z intern, John, to name a few famous people from his time. If John got even half of them correct, he would get a $2 raise. Sharing the video on April 14, viewers saw the man pull up photos of many widely recognized celebrities and influencers, but what left him stunned was John's response when he pulled up a photo of Diana, the "people's princess."
Pop culture 'experiment'
As the 'bet' began, John's boss started easy with a photo of the iconic Matthew Perry, a.k.a. 'Chandler' from F.R.I.E.N.D.S., but John couldn't get it right. The next photo was of Julia Stiles, for which John could only guess that she was an actress. What shocked the boss the most was when he pulled up a picture of Princess Diana and John confidently called her John F. Kennedy's wife.
His other guess was young Hilary Clinton. However, John did say she looked like she had something to do with the government, which was partially correct. He almost got Queen Latifah right, saying she looked like a queen, but only managed to score 2 out of 10. His two correct guesses were Tom Cruise and Nelson Mandela.
Next, the boss' turn
To make it more fun, in another video, John also created a slideshow to see how many people from the younger generation his boss could recognize. The first photo was of an AI influencer who goes by John Pork, and surprisingly, John's boss got it right, although even he was surprised by his knowledge. He also recognized Bo Nix, iShowSpeed, LeBron James, Clavicular, and Drake Maye. Compared to John's score, his boss did far better with a 5.5 out of 9.
Two generations, two sources
The majority of millennials grew up without smartphones, so most of their media knowledge came from sources like radio, news, and television. On the other hand, Gen Zs grew up in a time when smartphones were the new normal. A study was conducted to see where Millennials (1980-1999) and Gen Z (anyone below 19 years old) get their news and information from. 300 questionnaires were distributed, and the result showed that 42% of Millennials depend on television and radio for their news, and only 9% get their information from social media.
It is the opposite for Gen Z, however. 54% of Gen Zs depend on the internet as their news source, and 23.5% get their news from social media. The study also noted that Millennials were confident in the reliability of their news sources, but Gen Z individuals were not as sure. This difference in media exposure could explain why John struggled to identify the older icons, while his boss found it much easier to recognize the newer personalities.
Viewers' reactions
People were amused that John did not recognize some of the biggest names in pop culture. A few of them defended John, saying that some of the photos were confusing. @ladyhobbsalot wrote, "To be fair, that Simon and Garfunkel photo was looking a lot like the Tears for Fears album cover. But that’s about as good as it gets." @supermish20 pointed out, "I’m confused. Didn’t he (the quizzer) have two wrong? It was Tom Cruise, not Tears for Fears, right? And definitely not Tommy Lee Jones, but Dustin Hoffman. Was that rage bait for the comments?"
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