Woman's demo of how different generations post Instagram stories has the internet nodding

In the age of social media, everyone wants their pictures, reels or stories to get as much attention as possible in the form of likes, comments and reach. However, different generations have a completely different approach to social media. Alexandria Haddad, aka @alexandriahaddad, took to TikTok to share key insights, sparking a widespread discussion on the video-sharing platform.

The woman revealed the generational differences that prompt people to represent themselves in their unique ways on social media. The footage started with Alexandria sitting at a café, clicking pictures for a quick digital update to her 35K followers. The text overlay read, “How different generations post on Instagram stories.”

Beginning with Millennials, Alexandria showed how it’s done when it comes to posting about being on a date. Alexandria describes her date night picture with different emojis while tagging her husband and the place. In contrast, for Gen Zers, the video creator throws more emphasis on the food on the table and the present moment. Genz writes "wine" followed by a handshake emoji, followed by "steak," keeping their display of sentiments to a minimum. "Gen Z do not add any text, GIFs, or tags on their story posts in most cases. Their stories are either shared photo dumps, zoomed-in photos, or photos that fit the vibe," emphasized the 34-year-old in a later conversation with Newsweek.

Following this, the footage showed Alexandria highlighting how Boomers like to upload their Instagram stories. Tilted images, bold and large texts with hashtags are some of the elements that the mid-20th-century generation would prefer. When Alexandria was questioned by the outlet about her observation of Boomers, she jokingly said that they "take full advantage of editing capabilities." "Whereas millennials love to aesthetically edit their photos and are constantly tagging their partners, friends, restaurants, and locations. They also caption their photos on [Instagram] Stories either with a description of what they are doing or just a witty caption," the CEO added. The influencer added a caveat while describing more about Generation X, suggesting they post very little on social media. It was harder to get information about how those born between 1965 and 1980.

As per Alexandria, Gen X "aren't chronically online" and don't post frequently. Rather than making public posts, they would rather utilize social media to stay in touch with friends and family. However, for Boomers, she opined that the generation appeared to be those willing to express and include all the quirky elements of GIFs to make their stories interesting. Alexandria admired this quality, yet she chose Millennials over every other generation when it comes to the social media game because she herself was “part of the tribe.”

Since Alexandria shared her theory on TikTok a week ago, it has managed to garner over 2.3 million views and more than 164,400 likes. People from different generations flocked to respond to the video. @yasmeenmessrie remarked, “Gen Z tends to be more like a blurry photo of food without any accompanying words.” Others were impressed, including @fae.xyrin, who wrote, “Gen Z would simply lower the exposure until nothing is visible, post it to their account, and then share it on their story.”

You can follow Alexandria Haddad (@alexandriahaddad) on TikTok for social media trends and lifestyle content.