Who's more at home on social media, the Gen X mom or the Gen Z daughter? Most people would guess wrong. In this episode of I Turned Out Fine, Deborah Grayson Riegel (Gen X, the mom) and Sophie Riegel (Gen Z, the daughter) talk about how each generation uses social media, what it gets right, and where it goes wrong.

Deborah, with more than 110,000 YouTube subscribers, goes back to the days of AOL chatrooms and early LinkedIn-as-résumé. Sophie, who has never had TikTok, explains why so many in her generation are wary of posting anything at all. Together they get into cancel culture, echo chambers, the "highlight reel" problem, and Deborah's rule for posting: tell the truth, but you don't have to tell all of it. Plus: a listener question on how social media brings families closer, and a return of Not Yet Sponsors, featuring Bombas socks and Carvel ice cream cake (with the crunchies, obviously).

In this episode:

How Gen X and Gen Z came to social media, and why they use it so differently

The family rule for first accounts (and the secret accounts Mom still doesn't know about)

Cancel culture and why Gen Z has few chances to mess up and learn from it

What Gen X gets right online, and what drives their kids up the wall

Sharing the setbacks along with the wins, without exposing anyone else

Echo chambers, algorithms, and finding ideas you disagree with

Why social media keeps you connected but can't replace a phone call

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Find Sophie Here:

Website: https://sophieriegel.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-riegel-40410017b/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophie.riegel.357

Find Deborah Here:

Website: https://deborahgraysonriegel.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahgraysonriegel/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deborahgraysonriegel