Gen Z drivers say this gesture is a bigger insult than flipping the bird

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Gen Z drivers say this gesture is a bigger insult than flipping the bird
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Sorry, middle finger — you’ve just been cancelled.

In recent months, she’s been expressing her anger from behind the wheel with a thumbs-down. because it’s such a major sign of disapproval,” she told The Post. “It just hits different.”by younger members of the workforce for its “rude” and “hostile” undertones, Gen Z and young millennials are going all in on its polar opposite.

Deleon said her gesture of disapproval has caused reckless and distracted drivers to modify their dangerous behaviors behind the wheel.is a more “hurtful” form of roadway retribution than flipping the bird. On TikTok, the hashtag #ThumbsDown has more than 16 million views. “The second you receive a ‘thumbs-down’ in person, it’s like they just pushed your personal ‘dislike’ button. ItSharp, a zip line instructor from Hawaii, swapped giving the finger for giving a thumbs-down in late 2022, in an effort to set a better example for her 3-year-old daughter. She also thinks it’s more effective with whomever offended her.

Brenna Sharp says sticking her head out of the window and giving other drivers a thumbs down is the new move.there. They’re really disappointed [in me].’”She told her followers that she’s still bothered about the time she received the hand reprimand after“I think about [getting a thumbs-down] every single day,” she lamented. “

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