The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has devastated people around the world. It's the first major celebrity death for Generation Z, who grew up getting to know the boy band intimately through social media.
The death of One Direction star Liam Payne has devastated people around the world. It's the first major celebrity death for Generation Z, who grew up getting to know the boy band intimately through social media. Young people are being reminded it's okay to grieve for someone, even if you didn't personally know them.It's a huge moment for many young people ... in particular, the cohort born between 1997 and 2012, known as Generation Z.
One Direction rose to fame at the same time social media took off, which allowed fans to be able to connect with the band on a deeper, personal level for the first time, watching their every move as they updated their millions of followers. "One Direction is intimately twined with social media. Their rise coincided with the rise of social media use. So absolutely that idea of parasocial relationships, the idea of fans feeling like the band is communicating directly with them, et cetera, absolutely. That is stronger than any other band fan experience throughout history.
But with the added layer of closeness social media brought, is there a difference in the grief being experienced by Generation Z?
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