Young people are calling back to school season “doomsday” on TikTok. Students have always dreaded going back to school after a long, restful summer. But now, high school and college students are using TikTok audio trends to help cope with their stress and anxiety. The new wave of videos has creators declaring their peaceful era (a.k.a the summer season) is over, followed with the caption “doomsday is close at hand,” set to Lizzy McAlpine’s song “doomsday.” The “doom” they’re about to face includes everything from waking up at 5 a.m. for class to seeing their exes in school hallways. But not all of the TikToks are back to school related; for Generation Doom (which YPulse just unpacked in our trend report), “doomsday” could be anything from having to start a job to simply stressing over the state of the world. (Her Campus)
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