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Gen Z Gets Ready for the Rapture on The Viral List

Another generational prep for the Rapture, an expensive Anthropologie rock prank, and fans mourning Tung Tung from “Steal a Brainrot” are going viral…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Sep 26 2025
North America, Western Europe

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Gen Z on TikTok prepared for the Rapture, imagining the sudden apocalypse scheduled for Tuesday (hello, 2012)
A girl pranking her boyfriend turned into a whole trend of people pretending to buy expensive rocks from Anthropologie—which even the brand supported
Tung Tung Tung Sahur, a beloved character in Roblox and Fortnite’s “Steal A Brainrot,” was removed after a licensing dispute, and fans are in mourning

TikTok buzzed with doomsday talk as Gen Z mocked or prepared for the Rapture From ancient prophecies to modern conspiracy theories, every generation seems convinced it will be the last. (With no help to climate change, of course.) And according to some TikTok, this past Tuesday was supposed to be the big day—the Rapture. For anyone not familiar, the concept is that true believers of the entity in charge will suddenly disappearing from Earth, while everyone else is left behind. It’s a concept that’s been dramatized in books and countless apocalyptic movies, and now the latest doomsday countdown is a...