"#WWIII Is Trending: How Gen Z’s Dark Humor Turns Global Crisis into Viral Memes"
#WWIII Is Trending — But Gen Z Is Laughing Through the Chaos By Lokesh Kumar | June 24, 2025 🌍 Introduction In the digital maelstrom of June 2025, one hashtag has come to define both fear and defiance: #WWIII . With the escalating Iran–Israel tensions—compounded by the recent U.S. strike involving B-2 stealth bombers—concern has rippled across global social media. Surprisingly, instead of collective panic, we're seeing a wave of dark humor and viral memes , especially among Gen Z. Their most common joke? “Is this gonna affect my SHEIN order?” In this blog, we dive deep into this paradox—how global dread has collided with digital culture, and what it says about the world’s youngest adults. 🧨 1. Why #WWIII Is Trending Recent U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities (Fordow, Natanz, Esfahan) ramped up fears of a broader war, even WWIII tribuneindia.com +5 m.economictimes.com +5 nypost.com +5 thedailybeast.com +1 hindustantimes.com +1 . Searches for “World War III...