As another older gen z, I have probably always been out of the loop and out of touch for basically my whole life. Though I attribute this more towards my autism and marching to the beat of my own drum ( wouldn't be surprised if those are connected ).

You ask me about some popular live action TV show from the past decade and I'm not gonna have a clue. You ask me about the latest pop music and I'll probably end up bringing up something nobody around me knows about. Ask me about the latest hit games and there's a basically 100% chance I've only ever seen a play through done by someone I watch online, if even that.