Three trends suggest a shift is coming:
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Yet within the excess, young creators are also finding power. The same tools that produce chaos can produce protest, poetry, and community. A teeny video of a climate strike, edited with maximalist rage, reaches millions faster than any newspaper op-ed. Three trends suggest a shift is coming: Of
Scroll through TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts. What do you see? Yet within the excess, young creators are also finding power
This is teeny exzesse: maximum sensory input, minimum duration. Young creators have figured out that attention spans are shrinking, so they cram the emotional and visual chaos of a three-hour movie into a bite-sized loop. The result? Media that feels both trivial and overwhelming — tiny in length, excessive in density.
Gen Z (and Gen Alpha) are increasingly rejecting Ballermann culture. On German TikTok, the hashtag #Gemütlichkeit (coziness) is growing faster than #Party. Teens are posting videos of baking bread, reading, or playing Mario Kart quietly. The anti-exzess is becoming cool.
The portrayal of adolescence in media has historically oscillated between idealized innocence and rebellious angst. However, a recent trend in popular media—best described by the German term Teeny Exzesse (Teen Excess)—has shifted the narrative toward the extreme. From the hedonistic parties of Euphoria to the scandalous exploits of European formats like Germany’s Next Topmodel or youth-focused reality TV, entertainment content is increasingly defined by excess. This paper defines "Teeny Exzesse" not merely as the presence of mature themes, but as the aestheticization of extreme behaviors among young adults. It seeks to understand why "excess" has become a dominant narrative vehicle and what implications this holds for the target demographic.