The end is such a boomer ass take. I am a zoomer myself and you clearly do not understand young people and have complete contempt. It is not good for young people we can't afford a house, we can't achieve the social milestones of society expects us, and we're likely poor than our own parents. Are there things and those charts I think are problematic, yes. I turn 26 and I'll have to pay for my own health insurance. I understand why Luigi did what he did. Do I agree with what he did was right, no. But I understand it. Maybe you should ask why young people are in the situation there.
What Moe-mo said is accurate. The Gen-Z perspective on America, work, etc., compared to Boomers and other older generations, can be compared to how middle America perceives Democrats. It's just a bunch of elites saying, "Do what we tell you, and don't ask questions."
The folks who claim that smartphones are the problem are complaining about a symptom, not a problem. The real problem is that the economic policies of the last 40 years have created an environment where young people realize they don't have choices about their futures.
I predict that the generation after Gen-Z will fully repudiate the values of older generations, akin to the late 1960s, though possibly much more violent and without all the peace, love, and flowers.
Addition: Remember that the promises of tech and "the World Wide Web" turned out to be garbage. Information was not democratized, it was corrupted. The world is not more united, it has been pulled apart.
Gen-Z is the first generation in more than a century to grow up in a world where every aspect of their lives is a choice between making someone else richer or being cast aside by society.
I wonder, were those surveys of older generations done when they were young? I seem to recall my GenX 20s as a rather cynical period of my life. Since then life experience and general mellowing of my personality has raised my optimism for the future and cemented my beliefs system.
Let's not forget the radical 1960s (and tune-out 70s) were mainly due to having a very large number of young people who wanted to change the world "but they don't know what to do" as the song said.
Older generations worrying about the younger generations probably literally started when the first hunter gatherers thought fire and caves were making the younglings too soft.
“All Nug Nug does is draw on the walls all day with his friends” said Org to the council. “Here’s are my six* symbols on what’s wrong with next generation.”
*they didn’t have numbers yet, but you get the idea.
Unfortunately not at all surprising. The logical result of 2+ decades of political and much more importantly educational indoctrination (from grade school through university) by people who affirmatively do not believe in American exceptionalism or traditional values. So they were not actually taught anything (just watch various man in the street questions to be convinced of this) but rather preached to and inculcated with a steady diet of "progressive" nonsense, identity politics and racial/gender assertions that were either completely made up or highly exaggerated. The result: a whole generation of people who don't know history, don't know civics, don't know the magic of market capitalism, and who think they are entitled to stuff from everyone who has more than they do or the government (just the middleman for those with more). The bright spot: notwithstanding all this, enough of them saw that Harris was an empty suit and that Trump, with all his flaws, was more likely to do things that advanced their interests. Pretty amazing but something to be optimistic about. Happy Holidays.
Not that surprising that 2 age groups so far apart would have such different views. It would be more interesting to see how Gen Z stacked up against what the Boomers believed when they were in their 20s. I remember considering leaving the U.S., when I was in my early 20's (late 19070's). One of my professors (an immigrant from southern Asia) took the time to explain to me what a wonderful opportunity it was to be living in the U.S.
We’re in the midst of a great transition and you cannot judge Gen-Zers with Boomer perspective. You will simply mis-judge and realize that in a few short years.
I clicked "like," but I didn't like it at all. People who do not know how to be grateful and who to be thankful to can never be happy. Gratitude is essential to happiness because it is, first and foremost, the acknowledgment of others over self. Life can be hard. For some, it is hard much of the time. But it is never made less hard through hatred and self-absorption.
The end is such a boomer ass take. I am a zoomer myself and you clearly do not understand young people and have complete contempt. It is not good for young people we can't afford a house, we can't achieve the social milestones of society expects us, and we're likely poor than our own parents. Are there things and those charts I think are problematic, yes. I turn 26 and I'll have to pay for my own health insurance. I understand why Luigi did what he did. Do I agree with what he did was right, no. But I understand it. Maybe you should ask why young people are in the situation there.
Until you do you might as well shut the fuck up
What Moe-mo said is accurate. The Gen-Z perspective on America, work, etc., compared to Boomers and other older generations, can be compared to how middle America perceives Democrats. It's just a bunch of elites saying, "Do what we tell you, and don't ask questions."
The folks who claim that smartphones are the problem are complaining about a symptom, not a problem. The real problem is that the economic policies of the last 40 years have created an environment where young people realize they don't have choices about their futures.
I predict that the generation after Gen-Z will fully repudiate the values of older generations, akin to the late 1960s, though possibly much more violent and without all the peace, love, and flowers.
Addition: Remember that the promises of tech and "the World Wide Web" turned out to be garbage. Information was not democratized, it was corrupted. The world is not more united, it has been pulled apart.
Gen-Z is the first generation in more than a century to grow up in a world where every aspect of their lives is a choice between making someone else richer or being cast aside by society.
Hmm, your response echos Bruce’s points
Wrong title: "The Kids Aren't All Right"
Fixed it: "The Country Is Not All Right"
And that's from a Gen Xer.
I wonder, were those surveys of older generations done when they were young? I seem to recall my GenX 20s as a rather cynical period of my life. Since then life experience and general mellowing of my personality has raised my optimism for the future and cemented my beliefs system.
Let's not forget the radical 1960s (and tune-out 70s) were mainly due to having a very large number of young people who wanted to change the world "but they don't know what to do" as the song said.
Older generations worrying about the younger generations probably literally started when the first hunter gatherers thought fire and caves were making the younglings too soft.
“All Nug Nug does is draw on the walls all day with his friends” said Org to the council. “Here’s are my six* symbols on what’s wrong with next generation.”
*they didn’t have numbers yet, but you get the idea.
Unfortunately not at all surprising. The logical result of 2+ decades of political and much more importantly educational indoctrination (from grade school through university) by people who affirmatively do not believe in American exceptionalism or traditional values. So they were not actually taught anything (just watch various man in the street questions to be convinced of this) but rather preached to and inculcated with a steady diet of "progressive" nonsense, identity politics and racial/gender assertions that were either completely made up or highly exaggerated. The result: a whole generation of people who don't know history, don't know civics, don't know the magic of market capitalism, and who think they are entitled to stuff from everyone who has more than they do or the government (just the middleman for those with more). The bright spot: notwithstanding all this, enough of them saw that Harris was an empty suit and that Trump, with all his flaws, was more likely to do things that advanced their interests. Pretty amazing but something to be optimistic about. Happy Holidays.
Not that surprising that 2 age groups so far apart would have such different views. It would be more interesting to see how Gen Z stacked up against what the Boomers believed when they were in their 20s. I remember considering leaving the U.S., when I was in my early 20's (late 19070's). One of my professors (an immigrant from southern Asia) took the time to explain to me what a wonderful opportunity it was to be living in the U.S.
We’re in the midst of a great transition and you cannot judge Gen-Zers with Boomer perspective. You will simply mis-judge and realize that in a few short years.
I clicked "like," but I didn't like it at all. People who do not know how to be grateful and who to be thankful to can never be happy. Gratitude is essential to happiness because it is, first and foremost, the acknowledgment of others over self. Life can be hard. For some, it is hard much of the time. But it is never made less hard through hatred and self-absorption.
Here is additional data on Gen Z’s unwillingness to work hard.
https://www.generationtechblog.com/p/gen-z-really-does-have-a-work-ethic?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web