Gen-Z is a weird generation in the scheme of things. We date far less than any previous generation. Something like 50% of men between the ages of 18 and 25 say they've never had sex or been in a relationship before. The rates for workforce participation have also been steadily decreasing every year as young people decide to abandon the workforce and stop looking for work in general. Zoomers are falling behind on every major milestone from getting their drivers license to having their first kiss.
We've also seen a major increase in things like anxiety, PTSD, BPD, Bipolar etc. It's a stereotype that zoomers lack resilience and get burned out easily. Normal things seem to negatively impact them in ways that make life difficult to live.
I'm a zoomer. I know a bunch of zoomers. Many of us are finding ourselves unable to cope with adult life. It impacts both men and women in large numbers.
Hot take: Zoomers aren't just being lazy assholes, they actually have some form of autism. Idk if it's from the vaccines or the food or something else but there's definitely a very different psychological form emerging with each generation that hasn't existed with these numbers in the past. Young people genuinely have a much lower threshold for pain and exhaustion and need a lot of time to recharge after doing anything social or productive. They're afraid of the world and generally feel unequipped. This isn't everyone, but it's a big enough percentage to seriously impact society.
I think they will ultimately have a lot of influence. Society can't function when as much as half of the population isn't cut out for it. We're already seeing institutions change with safe spaces and stuff like that. I think society is slowly adapting to the reality that a huge percentage of our population now has neurodivergent traits. The world will look very different when they outnumber more adaptive types.
I blame it on helicopter moms and dads that have taken the resilience out of you guys. Every decision no matter how small is taken away from you guys even till an older age. Kids are watched like a hawk. Mom is never more than earshot away and quickly there to soothe any problems or aches. No wonder you guys don’t know what to do. Failure is a necessary step to success.
Also the lack of disciplinary action or negative feedback is a contributor.
Both points obviously broad strokes but its been dominant in parental culture to have impact on how kids are raised vs the previous generations that were given much less parental supervision and honestly were forced to grow up much younger.
This- I do believe that not having any time alone w/out adults around has hurt them. They were never able to skip school or an amber alert would go off! Or hike in the woods with just themselves or a friend. I do feel bad for them. They’ve never had true autonomy.