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.
100%. ^^^ This ^^^
Blaming the collective weakness on that entire generation on food and shit is stupid as fuk. I 100% agree vaxes cause issues. No doubt.
Im GenX. Our parents smoked in the car with the windows up. Seatbelts were optional at best. We drank from garden hoses that were loaded with carcinogens. Ask me about LAWN DARTS. Thats the short list of insanity we survived.
That said … I employ about 10 GenZers in a small biz. They are great kids with issues typical of any teenager, from any generation. They have work ethic because their parents played Fuck Around and Find Out. Thats who I target to hire … kids whose parents are hard working and christian. My best workers have asian grandparents (mostly Korean here). Those little fuckers work their ass off and do as they are asked. I love them. Awesome kids.
That generation are not 100% fucked up. Just the ones whose parents were fuckin lazy and worthless.