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 wouldn't be surprised by any of the above. It's easy to claim it's parents fault. But psychology still farking argues over nature and nurture.
I have two kids and one is just like us, hard worker. Maybe too much so.....then again is it slight ADD or something ๐คจ๐ค๐ I mean that kid didn't sleep at all as a farking baby and near drove me insane. My second kid I believe could be somewhat autistic...I have never investigated it further as I hate labels but I monitor it and know she's just different. IS it vaccines? Why not since autism is skyrocketing and the number of vaccines is TOO. I woke up after their toddler ones unfortunately and I've seen a few mention its one of those they blame for their kids autism (MMR?) Food? Wouldnt be surprised either. The typical farm crops is sprayed continuously and if you eat anything from a box it's just as bad.
Fluoride???? Wasn't always a thing previously and psych uni textbooks admits it's dumbing down the population. Then there's other land toxic chemicals they admit to doing similar.
So called education system. I wish I put my foot down and did homeschool from the beginning. There's no education now Fark my kids said cooking class was cupcakes and pancakes and that's when the teacher was even bothered. Told my daughters class she couldn't give a fark teaching them....yeah that helps kids feel good ๐คฌ๐คฆ
My cooking classes offered a little more....my aunt's generation offered farkloads more. Different cuts for different cooking methods. Three course meals and more.....real how to be housewife material I guess.
Is it any wonder Millennials are learning the old ways their parents didn't teach and going old school? It's well needed.