Exactly this. They know deep down, but they are working really hard to try and maintain the bubble the guy in the video talks about. It's fingers in the ears, singing lalalalalala.
Love of the bubble is what motivates denial. Gen Z and Millennials didn't get the bubble. Boomers have the biggest bubble, but it's popping faster than for Gen X because they see their kids and grandkids, some peers, struggling and with no opportunities for income, housing, and healthcare. In my experience, if sleeping Gen Xers see this, they immediately call it personal failure. Sometimes they are worse about that than boomers.
It occurs to me.... the latchkey generation grew up practicing denial to cope with some of their realities as kids. This is part of what makes them tough, practical, and stoic though, which can be a major asset when it's time to deal with reality. Hope they break through soon.
Exactly this. They know deep down, but they are working really hard to try and maintain the bubble the guy in the video talks about. It's fingers in the ears, singing lalalalalala.
Love of the bubble is what motivates denial. Gen Z and Millennials didn't get the bubble. Boomers have the biggest bubble, but it's popping faster than for Gen X because they see their kids and grandkids, some peers, struggling and with no opportunities for income, housing, and healthcare. In my experience, if sleeping Gen Xers see this, they immediately call it personal failure. Sometimes they are worse about that than boomers.
It occurs to me.... the latchkey generation grew up practicing denial to cope with some of their realities as kids. This is part of what makes them tough, practical, and stoic though, which can be a major asset when it's time to deal with reality. Hope they break through soon.