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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (7 children)

The Gen Z bit is accurate, at least for current college students. I'm amazed at how little they do, how few relationships they have, etc. I actually feel quite bad for them.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

As a young person, I have never had an opportunity to do much of anything. I blame living in a suburban wasteland and being overly sheltered. I mostly just read, program and go on bike rides. There isn't anywhere in my city to actually hang out besides the walmart parking lot or the library. I do spend a unhealthy amount of time at the library.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 1 month ago

The kids aren’t alright

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I also feel quite bad for us.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Even the hugs feel bad now

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I feel bad that I don't see kids outside playing anymore, but I definitely see less young people out drinking and driving and getting into fights and shit as a plus in my book.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Older Gen Z here. Getting involved in community organising helps.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

GenZ has fallen victim to car culture and commodification of literally everything. There are no places to go and many younger people never even knew different. Life's only affordable or respectable in the 'burbs where there's nothing to do and nowhere to go without a car. Meanwhile inner cities with intact structures are bulldozed for more car infrastructure or unusable because of traffic.

Everywhere people can go costs money. Even the internet is no commons any more, peer pressure pushes people into walled gardens where algorithms push brainrot.

You can't blame the people being affected by our literally unlivable world. It's been getting worse for some time now and in some aspects millennials had it worse than gen X who had it worse than the boomers. No single generation is to blame for losing the class war, however I hold every single person not fighting against the capitalist class accountable.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

It's hard when everyone is doing the same thing, there's a very strong force pulling you in that direction