Don’t worry, GenZ will eventually get even more burnt out than us. They’re just not there yet. We all have it rough.
I’m not even sure if this is relevant. What is relevant though: we are all burned out and instead of asking who’s the most burned out we should probably fight the cause, because that’s the same for all generations: capitalism
hear hear, it’s not team sports, it’s everyone’s fucking life, we all share this place and this time
Why do you think genz will get more burnt out than us?
Because everything that has made life worse for millennials, is not fixed, not even a little bit, and is not going to be fixed. It is going to keep getting worse and it is not clear people are even really trying to fix anything anymore because we are, as the article points out, burned out. There is almost nothing on the horizon that has much potential for making anything any better or easier for anybody, and the few things that do have that potential, like AI and automation, are very clearly (to me) going to be misused for exploiting humans in almost every possible way and making life harder not easier for the vast majority of the human population which likely includes everybody commenting here.
GenZ may instead get burned-out literally – from their homes, as humanity continues to work mindlessly towards a goal of creating enough heat to set the entire planet on fire, but maybe the rising oceans will put some of the fires out. Families and mental health and the fabric of society will continue to fray. Prices will keep rising. The wealth gap will continue expanding. Lawlessness and homelessness will become rampant. Democracy will continue to slide towards corporate tyranny and fascism, and peace begins to make way for conflict and war.
Time plus exponential decline.
The frequency with which once-in-a-generation calamities are occurring.
Fuck, man. I’m at 3.5 and I ain’t even 40 yet.
Instead of comparing our burn outs we should be burning the people holding us captive.
Ok, but let’s not be divisive among generations over a common enemy.
No war but class war.
I hold nothing but compassion and solidarity for those who follow.
I want things to be easier for them, not as hard or harder than they were for us.
Story:
Just had a really painful conversation with my Boomer in-laws. They refuse to see acknowledge how bad things are for us and blame us for our failure to thrive like they got to, after receiving a six-figure cash injection back in the 80s from their parents, which is all gone now with their frivolous spending.
In the US, 1950-1980 is the era of lowest wealth inequality in the countries history. The top tax rate reached 91% in that time period. It is currently around 37%. Us poors had it worse before then, and have it worse after then. They won a birth lottery. Source: Thomas Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’
Yup! I’m a millenial here and I’m not here to compete for the oppression Olympics.
The rich just gave themselves another tax break. I’m not here to fight my fellow people. I want to eat the rich!
I mean if gen Z men are a big fascist majority, when does it start being a class war?
Doesn’t matter, no war but class war.
The primary adjective/insult to focus on is them being a fascist; the moment you pull any other, non-related adjective into the insult, they give themselves permission to ignore you.
Fuck fascist assholes, fuck the upper class, no matter the demographic.
As a millennial I give zero fucks about this generational shit with those who come after us. Gen Z and Alpha have the same shit sandwich we do, with their own special horrors we didn’t grow up with. We should be working with them to make this better for all of us who come after the Boomers and Gen X.
This headline reads like “kids these days can’t get off their phones” as if the Boomers who wrote it aren’t sending iPhone gift cards via Facebook messenger to a Nigerian prince.
Can’t get a job? Just go to school!
– Okay, I went to school. I can’t get a job.
Stop being lazy, go take an in-demand field!
– Okay, I took a degree that’s in demand, I can’t find a job in my field that pays enough to live.
Pick yourself up by your bootstraps. More education is always better. Do a Masters!
– Okay I have a masters in Mecanical Engineering; an in demand skill. I will be bankrupt from loans in 2 years.
Can’t pay your loans?! You gotta hunker down and do the work, join a trade!
– Okay I took a pre-apprentiship course that plays with my degreeS and… Can’t get a job without a red seal; cant get a red seal without a job…
Why are you just playing video-games all day? Why dosen’t anyone want to work anymore?!?
Millennial here. Fuck this shit - our enemy is the ultra rich and shitstains that abuse power. Pitching generations against eachother is counterproductive.
We’re not competing. We’re all being oppressed by the wealthy. It’s time to unify against this shit
Divisive shitty title
Agreed. I hate the whole generational divide that keeps being pushed by media outlets. There are so many overlapping generations occurring concurrently, that it is essentially a completely meaningless title.
But which generation whines the most? I’m voting boomers
This comment section gives me hope.
Good job, Lemmings, for recognizing this for what it is.
… for now.
Most burnt out so far, but it’s affecting everyone and these kids are being handed a dilapidated world.
I live in California. The minimum wage is $15/hour. This is not enough to afford rent in California. The highest paying job I’ve ever had was $18/hour. Still not enough to afford rent in California.
I am lucky to still have my dad. When he goes, I’m probably not going to work ever again because what the fuck is the point of working 40-60 hours a week just to still be homeless?
You’ll have to leave California. That’s for sure.
Fuck this generation war bait.
Gen-x here. I don’t know about anyone else but I’m fried goddamn crispy.
Fuck this whole shitting on the younger generation shit. It’s bullshit and everyone knows it.
I’ll admit I am pretty fucking annoyed by how much fash sympathy there is in gen Z. We were so close to actually being able to make a pretty big political swing to the left swing and they kind of fucked it up in the worst way possible.
Give me 10 years they’ll catch up.
Please don’t make the mistakes we did.
Do not believe the promises of your employers-- slack off and claw back your time and energy as much as you possibly can.
