"No one wants to work anymore." If the work is just making the rich richer, exploiting marginalized people's time and the planet's resources, then no sh*t. Every generation reaches has a wake up and realizes the rawness of the deal before them. Every generation questions what "adulthood" should mean. This is natural. This is important.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Yeah but if Gen Zs idea is to start a company themself to berich themself its just a repeat of what we have currently. Its called Greed and narcistic tendencies. If everyone doesnt want to work and just "have his own company" or to be some famous (quite useless at the End of the day) influencer society will go even more down the drain then it already is.
Plus people have been saying "No one wants to work anymore" since at least the early 1900s. It's just fucking capitalism, and the real thing people hate isn't growing up and being an adult, it's having to be screwed over by capitalism and the rich.
@@klauszwegert6382 Honestly, I'm hoping that co-ops will get more popular. Get more of that collective ownership of the means of production. Though a massive amount of good could be done if more companies would shift away from the practice of shareholder primacy, because that's currently taking money away from companies investing in smart strategies they know there's growing public support for, like climate resilience.
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Everyone is burning out, except maybe the boomers. As a millennial, I've been burning out for the past 11 years, that being exhausted and effed up became my default setting.
I also believe one thing that is underestimated is that the transition from "full-time student" to "full-time worker" can be BRUTAL! Especially in your early/mid-20s when you're still trying to figure out who you are and what you want. My first major depressive episode happened during this period, but 8 years later things are a lot better. I'm not discrediting any of the socio-economic and cultural factors mentioned (many of which Gen Z and Millennials are both facing), but I thought that should be mentioned.
@@kstina9563 no joke I knew someone in college that said drugs were keeping her going. She would go from work to school and got her sleep in between classes, home was a place she kept her stuff and took showers.
@@nikolnolastname4473 Jesus man that's no way to live, there's something wrong here. I studied full time and worked 4 days a week (so yeah part time) and almost became an alcoholic because the only way I could unwind would be to get really drunk really fast
That's a transition everyone studying full time have to make. I'm a gen-x:er and it was difficult for me too. Took me a few months to get used to the regular hours and the rigidity of work life. I cannot even imagine what it would be like for people today who cannot go five minutes without checking their social media.
Millennials got called lazy and unwilling to work for complaining about these same issues. I like that gen z is being taken seriously. a big part of that might be that millennials are a big part of the workforce and we agree.
Yeah. I think it's important to encourage the next generation but it's also insulting sometimes. Gen Z is only able to do a lot of this work now because Millennials paved the way and took a lot of the hard hits before them. But we're not really given credit for anything but being a "failure." What we are is resourceful and resilient and it helps a lot with burn out.
Yep, we got called lazy, entitled, immature adults that refused to grow up. The boomer generation helped build one of the greatest economies the world has ever seen. Then they got greedy, clung to or spent everything & refused to pass on generational wealth by AT LEAST extending the same grace with the same handouts or system in place they used to secure their future. They were getting subsidizes left and right, cost of living did not exceed average wages, and could at least save to buy a home by age 30. Not to mention, pretty sweet retirement & SSA, and they seem to get income based benefits a lot easier as well as disability and bankruptcy approval 10x easier, oh and education was way cheaper or you could still have a decent career without a degree. Sure they had lots of set backs like great depression, a world war and the need for a civil rights movement, but even with those setbacks the system still worked in their favor to allow them to rise above a messy economy. They did not work as hard as they claim, the pendulum swung in their favor due to a system designed for them to succeed, and now it's swinging back, with most BOOMERS in office & high positions working against us. But some of GenX and millennial are trying to undo this mess with no credit. It's like we're the invisible generation and we catch the blame for everything lol smh.
i recently visited my friend’s grandparents at their retirement community. it was wonderful, all of these older people surrounded by fun activities and socializing events that will last them till the end of their days. some of the retirees had occupations that left them with a lot of money (lawyers, surgeons, etc…) but most of them had minimum wage jobs that gave them what they needed to get by. this included my friend’s grandma - who said she was able to afford this bc she was smart and saved her money. it kinda hit me that my generation will never get that. we won’t get retirement communities with indoor swimming pools and wood-burning classes. no matter how much money we save or how hard we work, it’s likely we will never be able to enjoy our old age. and if you’re working minimum wage? forget about it, you’ll likely die early because you can’t afford to take time off work and you have no health insurance. nobody cares about our future.
Elder millennial here, and my retirement plan is not having kids (never wanted them anyways). I fully plan on making a pact with friends to take care of each other when we get older, cuz who knows how expensive nursing homes will be or how much retirement I'll even be able to have if things keep going on like this.
I hate how often the thought "you know, I could see working here part time once I retire" pops into my head when I leave some stores. Yeah, there's just no illusion of true retirement at this point. I say that as someone who currently has a decent, stable income and good benefits and generally good health. I look at my parents who are both retired and just kind of doing whatever they feel like, and I know that's very, very unlikely to ever be me.
It sucks that Millennials were labeled as “lazy” for not wanting to deal with the shitty work conditions. I’m happy to hear that Gen Z is being taken more seriously. Hopefully good will come from this and we get overall better work environments.
"we get overall work environments" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Imagine genuinely believe this when the elites on the world economic forum said. "You WIll own nothing and be happy!" T.Also Gen Z
Working conditions? Yeah, it's called working from home, in the wine cellar. I mean basement. A Boomer complained about the lack of talent in strip clubs the other day. I told him about onlydorks and he complained about how lazy Millenials ruined everything from housing prices to gas prices, for at least half a minute before I literally just walked away while he was midsentence. He felt disrespected. I felt nothing.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Lol. I bet your employees love you ( sarcasm). Most Americans don't know what a " shitty work conditions" are. Visit another country when you start adulting. Lol
@@richmrstonestone I'm an army veteran, so meh. Working for a wage eats your soul away whether you're behind the wheel, behind a desk, behind a cash register, or behind a shovel, and salaried positions leave you with no time for a life outside of work. Going to another country only makes you realize that the only way you won't be working for wages at 70 like a Boomer, is if you start a business that makes money while you're sleeping. That's why most Millenials drink. Keep tooting your horn of superiority, but you clearly have no idea what it's like to come out of university and not be qualified for a soul eating wage that's so low you can't even afford a one bedroom apartment. Keep loling it up old-timer, because we aren't buying houses and your retirement is going to 💩 town on the expressway. Or pull up a seat next to us on these fine train tracks, pop a cold one and wait for inevitability to come. Her horn tooting is a lot louder than yours bro. Zoomers are coming nowhere near this thread of depressing comments.
As a Sri Lankan that just turned twenty and in her 2nd year of university, who is also in a bankrupt country, in the middle of a pandemic it makes my blood boil that this is how my early twenties are going. Literally, we were all slaving ourselves to studies all our lives to get into a university hoping to "enjoy" our life during university days. Studying 24/7 without ever having a social life or doing anything else. And now we are in university, there is an economic crisis, people are more depressed because of it a lot of negative stuff floating around, university workload .............. it is too overwhelming to bear. I have broken down twice last week thinking about it. And it breaks my heart because I know that things will only get worse and this is just the beginning. ....................
This is the great test of our times. They’ve thrown a bowling ball off a roof for us to catch. It will be hard to catch and it will be very painful. But if we fail to fix this shit then it becomes the problem of the next generations. We need to find the strength to make change. If not for ourselves then for those who haven’t been born yet. We can write ourselves into the history books as hard workers who overcame animosity and beat overwhelming odds if we try. And that will be our legacy for 1000s of years. Or we can let the shit they throw defeat us and go down as a generation that did nothing and let things get worse and worse
That's how it felt for us millenials when the economic crisis arrived as we finished high school. Don't worry, you will see there is also a bright side to all of this. We turned out to be fine :)
At least your country fought. Our loves it's Enslavement. They worship the Politicians like Rockstars and the ACTORS like Politicians. There's a hivemind of being virtuous hypocrites. I can't believe this is America, there's no hope. I was taught America would be infiltrated before invaded. It's happened and my generation celebrates the fall.
As a millennial I'm very proud to see Gen Z show such profound respect for their time, their desires and their needs.The previous generations (mine included) fell into so many traps while pursuing what we were raised to think would serve us by adulthood and many of us wound up miserable and exhausted with nothing to show for our labor. All while contributing to the comfort of Gen X and Boomers. Side note: A government comprised of people several decades older than you will NEVER care about the needs of the youth.
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We need more millennials and centennials in places of political power, such as the Congress.
Yes, I admire them for this as well. Gen Z is labeled as entitled as if entitlement is always a bad thing; humans are entitled to certain dignities--such as being able to afford a place to live and healthy food rather than poison. They should be upset with what is happening, they should be angry with their elders. The Greek saying that a great society is one in which men plant trees whose shade they shall never enjoy is apt. The older generations did not plant more trees for the young, they plucked the trees of their fruit and much of their foliage and have told the young that they should be grateful any leaves remain on the tree at all.
Me too 😁! I’m a boomer, technically from gen x! But everyone on social media always calls us boomers. My parents are boomers LOL! But I am also proud to see gen x take control of their well-being. Working shouldn’t be about slaving all day for little pay and being mistreated. Millennials and gen zers are tech savvy and creative. They don’t need no stinking company to make money. They are capable to make money on their own or work for places that honor and appreciate their talents.
Gen Z has a bad reputation, but every time I interact with someone from that generation I feel they are the most respectful and genuinely caring about other people. I am one year shy of gen Z but I can understand their frustration with the state of things; I graduated from a good law school with honors and have been turned down for multiple 15 an hour jobs while studying for the bar. I was always told that academic excellence was the key to prosperity, having a doctoral degree and being passed over for a job that wouldn't even allow me to afford an apartment is extremely disillusioning.
I’m jealous of the people who came up in a world of paid internships. Most professions have always required some level of experience. You always had to intern before you could get a proper job. But now many industries expect unpaid internships. It’s not easy to work without pay.
If some generation has good reputation, it's Gen-Z. According to the media, they're the most politically, socially, yada-yada-yada generation, revolutionaries, world-changers, etc.
Gen zers are freaking awesome!! I’m a boomer, well actually gen x! I was in high school when nirvana was the big thing and then heard the tragic news. But I was raised that hard work pays off! Sure ok! Being around gen z and millennials, I work work work and they sit around and chill! But when it’s a technical issue or computer problem, they fix it in 5 minutes. I don’t even need to call an expensive professional nor wait to get something fixed.
Wow!! I respect people with so much education! Honors in Law school And a doctorate’s! Freaking amazing 🙌! I only have a bachelors. I’m going for a certificate masters. Not a masters degree, but a certificate. I’ve worked worked worked and my only reward is more work! I would like time off as a freaking reward damn it!!!!!
What??? I’m Gen z and quite frankly I hate my generation and find it hard to make friends because I think most of the suck lol, probs why my closest friend is 60
As a 30-year-old millennial, I feel this. Looking at the world and how it’s spiraling quicker than we can act, it’s daunting and fills me with a dread that’s hard to explain. I hope that we can somehow pull ourselves out the fire generations before us set. If not, I guess it’ll be interesting to see the end of our world.
_"how it’s spiraling quicker than we can act"_ What frustrates me is that we CAN act more quickly. Millennials and Gen Z are clearly able, ready, and willing to rapid fire some changes as soon as yesterday, and it's the Boomers who made these messes who wouldn't step out of the positions of power to let us. They'll stall and argue politics until we literally can't survive on this planet anymore. (And then they'll blame Millennials for killing the 'life on Earth' industry, I'm sure.)
A 33yr old Millennial here. When we were young in the 90's to 2000's everything was mostly globally corporate BS but we actually had the sense things were stable. Nowadays not so much.
32 here, I turned 18 in 2008 when the economy collapsed and I’ve never made over poverty levels even working three jobs at one time, even as an educator and later a stand-in. There is no future for us here in this country so I’m looking at a handful of other countries for grad school and to get rid of my American citizenship
I’ve noticed burnout in a lot of my peers due to the feeling that one can either work hard to get a high paying job they hate or pursue a passion that will leave them impoverished. I don’t necessarily think that has to be the case but it is how people feel.
people have always said that sort of thing. it's actually maybe better now. when i was in college, it would have been laughable to want to go into things like video game design, and now you can find a high-paying job that will turn that dream into a 80 hour a week hell.
@@perfectallycromulent this is not really a good example, this is a technological career, these will thrive in the future. What this person above probably meant was jobs that are artistic or more practical like stage performing, more artistic careers, translators, writers, journalists, designers, science work, sport competitors, teachers. Btw I live in a small country in Europe and even medical careers are underpaid - it is below the average salary in my country which is ridiculous. The only good job salaries here come from technological degrees or aviation, however during COVID, aviation also suffered greatly.
@@xxqueenofdarkness that's what i mean though: when i was young, wanting to work on video games was seen as practical as wanting to be a stage performer. computers were toys for nerds, not every day technology.
This actually didn’t start with Gen z or millennials. It’s gen x who began to feel the effects of burn out. There are literal movies from the gen x generation addressing these issues: Reality Bites…
Yet Gen X took the mantle from boomers and did nothing. Idc what generation you're from- money changes you. It's human nature. People get rich and they forget where they came from. They become socially disconnected from the low-middle class and begin to create ideologies of work based on their own perspective. Happened to boomers (who mind you also went through a revolution of their own following Vietnam and the hippy movements). Happened to Gen X, and is now going to happen to millennials. Once you're at the top, you think alike no matter the generation. The solution to a truly good , equity based life that doesn't kill the planet? No greed and absolutely no FUCKING BILLIONAIRES.
@@LIFEwithBAVAN Some of us didn't accept the bullshit that Boomers kept tryin to tell us. We could see society was pretty fucked with no changes coming on the horizon. The Pink, Metal, Goth, Reggae, and early Rap countercultures were all about how fucked it was. Some of us never forgot. We screamed about it and protested, but like the Hippy Movement before were a small minority. So many people were on board with Ronald Reagan, Neoliberalism, and hyper Capitalism. We didn't stand a chance. So I do what the abolitionists did during slavery: help one person out at a time. If that's all I'm able to do, it's still something.
I feel like the framing of that movie is meant to be "Look at these losers who are failing at being adults" There is a lot of media like that aimed at millennials as well.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
literally never comment but genz here and I think this is important to consider: genz was slammed with productivity & hustle culture as children. it’s not just that genz is burned out from the recession, pandemic, or work culture. for most people ik, myself included, we were told everyday since the 8th grade to be perfect for college. goofing in class off at 13? well, that’s going to ruin your college resume. now add on how unaffordable college is and parents pushing kids to be scholarship ready, schools pushing kids to get funding, the competition etc. and we burned out before even hitting college. the culture surrounding being pushed!pushed!pushed to be college ready, at the cost of everything social (sports = good for apps, 5+ AP classes = good for apps, prom queen ? good for college applications too!), our mental health, and development as a person ruined us. So, genz hit college in a global pandemic already brunt out after running to the finish line which was presented to us in life: our “college careers”. we had millennial teachers who meant well, but pushed us even harder because they knew how hard student debt is. disillusioned genx parents wanted us to be ready for a competitive workforce and often lost everything in the 2008 recession, so they pushed us our entire lives to be able to survive in this world. in high school, I had 26 hours of extracurricular course work, and 24 hours in a day minus 8 hours of school itself. that will kill you. we’re in our 20s and had the fears of adults (while well meaning) crushing us since our preteens.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. More info on my playlist and community post
holy SHIT! i’ve never seen it written out so well like this, thank you!!! you put words to my thoughts/feelings. despite it all, i do truly still believe in our generation… not sure why though.
Yep. Gen Z and was pushed to get good grades, to a good career, stick in sports to scholarships even though I hated it, other extracurriculars my mom sometimes threw me in because “it’ll look good on your resume” and on top of that being introverted so I stayed home weekends just to be able to face the next week. I’m 24 and I already want to run away into the woods and never return.
From a Millenial to any Gen Z'ers that think work from home is depressing them, offices are a fucking hell. Workplace connection is a myth. The Office is a beautiful lie. Alienation is the rule. Working from home is a gift. Cherish it.
As an elder Millennial I love not being in the workplace I think it's because the younger Generations they love interaction and being around people. But for us working remotely is ideal for us. I've been working remotely before the pandemic around 2016 it did wonders for my mental health and my working life balance. Not having to be in a cubicle being micromanaged all day dealing with narcissistic workplace politics. They don't know what they're complaining about I love working remotely
welcome to life. The previous 20 years to that had 2 recessions (early 80's and early 90's) a cold war, an actual war, a bad ozone, a crack epidemic, AIDS, record breaking crime, riots etc....Previous 20 to that had 2 recessions (beginning of the 60's and beginning of the 70's...see a trend?) a war, a presidential assassination, riots, a fuel shortage, etc.....every generation goes through this shit one way or another. When YOU are part of the generation it feels worse for YOU, but you aren't special. Yup, the economic divide is awful. Yup it's hard to make a real living. I won't disagree there.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
As an older gen z (1998) which has graduated and am really just beginning their professional career, I am already burnt out at my job and I understand my millennial counterparts and their struggle
@@Tttttttttttttttt484 Except everyone of you and everyone after you? Everyone now understands that the wages collapsed because women joined the workforce doubling it and halving everyone's income. Boomers fucked it all up of course and won't take the blame by resisting feminism. Now you _REQUIRE_ two people to support a household with an average job. Idk if we can reverse coursen now, but Idk how to adapt to this either. We've been enslaved by the elite.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Dont you have vacation time? Dont you take advantage of your sick days? Do you work more than 40 hours a week? How are you burnt out? Even if "working for someone" is burning you out, being a "business owner" or "social media influencer" which most GenZs seem to want to be...it actually is much harder work than "working for someone". Even if you're saying that working for yourself gives you "more freedom" that is not reality. Your income is completely dependent on how hard you work, maintaining the income depends on how consistent you are. You want to earn more in the workforce then you need to work on your skills and gaining higher education. The theme here is "hard work"...thats life.
Honestly, this sounds a little like the things Millenials were criticised for wanting early in our carriers (before we realised we weren't going to get them and still had to eat) are now the things Gen Z is celebrated for... more power to them if they can achieve it... After all, Gen X is less likely to complain about their own children... but seems a like a double standard
Milennial here, I sort of agree, but I don't think it's a double standard. It's more like we were judged by a different generation. Older millenials are now working w/ content creation/media/news/whatever, and we sympathize way more w/ gen z than the previous generation sympathized with us.
@@user-rl7hm7ix5n CORRECTION: The generation before the previous generation. Many Gen Xers, who had to raise ourselves, (thus the name "latchkey generation" because our boomer parents were off doing whatever), already knew that our parents weren't going to give up their spots at the top. At best, we were destined for middle management and blue-collar labor jobs. At worst, we would have to give our own kids keys so we could work an extra job. We encouraged our kids to go to college to avoid our fate, but you already know how that's turned out.
Speaking as a 22 year black woman in the US, it’s exhausting having basic right stripes from us, to constantly fight against older people fucking the future up for us, a degree that doesn’t really matter and no future benefits being secure when we’re older , graduating into an oncoming recession and losing our 20s to pandemics 🥲 on top of a dying planet. Yeah we’re burnt out 😂
man this is painfully familiar when i graduated college the first time in 2013 as a 33 year-old millenial, parents and teachers said to work in government, but when i got a 4-year degree, they wanted 2 years experience or more and there was no way to get that experience, so that was pretty much useless...if i had to do it over again, i would pick accounting or what i just graduated for now, x-ray from a 2-year degree:) when i graduated the first time, i was devastated, plans were all dashed and we were being called lazy and ruining the economy when we weren't even old enough to be president yet, and suddenly i couldn't stomach the movie "failure to launch" anymore because of the stigma of living with parents as adults when it was either that or live off ramen noodles forever because apartments took our whole paychecks, parents promising that as long as we have a degree, especially in something not art or philosophy-related, we would succeed. worked our asses off in dead-end jobs after that only paid minimum wage or in jobs where job security was a joke and they treated you more like a number than a name, and heaven forbid you get sick more than usual for some weird reason(talking vomiting, not your common cold) because you are suddenly a "burden on the business" or fmla not going through for emergency surgery and saying i need to be on an action plan for missing too much work, when i had proof of surgery and pictures...and for those who said DO WHAT YOU LOVE FOR A CAREER! screw them too, that is not realistic for everyone and not everyone is creative enough to make it work for them, and not to mention if we don't only do what we love as a hobby, it ruins what we love because we are now catering what we love to fit others' preferences instead of our own, thus sucking the life out of it, so seriously, screw this whole system, i am so frustrated that the problems of yesteryear are still a thingDX only difference is the ball is finally going in our court to change things upXD karma is finally coming back to hit those creep employers with the great resignationXD gee, i wonder why you can't find anyone to work for youXD here is the thing about the boomer generation, they were lucky because coming out of a world war where multiple countries were too devastated from battles, nothing was harmed on the homefront outside of pearl harbor, so we were one of the only manufacturing countries for a while, thus the country got pretty rich, like a golden age financially, then the world caught up later, but the country was still acting like what worked during a financial golden age would work during harder times, and no empathy for those who grew up during harsher times when what they preached didn't work for us. i feel like in the afterlife those who grew up during the great depression would be spanking those in boomer town who called us entitled and lazy and wanted to get rid of the few social programs that saved us from an even worse fate like the great depression
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I can't know what it is like to be a black woman, but as a 20-year-old disabled and queer woman, YUP. Obviously, those identities and how they overlap are not the same, since I still benefit from my whiteness, but I am burned out too. Especially with so many people saying, "Only the elderly and disabled will die from this!" like our lives don't fucking matter. And, it's especially unnerving getting to hear what they really think since my disabilities are invisible...
@@ErutaniaRose Im so sorry that you have to endure such insensibilities from others. 😞 Your experience is definitely valid and burn out is affecting us all, I'm hopeful that things might change to acknowledge how burnt out everyone feels and acknowledge that this lifestyle is not sustainable or satisfying.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
we complained about not being able to afford anything and they told us to stop spending our money on frivolous stuff, and then we stopped spending our money on frivolous stuff during lockdown and it crashed the economy and now we really can't afford anything.
I love how they tell us to set boundaries and look after yourself. I can't do that if i don't have money. The wealth gap is bigger than was it was during the French revolution. It must be so nice to tell how we should deal with burnout when you are sitting high in your tower of privilege. Also why do we place everything on a generation. We all live here we should all want to change it for the better. Not keep passing the buck on the youth who are trying to live.
It's like Boomers forget how much power we have over them since they are currently wealthier than us. My parents, for example, tell me that they don't care about the future of the planet because they will be too elderly to care about climate change by 2050, but they forget that Gen Z will be in charge of their healthcare...and the fact that they are currently contributing to heat waves which only increase their likelihood of having heat strokes.
It's hard to feel positive about the future and our chances in it when we've spent our entire lives been preached to about the end of the world, and told its going to be our job to fix it Millenials definitely got a dose of this, but most of them didn't live it 24/7, many of them have stories of the time in their lives when they came to understand the truly dire state of the environment I don't have those stories, I've known it my entire life, and spent my childhood listening to my politicians throw away our future whilst being told it will be my job to fix their mistakes It's not just 'life is miserable' to those people saying we need to deal with it, its the fact that we're dealing with literally everything you did plus extra 21st century specialties And it's the fact that our parents and even Millenials had such a different growing up experience that our struggles sometimes don't even translate And it's the fact that older generations who feel their own sense of despair have pinned their hopes on us at the same time as we still have far less actual power than them Yeah life sucks and its hard for everyone, but when your children say you're not listening and your reflex is to say 'toughen up' you're part of the damn problem
I'm a millennial and you're right. We got the chance to be innocent and naive about the world pre-smartphone technology. Gen Z never had that chance, you guys have been mentally ingesting horrible news you're whole lives. I'm sorry, this is the world you were handed. It's completely unfair.
This !!! Millennials make it worse with their aDvIcE being “that’s life” “ get over it, stop complaining , you got it so easy, you know why I went through? Etc etc.” like NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!! if you want another excuse to have a reason to make fun of us to make yourself feel better and NOT be helpful, SHUT DA FACK AP!
Since the beginning of history and even before humans the world is just animals competing for a piece of meat. When Boomers got to the dead Giraffe most of the meat was still on the bone because their frugal parents wanted them to prosper better than they did and they were the ones who actually worked hard to kill it. After Boomers ate all the best meat off the Giraffe from the 70's to 90's Gen Xers took the next best pieces they could. By the time us Millennials got to the Giraffe we were basically just licking the meat juice off of bones.
You know what? You’re right. As a Millennial, we at least (mostly) got happy childhoods and have that as a foundation for knowing that there is a goal to move towards. I can’t imagine growing up in this existential dread, never having experienced anything else. My advice is to try to focus on “real life” (as opposed to stuff you see online) as much as possible, because to me, that was responsible for the big shift in mental health
We’re over-connected. We feel pulled to be activists in places we’ve never been. It’s stressful. Once I stopped putting the worlds problems on my shoulders, I’ve felt a lot better.
I'm a millennial, 30 years old, I don't want to sound like I'm virtue signaling here but I genuinely love generation z, nit just because I want to break the generational hate cycle but because of both a genuine admiration for these brave souls and compassion for young people who are being screwed before they even come of age and know it.
It's not too different from what we millenials went through, sadly. I had hoped gen Z might be better off, but of course the old farts in office are still fucking us all over. We just gotta keep fighting.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I'm turning 40 this year and I'm burned out as well. What's going on in our country is emotionally exhausting too. Having to worry about having my rights taken away, constant school shootings, teachers being told they can't bring in pictures of their same sex partner for their office or desk, it's all just ridiculous. Working 45+ hours a week just to get by, wishing I could retire already 😑
I feel you!! Seeing all these comments I finally feel that someone understands!! Inflation inflation inflation! If prices are raising, then raise the pay! And that’s not fair! It is wrong to be told that someone can’t bring in pictures of their family!!!!! WoW! I’m straight, conservative, spiritual, traditional, and strongly believe in God! I also believe in Freedom! And I would NEVER tell someone else what to do or not to do!! That infuriates me! To stop people from doing as they wish is all about control!!! Suppression Oppression BS 🤬
@@bongwelll that makes sense! When I was young there was a reward for hard work and I completely support that! But what pisses me off is that in the work industry, now my only reward is More Work! More hours! Vacation is not available hardly ever! You and I are in the same age range. And my supervisors even tell me. They say “you been so good that we want to offer you the overtime over the new guys”. And I say “ how bout you give me some time off. I’ve only been ten years, always on time, and I never call off “. They say, “we will fight for you to get vacation”. And I say “fighting for me is not necessary just give me the damn time off I’ve been here ten years I should get vacation easily. No fighting needs to be done”. THATS BULLSHIT and I’m ANGRY 😡
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
As a millenial, I just wish millenials and gen Z kids would stop taking jabs at one another. It's not productive and only serves to divide us further; we need to be united in order to fight for these massive causes effectively (climate change included). My message to both generations: Stop bickering! Stop calling eachother "immature" or "mid", it's a waste of time. We have bigger things to accomplish.
Elder millennial here, and totally agree. When I was a kid in the 80s, it was made abundantly clear to me that adults thought kids weren't full people (they are, just with less experience) and would belittle our feelings and needs because what did we know? Now at 39, I can tell you that any adult that tells you they have it figured out and it's easier if you make all the right decisions is 1. probably rich and 2. absolutely full of shit either way. I'll never disrespect or belittle those who are younger than me. We all have something to bring to the table.
I'm in gen z, and I agree with you 100%. I think the overly dramatic bickering between generations about who is better or worse is stupid. And of all people, why millennials? You guys didn't even do anything wrong. Most millennials that I've met are pretty easy-going and cool. I'll never understand why some people in my own generation love to pick on millennials. It's quite embarrassing. Y'all already got enough childish bullying from gen xers and baby boomers.
As a gen z with an elder millennial mom, I wholeheartedly agree. I see millennials as the necessary stepping point in our ability to make change, without y'all we wouldn't be able to do nearly as much
As a Gen Z, I completely agree. Blame shifting and fighting with each other is never productive. Both generations want to make social and societal changes, but the world is resistant to change. We share common interests, so why are we divided when we can work together and support each other through the unique challenges our generations face? Change will never come if we are divided, but we have strength in numbers, and together we can make a difference
Yeah it's exhausting keeping up cause people change in a matter of minutes that gets chaotically confusing. It's like going into a bar full of drunks arguing over nothing haha
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
It's so weird to think it will be ten years since I've graduated college and "joined" the work force. I had so much internalized shame for not landing on my feet right away. That led me to think that EVERY setback was my fault. I stopped doing that when at 26 one of my friends killed herself and I got fired for taking the day off when she died.
As a gen Z, i agree with the sentiment that we have to be the change we want to see. But i really wanna emphasize the part that said we hardly have any real power. This means all the non-genZ'ers need to put it the work as we speak. We can't wait for genZ to be electable. I'd say some ppl use us as almost a scapegoat for good causes. It puts the responsibility on us. Which than ads to our simmering burnouts
Generation Z/Zoomers the generation born in the 2000s and 2010s, comprising primarily the children of the Gen X'ers and typically been raised with screens, smartphones and are the most tech savvy, very much influenced by vloggers and internet celebs. More info on playlist and Community post
i'm 22, and i have lost jobs twice in the span of two years. i got laid off because of the pandemic, and then again, because russia invaded ukraine. all my adult years have an f-ing nightmare so far, i don't understand how not to be burned out when no matter what you do, all your hard work gets destroyed by stuff absolutely beyond your control :/
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I’m Gen X, and I’m burned out, too. Things just suck for our country right now. I can’t believe my daughters no longer have the rights we were born with- I’m so angry at our politicians and SCOTUS.
As a millennial who graduated in '07 to only to stare down the Great Recession, there is a deep sense of frustration when one works hard for a decade to get a degree and gather debt only to struggle. Although Zers aren't exactly in that situation, there is now a much darker and pessimistic outlook for civilization overall than when I was their age. Also, lots of what was available to us, from prom to graduation to dorm life to nightlife have been stripped away by COVID. Zers going to have to make up their own culture, connections, community, and traditions for this time. And even those might only be temporary and fleeting. Although that freedom is something that can be embraced, it's also very heavy because it is a lot of additional work on top of a job and adulting.
And yet we get blamed for “bad choices” that were advertised every day to us as good decisions. And any of the “good choices” would have been mocked when we had the opportunity. So even us who have worked so hard have been called lazy.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Mind you I'm from the millennial generation, but personally full time remote has been so much more freeing for me. Being in a crowded office full of people always made me exhausted, on top of the commute to and from work. Working from home now, I am still making friends with my coworkers, I just do it via video chat. When we did meet in person, it was like we already knew each other. Perhaps it is just a difference in my internal make-up to others, but full time remote has been an ideal scenario for me personally.
I think every generation has burn out when they finally realize how the world works & that teenage idealism dies. The question is always how to get past it. The difference with this generation is 1) they’re online & more visible so it’s both more obvious & infectious 2) they’re more politically minded. That adds stress (is the world ending due to climate change? If so what’s the point) & a point that feels like failure since it isn’t that easy to make political change. 3) the pressure of influencers, “that girl” & others who allegedly have all their $h!£ together which adds internal pressure & feelings of failure. So yeah. That’s a lot of pressure. & why they have burn out so young.
Greedy Boomers' overreach is stressing everyone out. 80-year-old politicians with a death grip on Social Security, healthcare, human rights, and economics, who line their pockets while everyone else scrambles to figure out how to live in the decimated world they've created. Everyone is burnt out. I admire Gen Zers. They are so intelligent and so aware of what matters - mental health and making time to enjoy the little things in life.
It's nice to see younger generation take more action towards change than previous ones that had to settle with what was handed to them. I'm a millennial and I constantly feel cheated out of my adult life.
Don't get twisted, every generation puts in some work. The reason Gen Z can be non-binary/trans/he/she/them pronouns was b/c the baby boomers fighting in stonewall, Gen X with the AIDS epidemic, millennials voting in large #'s to put progressives in the White House. No generation lives in a utopia.
We're from the same generation and it's terrifying that so many of you believe you are good people. It's beyond repulsive. How are you making change? Seems Worldwide systems are being broken to create one order. Are you that vain, dense and oblivious?
Im 26, and I love my jobs. I’m a private investigator and a security consultant for a large yachting corporation, and when I’m not doing that I make music in my home studio and release it to my 15k fans on instagram, I collect and shoot firearms and go hiking, And when I’m not doing any of that I’m sailing on my live aboard yacht. Honestly I’m lucky to have a fantastic life, that I worked hard for, and I love every day.
I already suffered from BPD, anxiety and depression upon graduating in May of 2020, which is exactly when the pandemic hit the US. I wasn’t able to find a job for an entire year and I was literally struggling to make ends meet every single month (at 24). I have realized that the best thing to do in order to preserve my mental health is simply to obliviate that entire year that I spent in limbo and constant anxiety about financial matters and my future. Just remembering it is a huge trigger for me.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
@@martinenyx-filmstuff305 Generation Y/Millennials the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of the baby boomers and typically perceived as increasingly familiar with digital and electronic technology. 83.1 million people or more than a quarter of the U.S. population, can be considered Millennials by most definitions. The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. More info on my playlists and Community post
Not even kidding, but not living in the US, I can still get burnout from those politics. Add to that Russia's invasion in Ukraine and talking about nuclear war, China threatening to take Taiwan, climate change sending heatwaves burning through Europe and North America right now, the fact that I can't find a job after six years of university feels like the least of my problems, despite being what I really need now.
@@angelxxsin Taiwan considers itself and is considered independent by most nations in the world. China acknowledges that Taiwan is not under their control, but they fully intent to reclaim the island. So Taiwan is Taiwan.
@@Spicie95 I don't need you to pontificate to me. I understand way more about it than you think. The fact that you say Taiwan is "considered independent by most nations in the world" betrays that you know nothing about the matter except for whatever talking points are circulating around liberal anti-China twitter type circles, so spare yourself the embarrasment of parroting that bullshit.
@@nadias6435 For you to judge my media consumption, you would have to know which country I live in and what outlets I am mostly likely to be exposed to. "The media" is not an internationally universal concept where everyone hears the same or have the same conspiratorial fear that they are being lied to.
I just don't want this to turn into a pissing contest. I mean I get it boomers suck but they got sent to Vietnam out of high-school and watched their friends die. Lost their brothers, and husband's. Fought for the right for gay people to marry. Millenials were the first ones in school during a school shooting, followed by 911, and a recession, plus war in Iraq. So I empathize but it's not worst for anyone. I dislike the culture of the trauma Olympics that has taken hold. I even see it in friend groups. It's not a competition and maybe it's just hard being a human. About to seem like a hypocrite here but got to say no one's doing think pieces on the teenagers of Sudan having burnout. The fact we have these problems in general is a privilege.
Totally agree. Whatever happened to understanding and empathy? Every generation has its challenges and faults. Vilifiying one generation and idealising another is unrealistic and unfair. The cycle repeats itself and we are intrinsically the same as humans. Chances of dialogue and coexistence are better with others if we focus on similarities between generations than differences.
@@B4466 agreed! Everyone says they want change but we're going to have to interact with people that are different from us to do that. Playing victim and pointing fingers does nothing, and distracts from the bigger picture. ( which imo is class warfare)
I agree that all of us need to be wary of painting negative pictures of an entire generation (millennial here). I think the biggest frustration with boomers though is that they fail to see how their struggles are similar to ours (the examples you mentioned), but that we're also dealing with some issues they didn't - like college debt and less affordable housing. Similar emotional trauma, but also very different economy. For example, my grandpa made about 80k in the 80s and that translates to about 200k today, which is a pipe dream for most people.Empathy goes a long way though because we could all have conversations about those similarities and differences, instead of just insulting the other person for whatever reason.
@@onemouthymerc I agree but it goes both ways. I don't see many people empathizing with the boomers for being sent to war against their will. Vietnam was horrific. They definitely had it easier financially and a lot of them pride themselves on pulling themselves up by their boot straps, so anything that threatens their idea of themselves as tough hardworking self made etc is dismissed. We all seem incapable of showing grace and empathy for other generations.
@@onemouthymerc I'll add for many Millenials and Gen z our identity is wrapped up in our victimhood and having it worst than other people. So just like boomers identity as self made gets threatened with reality, younger generations identity as victim gets threatened when boomers push back.
In the age of the internet\social media where everything is fast and quickly moving in and out with reporting a lot of stuff, it can quickly become tiring. Just my two cents I don't know.
Yeah, I at least partly blame the onslaught of information and news that never stops. There are too many problems in the world and we feel like we have to actively care about all of them. That isn't something humans can do. It's like drinking from a fire hose and wondering why your mouth hurts.
I mean you don’t just have a pandemic for two years and go back to being a normal person. We’ve been traumatized and no one wants to have an honest conversation about what the pandemic stole from us, especially those of us in school.
You're right. I felt like my life was on track until the pandemic started. I miss 2019. My social life and mental health improved a lot and then tanked, and now I feel completely hopeless about my, my siblings', and the world's future.
Same here. Things were going great for me and I was seriously on track and then for the past two years I feel in a complete standstill. Sometimes I can’t even get out of bed.
@@mynameisreallycool1 same, I transferred colleges and that fresh start felt amazing. Until the pandemic hit. I am so disillusioned every time I am reminded of this situation
@@mcd4370 Same thing happened to me. I finally transferred to my dream school. Things were finally starting to work out. Then the pandemic hit and I've been struggling to get out of the gutter ever since.
So Gen Z finally seeing why Gen Y has been so depressed this entire time. Good luck yall. We'll try to fix what we can while we're in charge. Do the same for our children please. Thanks.
I think Gen Z is more depressed tbh (maybe it's the social media 24/7 instead of playing outside?). Millennials were not shooting up their school's every other month. They have school shooting drills now as well as fire drills by me.
@@sib9769 got a point there, i am at the end cusp of millenials, i had great childhood off - videogames and phones 🙌 i fear for our unborn children sometimes
Gen Z did not pioneer this???? The millennials did!!! Gen Z has been watching Millennials hustle on social media and quit their jobs and start working for themselves for the past 12 years. Millennials created this Gen Z is just pushing it forward.
98 baby here, and yeah...I feel depressed af. Like is life really just working paycheck to paycheck for eternity? I have a B.S. in Biology, and am still working paycheck to paycheck. Am I supposed to go in more debt, for a better job....? Is the point of life just to work??
I just turned 30 and i finally hit a wall i knew was coming but had no idea when it’d happen. I feel like i can hardly do the bare minimum of survival, let alone learn and thrive
Imagine being drafted at the age of 19-20 years old to go fight in a war where your chances of survival are slim and imagine being shot at and arrested for protesting that war. Yeah, that's baby boomers for you.
@@tigerstone422 oh thats slowly coming back old man As a historian whats going on now is pretty bad and shows signs of a stratified society beclmimg more unequal We will regress to pre 1800s economics where most peiple starve
I hold onto the hope that things will change soon. It's a sheer numbers game, as Boomers finally start retiring and Millennials and more Gen Zers step into workforce and take on leadership roles. As a Millennial, I look forward to tag teaming the race to fix the world with Gen Z, "we'll set 'em up, you knock 'em down" style.
I try to hold onto this hope too. I think it’s overall a positive thing that people are getting more and more fed up with certain things in society. Eventually, things will collapse (they kind of already are) but in time we’ll be able to rebuild things in a better order. Idk how or when it will happen, but I am trying to hold onto hope that the situation will improve.
As a recent college graduate whose been transitioning from the “full-time student life” to “full-time worker life” as one of the comments above stated, I feel like almost nobody talks about how truly of an isolating experience it can be. It’s like you’re always in this strange, limbo state of mind, and you sometimes feel so hopeless trying to get out of that funk. It was really hard for me to come to terms with my loss of identity as a student, because school is all I ever really knew and did before graduating and eventually going to work in corporate America. While it’s really sad, I do feel less lonely after reading similar comments.
I’m 15. 16 in december. I remember when the pandemic started around in march i was 13 and a bit. The pandemic has taken so much time out of my teen years.
As a millenial I will always support Gen-Zs. I have many of them in my family, and I want them all to thrive. We all need to unite to change the world.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I'll say this much: at age 33, I run into a LOT of Gen Z kids who are SHARP AS TACKS. They're smart, informed and capable. But then they'll also do or say something baffling or silly, reminding me of just how young they are. But hey, that's just being young. They'll learn with more experience. My hopes for the future look better knowing my fellow Millenials and Gen Z collectively have such drive to survive and make sure that those around them are doing okay. For all our faults, I get the feeling we won't follow in the steps of the hateful and greedy dinosaurs that came before us.
Millennials are in the 40's now too. So the agism no longer works. Trying to be young with the z's, huh? lol Also, that's what they all say. I see so many Millennials who are Trump supporters and organizers. Not to mention Zimmerman, Roof, Proud Boys, most of the racists cops are Millennials. Doesn't get much worse than that.
I'm a wrinkling Millennial and I like almost all of these ideas - except two things in particular: - Becoming a social media star being the fourth most popular career aspiration and this being somehow "viable". Nah, just being rich and famous isn't a great thing to pursue. Trying to turn your personality into a product you can sell doesn't sound great for mental health. It's along the lines of wanting to win the lottery. - After telling us to unplug so that we can form real connections, this video ends with "With the click of a button, you can start a movement." No. With the click of a button, you can _pretend_ that you're starting a movement. Like magically becoming a social media star, this is trying to sell the idea that you can accomplish amazing things with no effort. If you want others to take you seriously, you'll have to take yourself seriously and actually try. Clicking a button will inspire no one. Have you ever changed your mind about something because you saw that people signed an online petition?
Agreed . Everyone wanting to become a social media star is horrible. If we alll famous who’s famous ? We can’t all be social media stars then how becomes , the viewers ?
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
They don't have the option of being delusional about adult life. They have 24/7 access to the reality that their adult life is going to be a constant rat race of just keeping their heads above water.
"nothing is changing" I think it's because most of the protests and outrage doesn't have good solutions. Many of the issues are pointed immediately to "systemic racism" instead of looking at the data. For example, unequal wealth is a direct reflection from k-12 education stats. Instead of addressing that there are protests with no solutions that can be reasonably implemented. It's a lot of emotion and not enough reason.
The loudest activists are often the youth, and I think people often ascribe that to teens being more idealistic and naive. While there is some truth to that, I think many millennials and gen X agree with gen Z We're just defeated and burnt out. We've already realized the government doesn't listen to us. Message to gen Z: some day, the next generation will reach age 17 or so, and they'll start telling you that they are the best social justice advocates. They will shame you for not doing enough. Don't bother trying to argue with them. Just cheer them on. Someone's got to fight.
Generation Z/Zoomers the generation born in the 2000s and 2010s, comprising primarily the children of the Gen X'ers and typically been raised with screens, smartphones and are the most tech savvy, very much influenced by vloggers and internet celebs. More info on playlist and Community post
I worked with a bunch of zoomers at a temp thing early in the pandemic. I ended up talking to them alot and they seemed so tense and anxious about the future. I mean so was I but distinctly remember not being that bad until after college and these guys were at it at age 17 and 18. Feels sorry for the zoomers man. Good news is if you burnout in your early 20s it's easier to pick up the pieces. Have your breakdown while your still eligible for your parents insurance if you can.
I'm an elder millennial and I've been burnt out since 2001, the year I graduated high school. My heart goes out to Gen Z because they should be out partying and making mistakes to learn life lessons from, not having to lead the charge of a revolution.
I'm a millennial and from the time we could brush our own teeth we were constantly told how spoiled and lazy we were, and how easy we had it - and we agreed. Only to realise, well into adulthood, that those boomers is the generation who actually got it all. "21 and a homeowner" is fiction today. Also, it's kind of ironic that we were called snowflakes but somehow gen Z are celebrated for the same - this really shows the major difference, not between millennials and gen Zs, but between Boomers and gen X.
I think their greatest asset (their optimistic activism) is what is also the cause of their mental demise. Banging their heads against the walls of The Machine is giving them a proverbial headache. Progress is painfully slow. Sometimes we regress before regaining ground. Coming to terms with all of this along with realizing the realities of each individual's limited influence is tough.
Yeah, I feel like we millenials have adopted a way more ironic outlook on things after getting frustrated, as in we abide by "norms" we are against because we had to pay the bills, and the way we deal with that is by laughing between about the nonsense (I don't think we as a generation stopped fighting for stuff, but I kinda sense that feel overall). It's kinda gen z saw that as cringe (which it is) and instinctively tried doing the other way (stay positive and serious), which tbh is a better thing, but way more stressful.
@@user-rl7hm7ix5n Yep. I've accepted that I've got to play the game while also advocating for changes to the rules. My bills need paid. My kids need fed. I need to access healthcare. And on and on. I feel badly for Gen Z for a number of reasons, and it's hard to watch them hurting so much. I think on the other side of their burnout are the realizations millennials and x-ers have already reached. Society needs younger that have the energy to fiercely drive for more positive change. The rest of us need to support them rather than tear them down.
As a Gen Z, I feel like I've developed this hopefully-determined outlook on life as a way to adapt to overwhelming depression and burnout. I acknowledge that life can be really hard sometimes and that it seems like the odds aren’t always in our favor , but I refuse to let that tear me down or stop me. I’ve learned over the past 3 years to fight for a better future and to never lose hope. I respect millennials for paving the way for younger generations. If we work together, we’ll be unstoppable and we can create a better future.
It’s so heartbreaking because as a member of Gen z we were born onto a dying planet run by old white men who can barely stand on their own. We have to fight for everything yet still nothing changes. We are probably the most open minded and socially conscious generation and it’s terrifying that we might not make it past young adulthood. The impending doom of climate change feels like a looming cloud above our heads all the time. We protest and we fight but no one listens. We are so scared because it feels like no one is fighting for us. No one cares that our lives end prematurely due to the actions of the generations before us. The actions of the people in charge are the end of us. We are the generation that grew up with school shootings and coming up with escape plans for every class we had just in case we were the next child targets. We are the ones growing up in the midst of a climate crisis that no one seems to care about. We are the ones who are starting adulthood during a pandemic and having to live with our parents for who knows how long. We can’t afford rent, we don’t get enough pay, we can’t get jobs out of college, what do we even have? All these adults brought us into a dying world and we are expected to shut up, pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and deal with it??? Then people wonder why a lot of us don’t want to have kids because why would bring more humans onto a dying planet? Why would we bring more children into this world just for them to die? Adults love to make us seem like silly little children so they don’t have to look at themselves and ask why they don’t care like we do? Why don’t they protest like we do? Why aren’t they outraged? Why do they not care about human rights? These are basic concepts that we understand but somehow most older adults just care about themselves and the fact that they will be dead before climate change kills us all so why should they care? They have killed us
this is an amazingly written comment, and i couldn't agree more. most of our brains aren't even fully developed and yet in the face of all these existential threats that loom over us like clouds every waking moment of our lives, we're expected to just somehow keep our heads up and "deal with it" and "change the future" :(
@@angelxxsin It's weird to see the same climate fear mongering over and over in gen z, it's like they parrot each other all day long without stopping to think. I see more gen z doing "hauls" at Shein (human rights abuses), eating gross fast food (animal abuse and mass factory farming), and wasting their time on their phones (environmental destruction of the planet through limited resource metals mining). If gen z stopped to think how they are part of the problem maybe something would finally change. I guess complaining about "climate change" online is easier. Everyone wants to be an influencer but no one has any brains to actually be a leader.
If millennials and gen z were encouraged to actually be creative and make things, I think burnout would be less prevalent. As it is, we are raised to be consumers, not creators, so most of us slave away creating capital for other people. In school, we were not encouraged to pursue skills that would actually make us productive members of society. We were taught how to be passive and obedient, and we were taught useless information so that we could regurgitate it back on a test so that our school system could maintain its funding. Then, we were told to go to college so that we could get a good job. Instead, we went to college, wasted four years of our lives learning nothing, and graduated with massive amounts of debt and no job prospects. Our entire education system is a HUGE SCAM. We spent 16 years in the school system, only to come out having learned nothing of consequence and scammed out of our time and money. And then people wonder why gen z and millennials are depressed and unmotivated 🙄
I moved back to NY and I cry almost everyday because my understanding of capitalism is that someone is taking my surplus labor value while paying me the bare "exceptable" minimum (which is arbitrary) for the work I do and, because of inflation, the pay is not nearly adequate enough to cover my needs. If anyone reads this please understand something very important - inflation means you took a pay cut. Demand more from your employer. Ask for that raise.
I'm a burnedout 35 and every time I meet a Gen Z I feel that we understand each other and I feel very proud of how mature and aware of the world they are. Go Gen Z!
As a Millennial (28yo) I absolutely love what I'm seeing from Gen-Z in general, if anybody can peel back the Boomer shit we deal with in the work force, they can
I'm not a fan of these theories pitting generations against each other. Differences have more to do with historical and economical events. All generations since the baby boomers have had issues with work, burnout, long-term outlook. It's a political/economical/cultural problem rather than generational.
I was in a job that was destroying me phisicaly and emotionaly. I was always tired and feeling that nothing that i did was enought, so my friends and family gave me the courage to quit and search for something that wouldn't make me feel so burned out. Once i came to terms with it, i had a break down, i also study and live by myself, so i was always exhausted... what I am saying is, if you feel that it's wrong, don't push it, you have the right to feel good doing what you need.
I’m from Gen X and I can say after 35+ years in the workforce, I’ve never liked my job. I just work to survive. Always have, always will. I’m just waiting out the clock at this point and waiting for that sweet oblivion.
My Gen Z coworkers Saved my sanity this past week. Long story as short as possible it is possible - my boss was having a few bad days and took those out on me. normally i would have (and have done) just take it because i desperately need my job But my 3 fantastic GenZ coworkers talke me up and got me to stand up for myself up for myself. I don't know what's going to happen next but I'm glad I stuck up for myself
Hi. Older Gen Z here. I am 24 and still have no clue what I am doing or what I want. in 4 years I have had 6 different jobs and have moved properties 4 times. My mother and step dad currently live in Spain. They are semi retired and work and freelance writers. I am never going to have that. That will never be an option for me. I never went to university. at 19 I left college and jumped straight into my first job in a DIY store. And with the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis rearing their ugly heads being upwardly mobile and progressing to a place of financial stability in life is gonna be near impossible. And all the while I am trying to fit into the world as a queer, working class neurodivergent woman. I already feel like an alien within my own family and I struggle making new friends. Society is telling everyone to be one thing and to like these things and look like this and wear this clothing brand and listen to this musician and its super overwhelming. I have had some days where I just don't want to move or be around other people and I just want to turn off my brain and think of nothing. But the reality of the world is my head is so full of everything. The tiniest thing feels gigantic these days. One minor set back makes you feel like everything is falling apart. It's not fun. Yet I love the hope of this generation. We see what is wrong with the world. All the injustice and inequality and we are not afraid to use out voices and speak up. Look at people like Greta Thunberg, Olivia Rodrigo's speech at Glastonbury, and because she is similar age to me Malala Yousafzai. People who are not afraid to say what needs to be said. You could argue that Marcus Rashford is also a voice of this generation as he is the same age as me. We need to shine a spotlight on people like these and show the hope for the future and show that this generation isn't going down without a fight. We were born into a messed up world and told to fix it with no tools. We are building our own tools.
As someone less than a month from turning 18, working a basic, minimum wage job 4-5 hours a few days a week sucks, but I plan to embrace an 8 hour, 5-day a week job, at least in my late teens (but hopefully not early 20s). Work burnout is definitely real, but I wouldn't join the Anti-Work movement since I don't plan to work a 9-5 job for the rest of my life.
Part of being anti work is the realisation that absolutely no one should work a 9-5 for the rest of their lives, slaving away for the profit of the ultra rich while we get less and less, barely making enough to make ends meet. And yet, many people have to do exactly that, throw their live away spending most of their waken hours working in a job in which they have no say and no fundamental control over what happens, working in a super authoritarian structure called the work place. We say we care about democracy and yet we spend 8 hours a day in a tiny dictatorship.
Gen Z are also the most burdened generation with so much uncertainty about their future and on top of that having to think about how climate change will affect the world when they are older. They think so much about others, about the effects of their actions on everything and everyone, their responsibility towards the world and go out of their way to not hurt anyone. No wonder they are so burnt out. We millennials also seem to fo all this, but to me it doesn't seem very genuine and our 'wokeness' seems more surface level. I can't wait for Gen Z to take up positions of responsibility/power even if it is going to take a few decades
I can see this, since a lot of Gen Z kids have Gen X parents. Gen X is the first generation to get screwed by the Boomers, and we've been screwed more times than any other. It's not a competition- but it's worth recognizing that, as the next generation to retire, we don't have any actual retirements or future. The Boomers still refuse to leave the executive, high-paying positions, leaving us stuck in middle management. We're trapped between taking care of aging parents and young kids. We walked out of high school into the dot com crash and Y2K. Then out of college into the recession caused by 9/11 and the Iraq war. Then, when we finally thought we were getting our feet under us, the 2008 crash happened. Gen X is priced out of the housing market too- unless you were born at the beginning, closer to 1965. The Boomers also own all the stock and the rental homes they're using to fund their cushy retirements. Those of us that came of age in the 90s have been utterly fucked our entire lives- and our generation is too damn small for anyone to care or for us to have political power. We've been overshadowed by the Boomers since the day we were born- and we were mostly born to Boomer parents that left us to raise ourselves (hence "the latchkey generation") while they fixated on collecting toys and their various 1980s self-actualization projects. Gen Z sees to share our cynicism and the nihilism that comes from realizing our ideals are not reflected in the world around us. It sucks for all of us.
I'm a millennial, and in my view GenZ is a generation that cares deeply. I think the level of genuine empathy and regard for others has been increasing in every generation, but with that so does the level of powerlessness. There is something bleak in truly caring about others, about the planet, about what's best but feeling like you can do very little to change things. I have great admiration for genz, but I can't help but feel like they have it even worse than us millennials, and that's a dark thought to have.
I am a boomer! And I stand with gen zers when it comes to working. Work should not drain us. I’m so happy to see the new generation make plenty of money by having fun. Gen zers are tech savvy and can make more money in an hour than I do in a day!
dude, we've always been burnt out, we just hide it with dark humor, but now that we're working we don't have the time- and btw those memes about social change and justice over distance only came about, cause we don't care about life- we don't just accept death- we WELCOME it!
@@strange144 ik there are only three types of gen z: 1) those who are rioting for what's right 2) those who a numb to the world and probably watching memes and 3) those simping for serial killers and murders
Man when I entered into the workforce I was basically an absurdist. Typical Gen Z stuff, relativistic in most things and bouncing between extreme stoicism and unsustainable hedonism (not like in a debauchery way but like a "I just want to be happy" way) Had to learn a lot. Had to learn how to love really.
Just FYI, referencing Deloitte is not great. They're one of the big 4 firms that have been working internationally to offer "independent" (privatised) policies for governments to implement that tend to benefit their corporate interests
I had a had an emotional phone call with my mum the other day about this. I currently live in London, I have a first class honours degree and was students union president for two years. I got accepted onto masters courses at both Cambridge and UAL (uni of arts London) and I'm supposed to be starting at UAL in September. But before I can start there, I need to get a new part-time job and I need to love house. And it's fucking impossible. Getting into Cambridge was worlds easier than finding somewhere to live, even when I'm looking above what my price limit realistically is whilst knowing the electricity bill and overall cost of living in the UK is only set to go higher. And I've been looking and applying for jobs since May, yet I'm currently a food server at IKEA. I was the director of a charitable organisation but from tomorrow I'm sofa hopping, it's insane. And what I caught myself saying to my mum was "what if I do all this for the next two years of my life to get this masters, and nothing changes? What if the masters doesn't do anything, and my whole life is struggling to find anywhere to rent whilst shoveling fries. And it'll never be because I didn't try or care enough or I wasn't good enough, it's because right now is an awful time to be 24"
I’m burned out and I think I could bare it all if I had a life partner but that’s not in the cars right now so I must endure it alone which just makes everything feel harder even tho I heard that marriage shaves hears off a woman’s life. Take it easy y’all. Deep breaths. And off with her head!
I am an intern at a hospital in mexico, I work 90 hours a week, 36hrs shifts twice a week I am treated pourly, expected to study and do homework, as well as physical work, And i earn 100 dollars a month
Im confused…do gen z is pretty much saying what millennials have been saying but got called irresponsible, childish and sloppy. Now we are listening?! Good I guess, we’d have to at some point.
I remember a news story (from fox, go figure) going on about how Gen Z is full of good for nothings who refuse to respect god and authority, destroying businesses, refusing to work, etc. and I'm sitting there thinking "fuck yes, they were able to grow a backbone and protest the BS us millenials grew up with and couldn't fight back against" and I felt proud of them. Keep fighting, Gen Z. Us millenials will help the best we can.
"No one wants to work anymore."
If the work is just making the rich richer, exploiting marginalized people's time and the planet's resources, then no sh*t.
Every generation reaches has a wake up and realizes the rawness of the deal before them. Every generation questions what "adulthood" should mean. This is natural. This is important.
nicely put
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Yeah but if Gen Zs idea is to start a company themself to berich themself its just a repeat of what we have currently. Its called Greed and narcistic tendencies. If everyone doesnt want to work and just "have his own company" or to be some famous (quite useless at the End of the day) influencer society will go even more down the drain then it already is.
Plus people have been saying "No one wants to work anymore" since at least the early 1900s. It's just fucking capitalism, and the real thing people hate isn't growing up and being an adult, it's having to be screwed over by capitalism and the rich.
@@klauszwegert6382 Honestly, I'm hoping that co-ops will get more popular. Get more of that collective ownership of the means of production. Though a massive amount of good could be done if more companies would shift away from the practice of shareholder primacy, because that's currently taking money away from companies investing in smart strategies they know there's growing public support for, like climate resilience.
Everyone is burning out, except maybe the boomers. As a millennial, I've been burning out for the past 11 years, that being exhausted and effed up became my default setting.
I hit full burn out this year but I've been getting progressively angrier at conservatives since 9/11.
That. Is. What. Life. Is. Anyone that tells you differently is trying to sell you something.
Same here (born in 1996)
nah, GenX is like "yall forgot we exist, i guess we'll play videogames while the rest of you argue over who is the worst"
Most relatable comment ever
I also believe one thing that is underestimated is that the transition from "full-time student" to "full-time worker" can be BRUTAL! Especially in your early/mid-20s when you're still trying to figure out who you are and what you want. My first major depressive episode happened during this period, but 8 years later things are a lot better. I'm not discrediting any of the socio-economic and cultural factors mentioned (many of which Gen Z and Millennials are both facing), but I thought that should be mentioned.
not to mention full time worker + full time student sometimes
@@kstina9563 no joke I knew someone in college that said drugs were keeping her going. She would go from work to school and got her sleep in between classes, home was a place she kept her stuff and took showers.
@@nikolnolastname4473 Jesus man that's no way to live, there's something wrong here. I studied full time and worked 4 days a week (so yeah part time) and almost became an alcoholic because the only way I could unwind would be to get really drunk really fast
That's a transition everyone studying full time have to make. I'm a gen-x:er and it was difficult for me too. Took me a few months to get used to the regular hours and the rigidity of work life. I cannot even imagine what it would be like for people today who cannot go five minutes without checking their social media.
Transition? Depending on the class and location, lots got both at the same time.
Millennials got called lazy and unwilling to work for complaining about these same issues. I like that gen z is being taken seriously. a big part of that might be that millennials are a big part of the workforce and we agree.
But no one wants to talk about that.. now two generations are tired
Yeah. I think it's important to encourage the next generation but it's also insulting sometimes. Gen Z is only able to do a lot of this work now because Millennials paved the way and took a lot of the hard hits before them. But we're not really given credit for anything but being a "failure." What we are is resourceful and resilient and it helps a lot with burn out.
@@macondiano503 and we are considered whiners if we express our opinion on situation
Millennials walked so Gen Z can run ;)
Yep, we got called lazy, entitled, immature adults that refused to grow up. The boomer generation helped build one of the greatest economies the world has ever seen. Then they got greedy, clung to or spent everything & refused to pass on generational wealth by AT LEAST extending the same grace with the same handouts or system in place they used to secure their future. They were getting subsidizes left and right, cost of living did not exceed average wages, and could at least save to buy a home by age 30. Not to mention, pretty sweet retirement & SSA, and they seem to get income based benefits a lot easier as well as disability and bankruptcy approval 10x easier, oh and education was way cheaper or you could still have a decent career without a degree. Sure they had lots of set backs like great depression, a world war and the need for a civil rights movement, but even with those setbacks the system still worked in their favor to allow them to rise above a messy economy. They did not work as hard as they claim, the pendulum swung in their favor due to a system designed for them to succeed, and now it's swinging back, with most BOOMERS in office & high positions working against us. But some of GenX and millennial are trying to undo this mess with no credit. It's like we're the invisible generation and we catch the blame for everything lol smh.
i recently visited my friend’s grandparents at their retirement community. it was wonderful, all of these older people surrounded by fun activities and socializing events that will last them till the end of their days. some of the retirees had occupations that left them with a lot of money (lawyers, surgeons, etc…) but most of them had minimum wage jobs that gave them what they needed to get by. this included my friend’s grandma - who said she was able to afford this bc she was smart and saved her money.
it kinda hit me that my generation will never get that. we won’t get retirement communities with indoor swimming pools and wood-burning classes. no matter how much money we save or how hard we work, it’s likely we will never be able to enjoy our old age. and if you’re working minimum wage? forget about it, you’ll likely die early because you can’t afford to take time off work and you have no health insurance. nobody cares about our future.
Elder millennial here, and my retirement plan is not having kids (never wanted them anyways). I fully plan on making a pact with friends to take care of each other when we get older, cuz who knows how expensive nursing homes will be or how much retirement I'll even be able to have if things keep going on like this.
@@onemouthymerc The Golden Girls retirement plan 😊
May I ask, where do you live?
I hate how often the thought "you know, I could see working here part time once I retire" pops into my head when I leave some stores. Yeah, there's just no illusion of true retirement at this point. I say that as someone who currently has a decent, stable income and good benefits and generally good health. I look at my parents who are both retired and just kind of doing whatever they feel like, and I know that's very, very unlikely to ever be me.
@@xxqueenofdarkness i live in arizona!
It sucks that Millennials were labeled as “lazy” for not wanting to deal with the shitty work conditions. I’m happy to hear that Gen Z is being taken more seriously. Hopefully good will come from this and we get overall better work environments.
"we get overall work environments"
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Imagine genuinely believe this when the elites on the world economic forum said.
"You WIll own nothing and be happy!"
T.Also Gen Z
Working conditions? Yeah, it's called working from home, in the wine cellar. I mean basement. A Boomer complained about the lack of talent in strip clubs the other day. I told him about onlydorks and he complained about how lazy Millenials ruined everything from housing prices to gas prices, for at least half a minute before I literally just walked away while he was midsentence. He felt disrespected. I felt nothing.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Lol. I bet your employees love you ( sarcasm). Most Americans don't know what a " shitty work conditions" are. Visit another country when you start adulting. Lol
@@richmrstonestone I'm an army veteran, so meh. Working for a wage eats your soul away whether you're behind the wheel, behind a desk, behind a cash register, or behind a shovel, and salaried positions leave you with no time for a life outside of work. Going to another country only makes you realize that the only way you won't be working for wages at 70 like a Boomer, is if you start a business that makes money while you're sleeping. That's why most Millenials drink. Keep tooting your horn of superiority, but you clearly have no idea what it's like to come out of university and not be qualified for a soul eating wage that's so low you can't even afford a one bedroom apartment. Keep loling it up old-timer, because we aren't buying houses and your retirement is going to 💩 town on the expressway. Or pull up a seat next to us on these fine train tracks, pop a cold one and wait for inevitability to come. Her horn tooting is a lot louder than yours bro. Zoomers are coming nowhere near this thread of depressing comments.
As a Sri Lankan that just turned twenty and in her 2nd year of university, who is also in a bankrupt country, in the middle of a pandemic it makes my blood boil that this is how my early twenties are going. Literally, we were all slaving ourselves to studies all our lives to get into a university hoping to "enjoy" our life during university days. Studying 24/7 without ever having a social life or doing anything else. And now we are in university, there is an economic crisis, people are more depressed because of it a lot of negative stuff floating around, university workload .............. it is too overwhelming to bear. I have broken down twice last week thinking about it. And it breaks my heart because I know that things will only get worse and this is just the beginning. ....................
This is the great test of our times. They’ve thrown a bowling ball off a roof for us to catch. It will be hard to catch and it will be very painful. But if we fail to fix this shit then it becomes the problem of the next generations. We need to find the strength to make change. If not for ourselves then for those who haven’t been born yet.
We can write ourselves into the history books as hard workers who overcame animosity and beat overwhelming odds if we try. And that will be our legacy for 1000s of years.
Or we can let the shit they throw defeat us and go down as a generation that did nothing and let things get worse and worse
I fully agree with you, I’m 18 and I feel frustrated and disappointed with everything
That's how it felt for us millenials when the economic crisis arrived as we finished high school. Don't worry, you will see there is also a bright side to all of this. We turned out to be fine :)
same here in Turkey
At least your country fought. Our loves it's Enslavement. They worship the Politicians like Rockstars and the ACTORS like Politicians. There's a hivemind of being virtuous hypocrites. I can't believe this is America, there's no hope. I was taught America would be infiltrated before invaded. It's happened and my generation celebrates the fall.
As a millennial I'm very proud to see Gen Z show such profound respect for their time, their desires and their needs.The previous generations (mine included) fell into so many traps while pursuing what we were raised to think would serve us by adulthood and many of us wound up miserable and exhausted with nothing to show for our labor. All while contributing to the comfort of Gen X and Boomers.
Side note: A government comprised of people several decades older than you will NEVER care about the needs of the youth.
We need more millennials and centennials in places of political power, such as the Congress.
Yes, I admire them for this as well. Gen Z is labeled as entitled as if entitlement is always a bad thing; humans are entitled to certain dignities--such as being able to afford a place to live and healthy food rather than poison. They should be upset with what is happening, they should be angry with their elders. The Greek saying that a great society is one in which men plant trees whose shade they shall never enjoy is apt. The older generations did not plant more trees for the young, they plucked the trees of their fruit and much of their foliage and have told the young that they should be grateful any leaves remain on the tree at all.
@ This. I'm tired of fossils with fossilized beliefs in politics.
Every generation is the same, god.
Me too 😁! I’m a boomer, technically from gen x! But everyone on social media always calls us boomers. My parents are boomers LOL! But I am also proud to see gen x take control of their well-being. Working shouldn’t be about slaving all day for little pay and being mistreated. Millennials and gen zers are tech savvy and creative. They don’t need no stinking company to make money. They are capable to make money on their own or work for places that honor and appreciate their talents.
Gen Z has a bad reputation, but every time I interact with someone from that generation I feel they are the most respectful and genuinely caring about other people. I am one year shy of gen Z but I can understand their frustration with the state of things; I graduated from a good law school with honors and have been turned down for multiple 15 an hour jobs while studying for the bar. I was always told that academic excellence was the key to prosperity, having a doctoral degree and being passed over for a job that wouldn't even allow me to afford an apartment is extremely disillusioning.
I’m jealous of the people who came up in a world of paid internships. Most professions have always required some level of experience. You always had to intern before you could get a proper job. But now many industries expect unpaid internships. It’s not easy to work without pay.
If some generation has good reputation, it's Gen-Z. According to the media, they're the most politically, socially, yada-yada-yada generation, revolutionaries, world-changers, etc.
Gen zers are freaking awesome!! I’m a boomer, well actually gen x! I was in high school when nirvana was the big thing and then heard the tragic news. But I was raised that hard work pays off! Sure ok! Being around gen z and millennials, I work work work and they sit around and chill! But when it’s a technical issue or computer problem, they fix it in 5 minutes. I don’t even need to call an expensive professional nor wait to get something fixed.
Wow!! I respect people with so much education! Honors in Law school And a doctorate’s! Freaking amazing 🙌! I only have a bachelors. I’m going for a certificate masters. Not a masters degree, but a certificate. I’ve worked worked worked and my only reward is more work! I would like time off as a freaking reward damn it!!!!!
What??? I’m Gen z and quite frankly I hate my generation and find it hard to make friends because I think most of the suck lol, probs why my closest friend is 60
As a 30-year-old millennial, I feel this. Looking at the world and how it’s spiraling quicker than we can act, it’s daunting and fills me with a dread that’s hard to explain. I hope that we can somehow pull ourselves out the fire generations before us set. If not, I guess it’ll be interesting to see the end of our world.
_"how it’s spiraling quicker than we can act"_
What frustrates me is that we CAN act more quickly. Millennials and Gen Z are clearly able, ready, and willing to rapid fire some changes as soon as yesterday, and it's the Boomers who made these messes who wouldn't step out of the positions of power to let us. They'll stall and argue politics until we literally can't survive on this planet anymore. (And then they'll blame Millennials for killing the 'life on Earth' industry, I'm sure.)
A 33yr old Millennial here. When we were young in the 90's to 2000's everything was mostly globally corporate BS but we actually had the sense things were stable. Nowadays not so much.
32 here, I turned 18 in 2008 when the economy collapsed and I’ve never made over poverty levels even working three jobs at one time, even as an educator and later a stand-in. There is no future for us here in this country so I’m looking at a handful of other countries for grad school and to get rid of my American citizenship
Our generation is not yet over. I just turned 26 and I plan to go online college. Not because it's faster.
@@CamSiv996yeah late millenials (1993 1996 and early gen z (1997 2001) have a same problems Im 22 and same
I’ve noticed burnout in a lot of my peers due to the feeling that one can either work hard to get a high paying job they hate or pursue a passion that will leave them impoverished.
I don’t necessarily think that has to be the case but it is how people feel.
people have always said that sort of thing. it's actually maybe better now. when i was in college, it would have been laughable to want to go into things like video game design, and now you can find a high-paying job that will turn that dream into a 80 hour a week hell.
@@perfectallycromulent this is not really a good example, this is a technological career, these will thrive in the future. What this person above probably meant was jobs that are artistic or more practical like stage performing, more artistic careers, translators, writers, journalists, designers, science work, sport competitors, teachers. Btw I live in a small country in Europe and even medical careers are underpaid - it is below the average salary in my country which is ridiculous. The only good job salaries here come from technological degrees or aviation, however during COVID, aviation also suffered greatly.
@@xxqueenofdarkness that's what i mean though: when i was young, wanting to work on video games was seen as practical as wanting to be a stage performer. computers were toys for nerds, not every day technology.
You hit the nail on the head.
This actually didn’t start with Gen z or millennials. It’s gen x who began to feel the effects of burn out. There are literal movies from the gen x generation addressing these issues: Reality Bites…
Yet Gen X took the mantle from boomers and did nothing. Idc what generation you're from- money changes you. It's human nature. People get rich and they forget where they came from. They become socially disconnected from the low-middle class and begin to create ideologies of work based on their own perspective. Happened to boomers (who mind you also went through a revolution of their own following Vietnam and the hippy movements). Happened to Gen X, and is now going to happen to millennials. Once you're at the top, you think alike no matter the generation. The solution to a truly good , equity based life that doesn't kill the planet? No greed and absolutely no FUCKING BILLIONAIRES.
@@LIFEwithBAVAN Some of us didn't accept the bullshit that Boomers kept tryin to tell us. We could see society was pretty fucked with no changes coming on the horizon. The Pink, Metal, Goth, Reggae, and early Rap countercultures were all about how fucked it was. Some of us never forgot. We screamed about it and protested, but like the Hippy Movement before were a small minority. So many people were on board with Ronald Reagan, Neoliberalism, and hyper Capitalism. We didn't stand a chance. So I do what the abolitionists did during slavery: help one person out at a time. If that's all I'm able to do, it's still something.
@@LIFEwithBAVAN remember billionaires are why you have the ability to share these thoughts with people from around the world. Just a reminder....
I feel like the framing of that movie is meant to be "Look at these losers who are failing at being adults" There is a lot of media like that aimed at millennials as well.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
literally never comment but genz here and I think this is important to consider: genz was slammed with productivity & hustle culture as children. it’s not just that genz is burned out from the recession, pandemic, or work culture. for most people ik, myself included, we were told everyday since the 8th grade to be perfect for college. goofing in class off at 13? well, that’s going to ruin your college resume. now add on how unaffordable college is and parents pushing kids to be scholarship ready, schools pushing kids to get funding, the competition etc. and we burned out before even hitting college. the culture surrounding being pushed!pushed!pushed to be college ready, at the cost of everything social (sports = good for apps, 5+ AP classes = good for apps, prom queen ? good for college applications too!), our mental health, and development as a person ruined us. So, genz hit college in a global pandemic already brunt out after running to the finish line which was presented to us in life: our “college careers”. we had millennial teachers who meant well, but pushed us even harder because they knew how hard student debt is. disillusioned genx parents wanted us to be ready for a competitive workforce and often lost everything in the 2008 recession, so they pushed us our entire lives to be able to survive in this world. in high school, I had 26 hours of extracurricular course work, and 24 hours in a day minus 8 hours of school itself. that will kill you. we’re in our 20s and had the fears of adults (while well meaning) crushing us since our preteens.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. More info on my playlist and community post
holy SHIT! i’ve never seen it written out so well like this, thank you!!! you put words to my thoughts/feelings.
despite it all, i do truly still believe in our generation… not sure why though.
@@TheLastMillennials why do you comment this on every video/comment lol
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Yep. Gen Z and was pushed to get good grades, to a good career, stick in sports to scholarships even though I hated it, other extracurriculars my mom sometimes threw me in because “it’ll look good on your resume” and on top of that being introverted so I stayed home weekends just to be able to face the next week.
I’m 24 and I already want to run away into the woods and never return.
Just admit it: people aren't paid enough. It doesn't have anything to do with the 'attitudes' of generations.
Right
From a Millenial to any Gen Z'ers that think work from home is depressing them, offices are a fucking hell. Workplace connection is a myth. The Office is a beautiful lie. Alienation is the rule. Working from home is a gift. Cherish it.
As an elder Millennial I love not being in the workplace I think it's because the younger Generations they love interaction and being around people. But for us working remotely is ideal for us. I've been working remotely before the pandemic around 2016 it did wonders for my mental health and my working life balance. Not having to be in a cubicle being micromanaged all day dealing with narcissistic workplace politics. They don't know what they're complaining about I love working remotely
The last 20 years have basically sucked. A pandemic 2 recessions, global warming, growing debt crisis. Just setting us up for stress.
welcome to life. The previous 20 years to that had 2 recessions (early 80's and early 90's) a cold war, an actual war, a bad ozone, a crack epidemic, AIDS, record breaking crime, riots etc....Previous 20 to that had 2 recessions (beginning of the 60's and beginning of the 70's...see a trend?) a war, a presidential assassination, riots, a fuel shortage, etc.....every generation goes through this shit one way or another. When YOU are part of the generation it feels worse for YOU, but you aren't special. Yup, the economic divide is awful. Yup it's hard to make a real living. I won't disagree there.
"pandemic"
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
@@memyself898 well maybe it's time to change the pattern
@@Sammy200655294 yeah I agree
As an older gen z (1998) which has graduated and am really just beginning their professional career, I am already burnt out at my job and I understand my millennial counterparts and their struggle
We tried to tell everyone but no one believed us
@@Tttttttttttttttt484 Except everyone of you and everyone after you?
Everyone now understands that the wages collapsed because women joined the workforce doubling it and halving everyone's income. Boomers fucked it all up of course and won't take the blame by resisting feminism. Now you _REQUIRE_ two people to support a household with an average job.
Idk if we can reverse coursen now, but Idk how to adapt to this either. We've been enslaved by the elite.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Dont you have vacation time? Dont you take advantage of your sick days? Do you work more than 40 hours a week? How are you burnt out? Even if "working for someone" is burning you out, being a "business owner" or "social media influencer" which most GenZs seem to want to be...it actually is much harder work than "working for someone". Even if you're saying that working for yourself gives you "more freedom" that is not reality. Your income is completely dependent on how hard you work, maintaining the income depends on how consistent you are. You want to earn more in the workforce then you need to work on your skills and gaining higher education. The theme here is "hard work"...thats life.
So being burned out with your job is something only exclusive to gen z and millenials ???
Honestly, this sounds a little like the things Millenials were criticised for wanting early in our carriers (before we realised we weren't going to get them and still had to eat) are now the things Gen Z is celebrated for... more power to them if they can achieve it... After all, Gen X is less likely to complain about their own children... but seems a like a double standard
oh yes, the double standard is real
Absolutely. Millennials stood up for the same issues as Gen-Z, but the former were portrayed as snowflakes, too sensitive, selfish, and desilusional.
Preach, we were lazy, entitled, and ruined by participation trophies
Milennial here, I sort of agree, but I don't think it's a double standard. It's more like we were judged by a different generation. Older millenials are now working w/ content creation/media/news/whatever, and we sympathize way more w/ gen z than the previous generation sympathized with us.
@@user-rl7hm7ix5n CORRECTION: The generation before the previous generation. Many Gen Xers, who had to raise ourselves, (thus the name "latchkey generation" because our boomer parents were off doing whatever), already knew that our parents weren't going to give up their spots at the top. At best, we were destined for middle management and blue-collar labor jobs. At worst, we would have to give our own kids keys so we could work an extra job. We encouraged our kids to go to college to avoid our fate, but you already know how that's turned out.
Speaking as a 22 year black woman in the US, it’s exhausting having basic right stripes from us, to constantly fight against older people fucking the future up for us, a degree that doesn’t really matter and no future benefits being secure when we’re older , graduating into an oncoming recession and losing our 20s to pandemics 🥲 on top of a dying planet. Yeah we’re burnt out 😂
@Stefano Da Giau in the first sentence she says she is in the US....
man this is painfully familiar when i graduated college the first time in 2013 as a 33 year-old millenial, parents and teachers said to work in government, but when i got a 4-year degree, they wanted 2 years experience or more and there was no way to get that experience, so that was pretty much useless...if i had to do it over again, i would pick accounting or what i just graduated for now, x-ray from a 2-year degree:) when i graduated the first time, i was devastated, plans were all dashed and we were being called lazy and ruining the economy when we weren't even old enough to be president yet, and suddenly i couldn't stomach the movie "failure to launch" anymore because of the stigma of living with parents as adults when it was either that or live off ramen noodles forever because apartments took our whole paychecks, parents promising that as long as we have a degree, especially in something not art or philosophy-related, we would succeed. worked our asses off in dead-end jobs after that only paid minimum wage or in jobs where job security was a joke and they treated you more like a number than a name, and heaven forbid you get sick more than usual for some weird reason(talking vomiting, not your common cold) because you are suddenly a "burden on the business" or fmla not going through for emergency surgery and saying i need to be on an action plan for missing too much work, when i had proof of surgery and pictures...and for those who said DO WHAT YOU LOVE FOR A CAREER! screw them too, that is not realistic for everyone and not everyone is creative enough to make it work for them, and not to mention if we don't only do what we love as a hobby, it ruins what we love because we are now catering what we love to fit others' preferences instead of our own, thus sucking the life out of it, so seriously, screw this whole system, i am so frustrated that the problems of yesteryear are still a thingDX only difference is the ball is finally going in our court to change things upXD karma is finally coming back to hit those creep employers with the great resignationXD gee, i wonder why you can't find anyone to work for youXD
here is the thing about the boomer generation, they were lucky because coming out of a world war where multiple countries were too devastated from battles, nothing was harmed on the homefront outside of pearl harbor, so we were one of the only manufacturing countries for a while, thus the country got pretty rich, like a golden age financially, then the world caught up later, but the country was still acting like what worked during a financial golden age would work during harder times, and no empathy for those who grew up during harsher times when what they preached didn't work for us. i feel like in the afterlife those who grew up during the great depression would be spanking those in boomer town who called us entitled and lazy and wanted to get rid of the few social programs that saved us from an even worse fate like the great depression
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I can't know what it is like to be a black woman, but as a 20-year-old disabled and queer woman, YUP. Obviously, those identities and how they overlap are not the same, since I still benefit from my whiteness, but I am burned out too. Especially with so many people saying, "Only the elderly and disabled will die from this!" like our lives don't fucking matter. And, it's especially unnerving getting to hear what they really think since my disabilities are invisible...
@@ErutaniaRose Im so sorry that you have to endure such insensibilities from others. 😞 Your experience is definitely valid and burn out is affecting us all, I'm hopeful that things might change to acknowledge how burnt out everyone feels and acknowledge that this lifestyle is not sustainable or satisfying.
As a Gen Z who has been burnt more than celebrities on a Roast Lineup, I really needed this video.
I see you in literally every comment section! :D
Same
Hilarious joke btw
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
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we complained about not being able to afford anything and they told us to stop spending our money on frivolous stuff, and then we stopped spending our money on frivolous stuff during lockdown and it crashed the economy and now we really can't afford anything.
I love how they tell us to set boundaries and look after yourself. I can't do that if i don't have money. The wealth gap is bigger than was it was during the French revolution. It must be so nice to tell how we should deal with burnout when you are sitting high in your tower of privilege.
Also why do we place everything on a generation. We all live here we should all want to change it for the better. Not keep passing the buck on the youth who are trying to live.
This right here.
Yeah, I honestly never got the whole "pass the torch" trope. I'm just a human being living in a world with other human beings.
Say it AGAIN
It's like Boomers forget how much power we have over them since they are currently wealthier than us. My parents, for example, tell me that they don't care about the future of the planet because they will be too elderly to care about climate change by 2050, but they forget that Gen Z will be in charge of their healthcare...and the fact that they are currently contributing to heat waves which only increase their likelihood of having heat strokes.
@@dancingheart6224 That scary to know.
It's hard to feel positive about the future and our chances in it when we've spent our entire lives been preached to about the end of the world, and told its going to be our job to fix it
Millenials definitely got a dose of this, but most of them didn't live it 24/7, many of them have stories of the time in their lives when they came to understand the truly dire state of the environment
I don't have those stories, I've known it my entire life, and spent my childhood listening to my politicians throw away our future whilst being told it will be my job to fix their mistakes
It's not just 'life is miserable' to those people saying we need to deal with it, its the fact that we're dealing with literally everything you did plus extra 21st century specialties
And it's the fact that our parents and even Millenials had such a different growing up experience that our struggles sometimes don't even translate
And it's the fact that older generations who feel their own sense of despair have pinned their hopes on us at the same time as we still have far less actual power than them
Yeah life sucks and its hard for everyone, but when your children say you're not listening and your reflex is to say 'toughen up' you're part of the damn problem
I'm a millennial and you're right. We got the chance to be innocent and naive about the world pre-smartphone technology. Gen Z never had that chance, you guys have been mentally ingesting horrible news you're whole lives. I'm sorry, this is the world you were handed. It's completely unfair.
This !!! Millennials make it worse with their aDvIcE being “that’s life” “ get over it, stop complaining , you got it so easy, you know why I went through? Etc etc.” like NO SHIT SHERLOCK!!! if you want another excuse to have a reason to make fun of us to make yourself feel better and NOT be helpful, SHUT DA FACK AP!
Since the beginning of history and even before humans the world is just animals competing for a piece of meat. When Boomers got to the dead Giraffe most of the meat was still on the bone because their frugal parents wanted them to prosper better than they did and they were the ones who actually worked hard to kill it. After Boomers ate all the best meat off the Giraffe from the 70's to 90's Gen Xers took the next best pieces they could. By the time us Millennials got to the Giraffe we were basically just licking the meat juice off of bones.
You know what? You’re right. As a Millennial, we at least (mostly) got happy childhoods and have that as a foundation for knowing that there is a goal to move towards. I can’t imagine growing up in this existential dread, never having experienced anything else. My advice is to try to focus on “real life” (as opposed to stuff you see online) as much as possible, because to me, that was responsible for the big shift in mental health
@@jessicam3707 Speak for yourself, as an Elder Millennial I can say we lived in existential dread over nuclear annihilation and the AIDS pandemic.
I was born in '81... I genuinely hope it works out better for y'all.
We’re over-connected. We feel pulled to be activists in places we’ve never been. It’s stressful. Once I stopped putting the worlds problems on my shoulders, I’ve felt a lot better.
Exactly!!!!
baby boomers were the generation of activist & counter-culture hippies that were supposed to change the world...so we'll see about the zoomer legacy.
This
I'm a millennial, 30 years old, I don't want to sound like I'm virtue signaling here but I genuinely love generation z, nit just because I want to break the generational hate cycle but because of both a genuine admiration for these brave souls and compassion for young people who are being screwed before they even come of age and know it.
It's not too different from what we millenials went through, sadly. I had hoped gen Z might be better off, but of course the old farts in office are still fucking us all over. We just gotta keep fighting.
@@otterpoppin Millennials and zoomers have to work together.
You aren't virtue signaling, I wish more ppl would understand my gen. But all they do is accusing us.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
gen z is fine, they just have to avoid imitating stuff they see online
I'm turning 40 this year and I'm burned out as well. What's going on in our country is emotionally exhausting too. Having to worry about having my rights taken away, constant school shootings, teachers being told they can't bring in pictures of their same sex partner for their office or desk, it's all just ridiculous. Working 45+ hours a week just to get by, wishing I could retire already 😑
I feel you!! Seeing all these comments I finally feel that someone understands!! Inflation inflation inflation! If prices are raising, then raise the pay! And that’s not fair! It is wrong to be told that someone can’t bring in pictures of their family!!!!! WoW! I’m straight, conservative, spiritual, traditional, and strongly believe in God! I also believe in Freedom! And I would NEVER tell someone else what to do or not to do!! That infuriates me! To stop people from doing as they wish is all about control!!! Suppression Oppression BS 🤬
We used to get things for our hard work, I'm 42 and I feel like I was better off 20 years ago
@@bongwelll that makes sense! When I was young there was a reward for hard work and I completely support that! But what pisses me off is that in the work industry, now my only reward is More Work! More hours! Vacation is not available hardly ever! You and I are in the same age range. And my supervisors even tell me. They say “you been so good that we want to offer you the overtime over the new guys”. And I say “ how bout you give me some time off. I’ve only been ten years, always on time, and I never call off “. They say, “we will fight for you to get vacation”. And I say “fighting for me is not necessary just give me the damn time off I’ve been here ten years I should get vacation easily. No fighting needs to be done”. THATS BULLSHIT and I’m ANGRY 😡
Rip Bozo, get on with it snowflake
@@bongwelll i agree. I'm 40. I make almost 2.5 times what I did when I was 25, but am seemingly rowing the same boat.
I also feel like celebrities are so young and they made us feel like if you are 17 and not a millionaire then you are a loser
That’s definitely a part of it Billie made me depressed for a while
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
As a millenial, I just wish millenials and gen Z kids would stop taking jabs at one another. It's not productive and only serves to divide us further; we need to be united in order to fight for these massive causes effectively (climate change included).
My message to both generations: Stop bickering! Stop calling eachother "immature" or "mid", it's a waste of time. We have bigger things to accomplish.
Elder millennial here, and totally agree. When I was a kid in the 80s, it was made abundantly clear to me that adults thought kids weren't full people (they are, just with less experience) and would belittle our feelings and needs because what did we know? Now at 39, I can tell you that any adult that tells you they have it figured out and it's easier if you make all the right decisions is 1. probably rich and 2. absolutely full of shit either way. I'll never disrespect or belittle those who are younger than me. We all have something to bring to the table.
I'm in gen z, and I agree with you 100%. I think the overly dramatic bickering between generations about who is better or worse is stupid. And of all people, why millennials? You guys didn't even do anything wrong. Most millennials that I've met are pretty easy-going and cool. I'll never understand why some people in my own generation love to pick on millennials. It's quite embarrassing. Y'all already got enough childish bullying from gen xers and baby boomers.
As a gen z with an elder millennial mom, I wholeheartedly agree. I see millennials as the necessary stepping point in our ability to make change, without y'all we wouldn't be able to do nearly as much
Mid
As a Gen Z, I completely agree. Blame shifting and fighting with each other is never productive. Both generations want to make social and societal changes, but the world is resistant to change. We share common interests, so why are we divided when we can work together and support each other through the unique challenges our generations face? Change will never come if we are divided, but we have strength in numbers, and together we can make a difference
As a zoomer myself, I learnt not to care too much about what others may think.
Apathy can be a killer.
Yeah it's exhausting keeping up cause people change in a matter of minutes that gets chaotically confusing. It's like going into a bar full of drunks arguing over nothing haha
I wish I learned this high school.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
@@TheLastMillennials Why are the years 1994-1999 last millennials? I'm curious 🧐
@@TheLastMillennials Good points, though I thought Gen Y/Millennials ended at 1996, and Gen Z began at 1997. The year I was born.
It's so weird to think it will be ten years since I've graduated college and "joined" the work force. I had so much internalized shame for not landing on my feet right away. That led me to think that EVERY setback was my fault.
I stopped doing that when at 26 one of my friends killed herself and I got fired for taking the day off when she died.
As a gen Z, i agree with the sentiment that we have to be the change we want to see. But i really wanna emphasize the part that said we hardly have any real power. This means all the non-genZ'ers need to put it the work as we speak. We can't wait for genZ to be electable.
I'd say some ppl use us as almost a scapegoat for good causes. It puts the responsibility on us. Which than ads to our simmering burnouts
Generation Z/Zoomers
the generation born in the 2000s and 2010s, comprising primarily the children of the Gen X'ers and typically been raised with screens, smartphones and are the most tech savvy, very much influenced by vloggers and internet celebs. More info on playlist and Community post
Just be you have a voice, that doesn't mean it'll be heard. All of this activism is useless. It feels good psychologically
Gen z is a joke. Lazy cry babies.
i'm 22, and i have lost jobs twice in the span of two years. i got laid off because of the pandemic, and then again, because russia invaded ukraine. all my adult years have an f-ing nightmare so far, i don't understand how not to be burned out when no matter what you do, all your hard work gets destroyed by stuff absolutely beyond your control :/
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
I’m Gen X, and I’m burned out, too. Things just suck for our country right now. I can’t believe my daughters no longer have the rights we were born with- I’m so angry at our politicians and SCOTUS.
As a millennial who graduated in '07 to only to stare down the Great Recession, there is a deep sense of frustration when one works hard for a decade to get a degree and gather debt only to struggle. Although Zers aren't exactly in that situation, there is now a much darker and pessimistic outlook for civilization overall than when I was their age. Also, lots of what was available to us, from prom to graduation to dorm life to nightlife have been stripped away by COVID. Zers going to have to make up their own culture, connections, community, and traditions for this time. And even those might only be temporary and fleeting. Although that freedom is something that can be embraced, it's also very heavy because it is a lot of additional work on top of a job and adulting.
And yet we get blamed for “bad choices” that were advertised every day to us as good decisions. And any of the “good choices” would have been mocked when we had the opportunity. So even us who have worked so hard have been called lazy.
Elder Millennial here. It's awesome seeing gen z carry the torch that we were and are running, often better than we did. Proud of you folks.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
What are you running?
I’m gen z and I have so many future ambitions but just feel too exhausted and burnt out to feel excited about them anymore
Mind you I'm from the millennial generation, but personally full time remote has been so much more freeing for me. Being in a crowded office full of people always made me exhausted, on top of the commute to and from work. Working from home now, I am still making friends with my coworkers, I just do it via video chat. When we did meet in person, it was like we already knew each other. Perhaps it is just a difference in my internal make-up to others, but full time remote has been an ideal scenario for me personally.
I think every generation has burn out when they finally realize how the world works & that teenage idealism dies. The question is always how to get past it.
The difference with this generation is 1) they’re online & more visible so it’s both more obvious & infectious
2) they’re more politically minded. That adds stress (is the world ending due to climate change? If so what’s the point) & a point that feels like failure since it isn’t that easy to make political change.
3) the pressure of influencers, “that girl” & others who allegedly have all their $h!£ together which adds internal pressure & feelings of failure.
So yeah. That’s a lot of pressure. & why they have burn out so young.
Motherfucking Right
Explained in a very good and detailed way. This is what young people should be careful for.
That's not what Burnout is. Burnout occurs because of over-exertion, not because of some "time to grow up" reality check.
Yup
What is teenage idealism?
I'm 17 and my expectation is to be totally broke
Greedy Boomers' overreach is stressing everyone out. 80-year-old politicians with a death grip on Social Security, healthcare, human rights, and economics, who line their pockets while everyone else scrambles to figure out how to live in the decimated world they've created. Everyone is burnt out. I admire Gen Zers. They are so intelligent and so aware of what matters - mental health and making time to enjoy the little things in life.
It's nice to see younger generation take more action towards change than previous ones that had to settle with what was handed to them. I'm a millennial and I constantly feel cheated out of my adult life.
Don't get twisted, every generation puts in some work. The reason Gen Z can be non-binary/trans/he/she/them pronouns was b/c the baby boomers fighting in stonewall, Gen X with the AIDS epidemic, millennials voting in large #'s to put progressives in the White House. No generation lives in a utopia.
We're from the same generation and it's terrifying that so many of you believe you are good people. It's beyond repulsive. How are you making change? Seems Worldwide systems are being broken to create one order. Are you that vain, dense and oblivious?
Bozo
@@mxsthxted that's a bit mean...
Clicking a button and making a social media post isnt "action"
Im 26, and I love my jobs. I’m a private investigator and a security consultant for a large yachting corporation, and when I’m not doing that I make music in my home studio and release it to my 15k fans on instagram, I collect and shoot firearms and go hiking, And when I’m not doing any of that I’m sailing on my live aboard yacht. Honestly I’m lucky to have a fantastic life, that I worked hard for, and I love every day.
proud and happy for you
I already suffered from BPD, anxiety and depression upon graduating in May of 2020, which is exactly when the pandemic hit the US. I wasn’t able to find a job for an entire year and I was literally struggling to make ends meet every single month (at 24). I have realized that the best thing to do in order to preserve my mental health is simply to obliviate that entire year that I spent in limbo and constant anxiety about financial matters and my future. Just remembering it is a huge trigger for me.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
@@TheLastMillennials I was born in 1996.
@@martinenyx-filmstuff305 Generation Y/Millennials
the generation born in the 1980s and 1990s, comprising primarily the children of the baby boomers and typically perceived as increasingly familiar with digital and electronic technology. 83.1 million people or more than a quarter of the U.S. population, can be considered Millennials by most definitions. The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. More info on my playlists and Community post
Not even kidding, but not living in the US, I can still get burnout from those politics. Add to that Russia's invasion in Ukraine and talking about nuclear war, China threatening to take Taiwan, climate change sending heatwaves burning through Europe and North America right now, the fact that I can't find a job after six years of university feels like the least of my problems, despite being what I really need now.
Taiwan IS China. China doesn't need to "take it" but I understand your overall point regarding that issue.
@@angelxxsin Taiwan considers itself and is considered independent by most nations in the world. China acknowledges that Taiwan is not under their control, but they fully intent to reclaim the island. So Taiwan is Taiwan.
@@Spicie95 I don't need you to pontificate to me. I understand way more about it than you think. The fact that you say Taiwan is "considered independent by most nations in the world" betrays that you know nothing about the matter except for whatever talking points are circulating around liberal anti-China twitter type circles, so spare yourself the embarrasment of parroting that bullshit.
Do you live in Taiwan? It sounds like you are just repeating what the media fear mongers at you.
@@nadias6435 For you to judge my media consumption, you would have to know which country I live in and what outlets I am mostly likely to be exposed to. "The media" is not an internationally universal concept where everyone hears the same or have the same conspiratorial fear that they are being lied to.
I just don't want this to turn into a pissing contest. I mean I get it boomers suck but they got sent to Vietnam out of high-school and watched their friends die. Lost their brothers, and husband's. Fought for the right for gay people to marry. Millenials were the first ones in school during a school shooting, followed by 911, and a recession, plus war in Iraq. So I empathize but it's not worst for anyone. I dislike the culture of the trauma Olympics that has taken hold. I even see it in friend groups. It's not a competition and maybe it's just hard being a human. About to seem like a hypocrite here but got to say no one's doing think pieces on the teenagers of Sudan having burnout. The fact we have these problems in general is a privilege.
Totally agree. Whatever happened to understanding and empathy? Every generation has its challenges and faults. Vilifiying one generation and idealising another is unrealistic and unfair. The cycle repeats itself and we are intrinsically the same as humans. Chances of dialogue and coexistence are better with others if we focus on similarities between generations than differences.
@@B4466 agreed! Everyone says they want change but we're going to have to interact with people that are different from us to do that. Playing victim and pointing fingers does nothing, and distracts from the bigger picture. ( which imo is class warfare)
I agree that all of us need to be wary of painting negative pictures of an entire generation (millennial here). I think the biggest frustration with boomers though is that they fail to see how their struggles are similar to ours (the examples you mentioned), but that we're also dealing with some issues they didn't - like college debt and less affordable housing. Similar emotional trauma, but also very different economy. For example, my grandpa made about 80k in the 80s and that translates to about 200k today, which is a pipe dream for most people.Empathy goes a long way though because we could all have conversations about those similarities and differences, instead of just insulting the other person for whatever reason.
@@onemouthymerc I agree but it goes both ways. I don't see many people empathizing with the boomers for being sent to war against their will. Vietnam was horrific. They definitely had it easier financially and a lot of them pride themselves on pulling themselves up by their boot straps, so anything that threatens their idea of themselves as tough hardworking self made etc is dismissed. We all seem incapable of showing grace and empathy for other generations.
@@onemouthymerc I'll add for many Millenials and Gen z our identity is wrapped up in our victimhood and having it worst than other people. So just like boomers identity as self made gets threatened with reality, younger generations identity as victim gets threatened when boomers push back.
In the age of the internet\social media where everything is fast and quickly moving in and out with reporting a lot of stuff, it can quickly become tiring. Just my two cents I don't know.
Yeah, I at least partly blame the onslaught of information and news that never stops. There are too many problems in the world and we feel like we have to actively care about all of them. That isn't something humans can do.
It's like drinking from a fire hose and wondering why your mouth hurts.
I mean you don’t just have a pandemic for two years and go back to being a normal person.
We’ve been traumatized and no one wants to have an honest conversation about what the pandemic stole from us, especially those of us in school.
You're right. I felt like my life was on track until the pandemic started. I miss 2019. My social life and mental health improved a lot and then tanked, and now I feel completely hopeless about my, my siblings', and the world's future.
exactly this, things were bad before but damn the pandemic made things worse...
Same here. Things were going great for me and I was seriously on track and then for the past two years I feel in a complete standstill. Sometimes I can’t even get out of bed.
@@mynameisreallycool1 same, I transferred colleges and that fresh start felt amazing. Until the pandemic hit. I am so disillusioned every time I am reminded of this situation
@@mcd4370 Same thing happened to me. I finally transferred to my dream school. Things were finally starting to work out. Then the pandemic hit and I've been struggling to get out of the gutter ever since.
So Gen Z finally seeing why Gen Y has been so depressed this entire time. Good luck yall. We'll try to fix what we can while we're in charge. Do the same for our children please. Thanks.
I think Gen Z is more depressed tbh (maybe it's the social media 24/7 instead of playing outside?). Millennials were not shooting up their school's every other month. They have school shooting drills now as well as fire drills by me.
@@sib9769 got a point there, i am at the end cusp of millenials, i had great childhood off - videogames and phones 🙌 i fear for our unborn children sometimes
I know of millennials! Boomers are my parents. I’m gen X! And I just learned about gen Z! But who is gen Y?
@@gbear2253 Gen Y and Millennials are the same, just alternate names. So after Boomers it technically goes: GenX, GenY, GenZ.
@@yogallurelife5938 nice!!!! Thank You 🙂
Gen Z did not pioneer this???? The millennials did!!! Gen Z has been watching Millennials hustle on social media and quit their jobs and start working for themselves for the past 12 years. Millennials created this Gen Z is just pushing it forward.
Millennials created what? The great resignation? Or something else?
98 baby here, and yeah...I feel depressed af. Like is life really just working paycheck to paycheck for eternity? I have a B.S. in Biology, and am still working paycheck to paycheck. Am I supposed to go in more debt, for a better job....? Is the point of life just to work??
I just turned 30 and i finally hit a wall i knew was coming but had no idea when it’d happen. I feel like i can hardly do the bare minimum of survival, let alone learn and thrive
imagine spending your youth in the middle of a pandemic, studying at home, while being in the midst of a global recession. yeah, that's gen z for you.
yeah the pandemic was the biggest bullshit ever
Imagine being drafted at the age of 19-20 years old to go fight in a war where your chances of survival are slim and imagine being shot at and arrested for protesting that war. Yeah, that's baby boomers for you.
@@tigerstone422 ah gen z people have no rights to complain because baby boomers had it worse than them
when you all wanted to do is to meet new people and have fun and go outside
@@tigerstone422 oh thats slowly coming back old man
As a historian whats going on now is pretty bad and shows signs of a stratified society beclmimg more unequal
We will regress to pre 1800s economics where most peiple starve
I hold onto the hope that things will change soon. It's a sheer numbers game, as Boomers finally start retiring and Millennials and more Gen Zers step into workforce and take on leadership roles. As a Millennial, I look forward to tag teaming the race to fix the world with Gen Z, "we'll set 'em up, you knock 'em down" style.
What’s the plan then?
I try to hold onto this hope too. I think it’s overall a positive thing that people are getting more and more fed up with certain things in society. Eventually, things will collapse (they kind of already are) but in time we’ll be able to rebuild things in a better order. Idk how or when it will happen, but I am trying to hold onto hope that the situation will improve.
As a recent college graduate whose been transitioning from the “full-time student life” to “full-time worker life” as one of the comments above stated, I feel like almost nobody talks about how truly of an isolating experience it can be. It’s like you’re always in this strange, limbo state of mind, and you sometimes feel so hopeless trying to get out of that funk. It was really hard for me to come to terms with my loss of identity as a student, because school is all I ever really knew and did before graduating and eventually going to work in corporate America. While it’s really sad, I do feel less lonely after reading similar comments.
I’m 15. 16 in december. I remember when the pandemic started around in march i was 13 and a bit. The pandemic has taken so much time out of my teen years.
I turned 17 recently, I understand you so much.
As a millenial I will always support Gen-Zs. I have many of them in my family, and I want them all to thrive. We all need to unite to change the world.
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
The take:
"Gen Z are burned out cause the world is buring"
Also the take:
"Put that phone down and exersice"
I'll say this much: at age 33, I run into a LOT of Gen Z kids who are SHARP AS TACKS. They're smart, informed and capable. But then they'll also do or say something baffling or silly, reminding me of just how young they are. But hey, that's just being young. They'll learn with more experience.
My hopes for the future look better knowing my fellow Millenials and Gen Z collectively have such drive to survive and make sure that those around them are doing okay. For all our faults, I get the feeling we won't follow in the steps of the hateful and greedy dinosaurs that came before us.
Millennials are in the 40's now too. So the agism no longer works. Trying to be young with the z's, huh? lol Also, that's what they all say. I see so many Millennials who are Trump supporters and organizers. Not to mention Zimmerman, Roof, Proud Boys, most of the racists cops are Millennials. Doesn't get much worse than that.
I'm a wrinkling Millennial and I like almost all of these ideas - except two things in particular:
- Becoming a social media star being the fourth most popular career aspiration and this being somehow "viable". Nah, just being rich and famous isn't a great thing to pursue. Trying to turn your personality into a product you can sell doesn't sound great for mental health. It's along the lines of wanting to win the lottery.
- After telling us to unplug so that we can form real connections, this video ends with "With the click of a button, you can start a movement." No. With the click of a button, you can _pretend_ that you're starting a movement. Like magically becoming a social media star, this is trying to sell the idea that you can accomplish amazing things with no effort. If you want others to take you seriously, you'll have to take yourself seriously and actually try. Clicking a button will inspire no one. Have you ever changed your mind about something because you saw that people signed an online petition?
Agreed . Everyone wanting to become a social media star is horrible. If we alll famous who’s famous ? We can’t all be social media stars then how becomes , the viewers ?
The younger millennials were arguably the last generation to have an internet-free childhood. The generation's size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers. Born after the year 2000 is considered part of iGeneration (aka Generation Z/FORTNITE KIDS). It is so-called due to the technology that existed during the time of their births: iPhone, iPod, iPad, iTunes, Wii, etc, and the way that they are used: individualized. Zoomers! tiktokers, QuaranTEENs, Omegle kids, fortnite kids, tide pod babies, jake paulers, logan paul kids and streamer twitch kids are those born between 2001-2009 and beyond. They all grew up on the same stuff. They all grew up on the same stuff. You're a zoomer More info on my playlist and community post
Wish I could like this comment more than once. Spot on.
this
They don't have the option of being delusional about adult life. They have 24/7 access to the reality that their adult life is going to be a constant rat race of just keeping their heads above water.
"nothing is changing" I think it's because most of the protests and outrage doesn't have good solutions. Many of the issues are pointed immediately to "systemic racism" instead of looking at the data. For example, unequal wealth is a direct reflection from k-12 education stats. Instead of addressing that there are protests with no solutions that can be reasonably implemented. It's a lot of emotion and not enough reason.
Exactly!!
They don't have solutions to begin with.
The loudest activists are often the youth, and I think people often ascribe that to teens being more idealistic and naive. While there is some truth to that, I think many millennials and gen X agree with gen Z We're just defeated and burnt out. We've already realized the government doesn't listen to us.
Message to gen Z: some day, the next generation will reach age 17 or so, and they'll start telling you that they are the best social justice advocates. They will shame you for not doing enough. Don't bother trying to argue with them. Just cheer them on. Someone's got to fight.
Generation Z/Zoomers
the generation born in the 2000s and 2010s, comprising primarily the children of the Gen X'ers and typically been raised with screens, smartphones and are the most tech savvy, very much influenced by vloggers and internet celebs. More info on playlist and Community post
I'm a millennial, activism is nothing more than a trend. All talk and no action. If you want to solve problems, do it yourself.
I worked with a bunch of zoomers at a temp thing early in the pandemic. I ended up talking to them alot and they seemed so tense and anxious about the future. I mean so was I but distinctly remember not being that bad until after college and these guys were at it at age 17 and 18. Feels sorry for the zoomers man. Good news is if you burnout in your early 20s it's easier to pick up the pieces. Have your breakdown while your still eligible for your parents insurance if you can.
I'm an elder millennial and I've been burnt out since 2001, the year I graduated high school. My heart goes out to Gen Z because they should be out partying and making mistakes to learn life lessons from, not having to lead the charge of a revolution.
I'm a millennial and from the time we could brush our own teeth we were constantly told how spoiled and lazy we were, and how easy we had it - and we agreed. Only to realise, well into adulthood, that those boomers is the generation who actually got it all. "21 and a homeowner" is fiction today. Also, it's kind of ironic that we were called snowflakes but somehow gen Z are celebrated for the same - this really shows the major difference, not between millennials and gen Zs, but between Boomers and gen X.
100% right
I think their greatest asset (their optimistic activism) is what is also the cause of their mental demise. Banging their heads against the walls of The Machine is giving them a proverbial headache. Progress is painfully slow. Sometimes we regress before regaining ground. Coming to terms with all of this along with realizing the realities of each individual's limited influence is tough.
Yeah, I feel like we millenials have adopted a way more ironic outlook on things after getting frustrated, as in we abide by "norms" we are against because we had to pay the bills, and the way we deal with that is by laughing between about the nonsense (I don't think we as a generation stopped fighting for stuff, but I kinda sense that feel overall).
It's kinda gen z saw that as cringe (which it is) and instinctively tried doing the other way (stay positive and serious), which tbh is a better thing, but way more stressful.
@@user-rl7hm7ix5n Yep. I've accepted that I've got to play the game while also advocating for changes to the rules. My bills need paid. My kids need fed. I need to access healthcare. And on and on. I feel badly for Gen Z for a number of reasons, and it's hard to watch them hurting so much. I think on the other side of their burnout are the realizations millennials and x-ers have already reached.
Society needs younger that have the energy to fiercely drive for more positive change. The rest of us need to support them rather than tear them down.
As a Gen Z, I feel like I've developed this hopefully-determined outlook on life as a way to adapt to overwhelming depression and burnout. I acknowledge that life can be really hard sometimes and that it seems like the odds aren’t always in our favor , but I refuse to let that tear me down or stop me. I’ve learned over the past 3 years to fight for a better future and to never lose hope. I respect millennials for paving the way for younger generations. If we work together, we’ll be unstoppable and we can create a better future.
It’s so heartbreaking because as a member of Gen z we were born onto a dying planet run by old white men who can barely stand on their own. We have to fight for everything yet still nothing changes. We are probably the most open minded and socially conscious generation and it’s terrifying that we might not make it past young adulthood. The impending doom of climate change feels like a looming cloud above our heads all the time. We protest and we fight but no one listens. We are so scared because it feels like no one is fighting for us. No one cares that our lives end prematurely due to the actions of the generations before us. The actions of the people in charge are the end of us. We are the generation that grew up with school shootings and coming up with escape plans for every class we had just in case we were the next child targets. We are the ones growing up in the midst of a climate crisis that no one seems to care about. We are the ones who are starting adulthood during a pandemic and having to live with our parents for who knows how long. We can’t afford rent, we don’t get enough pay, we can’t get jobs out of college, what do we even have? All these adults brought us into a dying world and we are expected to shut up, pull ourselves up by the bootstraps and deal with it??? Then people wonder why a lot of us don’t want to have kids because why would bring more humans onto a dying planet? Why would we bring more children into this world just for them to die? Adults love to make us seem like silly little children so they don’t have to look at themselves and ask why they don’t care like we do? Why don’t they protest like we do? Why aren’t they outraged? Why do they not care about human rights? These are basic concepts that we understand but somehow most older adults just care about themselves and the fact that they will be dead before climate change kills us all so why should they care? They have killed us
this is an amazingly written comment, and i couldn't agree more. most of our brains aren't even fully developed and yet in the face of all these existential threats that loom over us like clouds every waking moment of our lives, we're expected to just somehow keep our heads up and "deal with it" and "change the future" :(
Racist much ?
Man, has climate activism done a number on Gen Z. You're all really effed in the head.
@@angelxxsin It's weird to see the same climate fear mongering over and over in gen z, it's like they parrot each other all day long without stopping to think. I see more gen z doing "hauls" at Shein (human rights abuses), eating gross fast food (animal abuse and mass factory farming), and wasting their time on their phones (environmental destruction of the planet through limited resource metals mining). If gen z stopped to think how they are part of the problem maybe something would finally change. I guess complaining about "climate change" online is easier. Everyone wants to be an influencer but no one has any brains to actually be a leader.
@@nadias6435 Couldn't agree more.
If millennials and gen z were encouraged to actually be creative and make things, I think burnout would be less prevalent. As it is, we are raised to be consumers, not creators, so most of us slave away creating capital for other people.
In school, we were not encouraged to pursue skills that would actually make us productive members of society. We were taught how to be passive and obedient, and we were taught useless information so that we could regurgitate it back on a test so that our school system could maintain its funding.
Then, we were told to go to college so that we could get a good job. Instead, we went to college, wasted four years of our lives learning nothing, and graduated with massive amounts of debt and no job prospects.
Our entire education system is a HUGE SCAM. We spent 16 years in the school system, only to come out having learned nothing of consequence and scammed out of our time and money.
And then people wonder why gen z and millennials are depressed and unmotivated 🙄
I moved back to NY and I cry almost everyday because my understanding of capitalism is that someone is taking my surplus labor value while paying me the bare "exceptable" minimum (which is arbitrary) for the work I do and, because of inflation, the pay is not nearly adequate enough to cover my needs. If anyone reads this please understand something very important - inflation means you took a pay cut. Demand more from your employer. Ask for that raise.
I'm a burnedout 35 and every time I meet a Gen Z I feel that we understand each other and I feel very proud of how mature and aware of the world they are. Go Gen Z!
Wait, Gen Z is already paying bills?! * checks calendar in panic * * looks in mirror * * cries *
As a Millennial (28yo) I absolutely love what I'm seeing from Gen-Z in general, if anybody can peel back the Boomer shit we deal with in the work force, they can
People say " lazy" but everyone has moments needing to relax and not burn out. Everyone has mental health
I'm not a fan of these theories pitting generations against each other. Differences have more to do with historical and economical events. All generations since the baby boomers have had issues with work, burnout, long-term outlook. It's a political/economical/cultural problem rather than generational.
Exactly, Like the aggressiveness of older ppl in this comment section is astronomical.
Tell me more about groups, categories and definitions, bro
I was in a job that was destroying me phisicaly and emotionaly. I was always tired and feeling that nothing that i did was enought, so my friends and family gave me the courage to quit and search for something that wouldn't make me feel so burned out. Once i came to terms with it, i had a break down, i also study and live by myself, so i was always exhausted... what I am saying is, if you feel that it's wrong, don't push it, you have the right to feel good doing what you need.
I’m from Gen X and I can say after 35+ years in the workforce, I’ve never liked my job. I just work to survive. Always have, always will. I’m just waiting out the clock at this point and waiting for that sweet oblivion.
My Gen Z coworkers Saved my sanity this past week.
Long story as short as possible it is possible - my boss was having a few bad days and took those out on me. normally i would have (and have done) just take it because i desperately need my job
But my 3 fantastic GenZ coworkers talke me up and got me to stand up for myself up for myself. I don't know what's going to happen next but I'm glad I stuck up for myself
We shouldn't take abuse just because there older I support you
Burn out happens when you give more than you recieve, when you're trying so hard for nothing much
Hi. Older Gen Z here. I am 24 and still have no clue what I am doing or what I want. in 4 years I have had 6 different jobs and have moved properties 4 times. My mother and step dad currently live in Spain. They are semi retired and work and freelance writers. I am never going to have that. That will never be an option for me. I never went to university. at 19 I left college and jumped straight into my first job in a DIY store. And with the pandemic and now the cost of living crisis rearing their ugly heads being upwardly mobile and progressing to a place of financial stability in life is gonna be near impossible. And all the while I am trying to fit into the world as a queer, working class neurodivergent woman. I already feel like an alien within my own family and I struggle making new friends. Society is telling everyone to be one thing and to like these things and look like this and wear this clothing brand and listen to this musician and its super overwhelming. I have had some days where I just don't want to move or be around other people and I just want to turn off my brain and think of nothing. But the reality of the world is my head is so full of everything. The tiniest thing feels gigantic these days. One minor set back makes you feel like everything is falling apart. It's not fun. Yet I love the hope of this generation. We see what is wrong with the world. All the injustice and inequality and we are not afraid to use out voices and speak up. Look at people like Greta Thunberg, Olivia Rodrigo's speech at Glastonbury, and because she is similar age to me Malala Yousafzai. People who are not afraid to say what needs to be said. You could argue that Marcus Rashford is also a voice of this generation as he is the same age as me. We need to shine a spotlight on people like these and show the hope for the future and show that this generation isn't going down without a fight. We were born into a messed up world and told to fix it with no tools. We are building our own tools.
As someone less than a month from turning 18, working a basic, minimum wage job 4-5 hours a few days a week sucks, but I plan to embrace an 8 hour, 5-day a week job, at least in my late teens (but hopefully not early 20s). Work burnout is definitely real, but I wouldn't join the Anti-Work movement since I don't plan to work a 9-5 job for the rest of my life.
Part of being anti work is the realisation that absolutely no one should work a 9-5 for the rest of their lives, slaving away for the profit of the ultra rich while we get less and less, barely making enough to make ends meet. And yet, many people have to do exactly that, throw their live away spending most of their waken hours working in a job in which they have no say and no fundamental control over what happens, working in a super authoritarian structure called the work place. We say we care about democracy and yet we spend 8 hours a day in a tiny dictatorship.
Quit my job last year and I'm still burnt out doing nothing.
Gen Z are also the most burdened generation with so much uncertainty about their future and on top of that having to think about how climate change will affect the world when they are older.
They think so much about others, about the effects of their actions on everything and everyone, their responsibility towards the world and go out of their way to not hurt anyone. No wonder they are so burnt out. We millennials also seem to fo all this, but to me it doesn't seem very genuine and our 'wokeness' seems more surface level.
I can't wait for Gen Z to take up positions of responsibility/power even if it is going to take a few decades
I'm only 22 years old and I already feel old and tired. I just don't know how I'll handle it when I reach *actual* old age
It’s not just Gen Z who is burnt out, many millennials are as well
I can see this, since a lot of Gen Z kids have Gen X parents. Gen X is the first generation to get screwed by the Boomers, and we've been screwed more times than any other. It's not a competition- but it's worth recognizing that, as the next generation to retire, we don't have any actual retirements or future. The Boomers still refuse to leave the executive, high-paying positions, leaving us stuck in middle management. We're trapped between taking care of aging parents and young kids. We walked out of high school into the dot com crash and Y2K. Then out of college into the recession caused by 9/11 and the Iraq war. Then, when we finally thought we were getting our feet under us, the 2008 crash happened. Gen X is priced out of the housing market too- unless you were born at the beginning, closer to 1965. The Boomers also own all the stock and the rental homes they're using to fund their cushy retirements. Those of us that came of age in the 90s have been utterly fucked our entire lives- and our generation is too damn small for anyone to care or for us to have political power. We've been overshadowed by the Boomers since the day we were born- and we were mostly born to Boomer parents that left us to raise ourselves (hence "the latchkey generation") while they fixated on collecting toys and their various 1980s self-actualization projects. Gen Z sees to share our cynicism and the nihilism that comes from realizing our ideals are not reflected in the world around us. It sucks for all of us.
I'm a millennial, and in my view GenZ is a generation that cares deeply. I think the level of genuine empathy and regard for others has been increasing in every generation, but with that so does the level of powerlessness. There is something bleak in truly caring about others, about the planet, about what's best but feeling like you can do very little to change things. I have great admiration for genz, but I can't help but feel like they have it even worse than us millennials, and that's a dark thought to have.
I am a boomer! And I stand with gen zers when it comes to working. Work should not drain us. I’m so happy to see the new generation make plenty of money by having fun. Gen zers are tech savvy and can make more money in an hour than I do in a day!
dude, we've always been burnt out, we just hide it with dark humor, but now that we're working we don't have the time- and btw those memes about social change and justice over distance only came about, cause we don't care about life- we don't just accept death- we WELCOME it!
I mean, you may feel that way but actual burnout would leave you physically incapable of doing things.
Who the fuck is we?
@@strange144 ik there are only three types of gen z:
1) those who are rioting for what's right
2) those who a numb to the world and probably watching memes
and 3) those simping for serial killers and murders
@@vicentegeonix the majority of my generation- not all, just most
@@DemonWolfLov45 no, you don't speak for anyone but yourself, but i really like your comment.
Man when I entered into the workforce I was basically an absurdist. Typical Gen Z stuff, relativistic in most things and bouncing between extreme stoicism and unsustainable hedonism (not like in a debauchery way but like a "I just want to be happy" way)
Had to learn a lot. Had to learn how to love really.
can you elaborate what did you learn?
@tai how to touch reality. Build confidence till I knew I could know reality. Through that all the other relevant lessons can be obtained
The issue with gen z is too much distraction. They always want to do too much and achieve too much too fast. And patience is not one of their virtues.
especially with apps like tiktok our attention spans are very minimal.
True, I'm a zillennial.
right, this is me, a gen z, wanting to do so much in one go. now I'm back in square one
Just FYI, referencing Deloitte is not great. They're one of the big 4 firms that have been working internationally to offer "independent" (privatised) policies for governments to implement that tend to benefit their corporate interests
As a young millenial, I am right there with you.
Burnout happens when you realize your work is for nothing
Could be an age thing. People in their early 20's don't have as much energy as they used to have in their teenage years.
I had a had an emotional phone call with my mum the other day about this. I currently live in London, I have a first class honours degree and was students union president for two years. I got accepted onto masters courses at both Cambridge and UAL (uni of arts London) and I'm supposed to be starting at UAL in September.
But before I can start there, I need to get a new part-time job and I need to love house. And it's fucking impossible. Getting into Cambridge was worlds easier than finding somewhere to live, even when I'm looking above what my price limit realistically is whilst knowing the electricity bill and overall cost of living in the UK is only set to go higher. And I've been looking and applying for jobs since May, yet I'm currently a food server at IKEA. I was the director of a charitable organisation but from tomorrow I'm sofa hopping, it's insane. And what I caught myself saying to my mum was "what if I do all this for the next two years of my life to get this masters, and nothing changes? What if the masters doesn't do anything, and my whole life is struggling to find anywhere to rent whilst shoveling fries. And it'll never be because I didn't try or care enough or I wasn't good enough, it's because right now is an awful time to be 24"
I don’t want to be a Debbie downer but I do have that masters and well…
I’m burned out and I think I could bare it all if I had a life partner but that’s not in the cars right now so I must endure it alone which just makes everything feel harder even tho I heard that marriage shaves hears off a woman’s life. Take it easy y’all. Deep breaths. And off with her head!
I am an intern at a hospital in mexico, I work 90 hours a week, 36hrs shifts twice a week I am treated pourly, expected to study and do homework, as well as physical work, And i earn 100 dollars a month
Im confused…do gen z is pretty much saying what millennials have been saying but got called irresponsible, childish and sloppy. Now we are listening?! Good I guess, we’d have to at some point.
u walked so they could run.
It's almost like being emotionally charged but too young to have any actual experience isn't very effective at accomplishing anything
I remember a news story (from fox, go figure) going on about how Gen Z is full of good for nothings who refuse to respect god and authority, destroying businesses, refusing to work, etc. and I'm sitting there thinking "fuck yes, they were able to grow a backbone and protest the BS us millenials grew up with and couldn't fight back against" and I felt proud of them.
Keep fighting, Gen Z. Us millenials will help the best we can.