I'm really worried about Gen Z

[paredler]

Economy is shit and maybe it's always been so, but Gen Z'ers are lucky they can rely on their families so they can prioritize their mental health and take care of themslves, but what happens once their families are gone? I'm afraid they will have no choice but re-enter the workforce and work ful time jobs in the shitty service sector. I wish they could somehow break free without their families, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

 

[aikou]

As part of Gen Z, this is what I fear the most.

 

[Proxar]

Yeah its hard, where i live our parents could afford a home in their 20-30s but with the economy in the country right now is pretty difficult to even found a rent that doesnt coust you the 85% of your income, and we are talking like a room, or a very tiny flat. As a Gen Z, my parents never cared that much about mental health, becouse that was a taboo thing back in their days and that bring me a very few mental illness. Altough since a few years its gaining more relevance (atleast in my family) and i love it, my relatives are going to the psyschol and its a win in my opinion.

 

[nux_walpurgis]

oh my gosh I have been thinking about this exact thing in the past few days. I have chronic anxiety meds are doing nothing for, and yeah, my parents could support me so I can live a life as stress free as possible, but when they are gone? When I will have to take over their never ending constracts and houses and land they own and manage myself? All this paperwork and beaurocracy and of course, getting a proper job if I haven't gotten one by then.

I almost considered killing myself when they die so I don't have to deal with this, but on the other hand I don't want to tie my life to theirs.

 

[KuriGohan&Kamehameha]

The elephant in the room is that there are way more people with illnesses than ever before, from physical disabilities, to mental illnesses, developmental disabilities like autism, etc. Yet despite the level of diagnoses surging, the support available is so bad, that many people are in situations akin to a house of cards waiting to fall if they're relying on family and don't have a means to provide for themselves in the future.

When I was growing up, I was the only autistic child in my area, that I know of. Now, the amount of autistic children and teenagers has skyrocketed, around the world. People say we are getting better at diagnosing autism now, so perhaps that's a part of it, but it's also undeniable that there are more people with support needs than in the past, and the world is not really set up in a proper way to help these individuals once they reach adulthood.

It's obvious that mental health treatment is failing a lot of people, albeit helping some, and support services can be paltry or nonexistent. Not to mention all of the socioeconomic issues arising constantly, even in what we consider developed and rich countries. Combined, all of this is a recipie for disaster, if people don't have the means to provide for themselves and they lose family support.

As an autistic person and late gen Z myself, I think the demographic shift towards having an unhealthier, struggling population will cause a lot of problems in the future, as parents of our generation age to the point of being unable to support the young who can't function as well. Right now, this discrepancy isn't as apparent, but in time it's going to implode if my prediction as accurate. Some hikikomori in places like Japan will hide their relative's corpses to continue collecting their pensions, that's how grim the situation is for certain people.

Those of us who are apart of this generation often get blamed for not being resilient enough, but let's be real, it is the fault of our institutions for not prioritising these issues enough to properly fund research or roll out actually effective, altruistic social welfare programs to rehabilitate those who need it the most. Mutual aid is nonexistent in this era.

 

[ijustwishtodie]

Just gen Z? Honestly, with the way humanity is progressing, I'm scared for humanity overall... or at least I would be if I didn't support every sentient life going extinct

 

[NoPoint2Life]

oh my gosh I have been thinking about this exact thing in the past few days. I have chronic anxiety meds are doing nothing for, and yeah, my parents could support me so I can live a life as stress free as possible, but when they are gone? When I will have to take over their never ending constracts and houses and land they own and manage myself? All this paperwork and beaurocracy and of course, getting a proper job if I haven't gotten one by then.

I almost considered killing myself when they die so I don't have to deal with this, but on the other hand I don't want to tie my life to theirs.

I think about what you said too. I am 44 and you would think at this point I would be prepared if something happened to my parents, but I would have absolutely no clue where start or how to take care of a house and all the inevitable paperwork.

I think when I first had suicidal ideation, I thought only about CTB after my parents were gone. But the last few years have been rough and I went so far as to try some stupid ways because I don't want to deal with any of this.

Are you an only child? I am.

 

[nux_walpurgis]

I think about what you said too. I am 44 and you would think at this point I would be prepared if something happened to my parents, but I would have absolutely no clue where start or how to take care of a house and all the inevitable paperwork.

I think when I first had suicidal ideation, I thought only about CTB after my parents were gone. But the last few years have been rough and I went so far as to try some stupid ways because I don't want to deal with any of this.

Are you an only child? I am.

Not an only child, but I am the oldest. I can imagine being an only child is making things way harder . I wish you strength

 

[Angst Filled Fuck Up]

Well it's basically all rooted in our financial system which dictates that you must now get a very well-paying job or be fucked forever. This process has undergone an acceleration since the covid-era, whereby it's now more obvious than ever. If you figure inflation's up by 40% or more since the year 2010, then that changes the nature of the game. You're just not getting ahead by working in the way you used to because wages simply have not kept up.

People can rag on Gen Z but this isn't their fault. I totally understand their unwillingness to work based on the above alone. People forget (or don't know) that it was entirely possible to support a family of four back in the seventies on a very average job. Compare that to now where you need a double income just to keep a roof over your head and kids are unaffordable even for people in fairly strong positions. It's just not worth playing the game, for most.