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Deeply Unhappy Gen Z and Millennials Cause U.S. to Drop in Global Happiness Ranking (gizmodo.com)

submitted 8 months ago by 1984@lemmy.today to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Who is actually surprised by this? I would be more surprised if young Americans felt it was a great place to live.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 61 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm a millenial who finds himself defending gen Z's attitudes all the time.

Oh they're not trying hard in school? No shit, the world is burning and getting worse.

Oh they aren't providing stellar customer service at their minimum wage job? No shit, they see how Gen X and millennials were lied to about working hard and moving up

Oh they're gambling like crazy? No shit, how else are they going to afford a home without betting big?

The Greatest Generation sold Boomers on the American Dream

Boomers used and abused it and sold Gen X a lie

Millennials were on board until they saw how Gen X was struggling

And Gen Z was born into the internet with access to information. NO SHIT they aren't buying it.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Oh they aren’t providing stellar customer service at their minimum wage job? No shit, they see how Gen X and millennials were lied to about working hard and moving up

Gen Xer here and I absolutely empathize with young people who don't give a shit about providing decent customer service at their job paying less than half a living wage.