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"In fact, Gen Z might just be the most risk-averse generation on record. Fewer Gen Zers got a driver’s license, drank alcohol, or had sex as teenagers than their parents did. The same young adults now report skyrocketing rates of anxiety and other mental illnesses, with some estimates finding that as many as 1 in 5 18-to-24-year-olds have been diagnosed with depression. Timidity—not to mention self-conscious neuroticism—is increasingly the norm.

"An ongoing study from Montclair State University argues that some of this risk aversion is due to the current political climate—or perhaps young people’s perception of it. “Gen Z’s mental health has deteriorated due to a worldview that the society and environment around them are crumbling,” writes justice studies professor Gabriel Rubin. “Rights are being taken away, the Earth is burning, maniacs could kill you with a gun, and viruses could shut down society again.”"

See also, for counterpoint: https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2024/06/18/gen-z-thriving-entrepreneurship/

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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

"Risk averse" = broke as fuck

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 54 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Turns out "you have no future and the planet is dying" is kinda shit for morale.

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Skyrocketing rates of anxiety.

I WONDER WHY THE FUCK THAT IS?

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 days ago

Social media.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Gen Zedders" triggers the fuck out of me.

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 2 days ago

Oy mate. You 'right, then?

[–] Gemini24601@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Most people say “Zoomer/Zoomers” or just plain “Gen Z.” I thought you were talking about a hybrid generation at first!

[–] randon31415@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Driving cost money (remeber used cars selling for more than new?). They use to get drivers license to hang out (and have sex) with their friends. Now everything moved online.

Alcohol decreases where marajuana is legalized, a safer alternative.

Women saw the right to an abortion disappear- and more than half of gen Z men support it. That plus sex ed leads to low levels of sex.

But, no, it is because all of Gen Z is "Timid".

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As a millennial, fuck this article and all of those like it. Now they're going after Gen Z with their Pro-Boomer attacks. My generation got fucked but Gen Z and Gen α are getting it even worse, without even getting the childhood benefits that we had.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Boomers have stolen the futures from at least two generations, and if you include Gen X, that's three generations sacrificed on the altar of "Generation Me."

And all the while they've been gaslighting us and spreading their ignorant nonsensical arguments as though they understand anything about anything. It's beyond frustrating.

[–] s_s@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Boomers are not a collective hivemind, generations are divisions the rich use to dominate the working class.

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It does feel like an accusation, doesn't it?

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

Why did they get the black eye I gave them with my status quo?

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 34 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A bunch of them helped Trump get back in the WH. Not exactly risk-averse in my book.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd prefer the risky sex and drinking to trump any day of the week.

[–] CptEnder@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago

I feel like an old man at 37 being like back in my day we did coke and promiscuous sex and voted for Obama like a proper youth damnit!

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 153 points 4 days ago (22 children)

18-to-24-year-olds

Weird grouping with Gen Z being 3 years older than the max

But the way they use the computer and internet shows they aren’t risk adverse, just different risks

The anxiety is probably because like millennials, they’ve been told the world is ending their whole lives and instead of doing anything about it we’ve just made the middle class poor

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 45 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Don't forget the rapid fire misinformation they are addicted too. Manipulation is off the charts

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 38 points 4 days ago

People like Tate and Peterson have done immeasurable damage to Gen Z... Instagram was deeply damaging to women's mental health but the manosphere has done damage that will probably never be undone.

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[–] seth@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

I'm surprised only 1 in 5 is depressed. Oh, diagnosed, got it.

[–] greedytacothief@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago

Undiagnosed gang represent

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago

This isn't just Gen Z. Yes, it's happening to them, but it's also happening to the rest of us. It's impacting low to middle income folks the most, because we can't afford the rising costs of, well, everything.

Job security is also extremely hard to find these days, and Healthcare costs have been getting worse ever since Obama left office.

[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

Sorry, but if Europeans are going to spell it "Gen-Zed", then Americans get to spell it "Gen-Zee".

[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

So if you wanna know my personal story, I was given the feeling that even looking at a girl directly was sexual harassment, when I was 12 years old.

Now do 1+1 and figure out why Gen Z is "timid, self-conscious neurotic". And I say it again, human contact is essential for mental wellbeing, as humans are incredibly social creatures. Yes, contact without physical contact is not to be considered proper contact.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 46 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I hate these articles that try to paint entire generations of people with the same brush.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 34 points 4 days ago

I don't think any article about generations is doing that when they point out percentages vs other generations. Groups exist, generations are a thing. It's gonna be ok buddy.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 15 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think there are some things we need to learn about people that grew up on the unregulated internet. I normally hate generation generalizations but Millenials (at least us 80s kids) were the last people who got to grow up without the internet being omnipresent in our lives before we hit puberty.

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What age is it okay to walk a couple miles from your house these days?

[–] lousyd@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 days ago

18, with a license to do so

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I urge people to please read the article. When you read it properly, you can see that it mentions that Gen Z are emotionally risk averse but says nothing about their risk taking in other avenues like finance, entrepreneurship, career direction, etc.

In fact, the Forbes article clearly shows how Gen Z are taking more risks in entrepreneurship and work related activities.

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 10 points 3 days ago

"Careless mans careful daughter."

See parents be dumb sometimes leads kids to not want to be like them.

[–] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

I can attest to this. My kids and nieces/nephews are all reaching high school and they are so chill compared to my generation. They're not interested in booze, sex, drugs or being out all night. They're happy at home gaming together online or coding or something. It's good really, we were not risk averse enough

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (1 children)

People love to scapegoat the parents of the prior generation but I believe we're gonna find out the plastics or some other environmental toxin had a substantial impact and causal Relationship with this sort of thing.

[–] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

Yes, or it could be the incredibly obvious fact that it's a generation that grew up on media and technology that amplified fear and anger for profit and with corporate powers leveraging the most advanced technologies in the world to seek, compete for, gain, and hold attention as much as possible in almost every waking moment.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I dunno, I worked with a Gen Z aged dude that thought blowing his life savings on a down payment for a new Camaro was a sound investment because it was going to be the last ICE Camaro ever made.

I wanted to go into the points that a new car depreciates the second it leaves the lot, the cost of upkeep between now and the years it would take for the car to POSSIBLY gain value, but I knew they wouldn't listen.

Last time I spoke with him before he was fired he was trying to decide whether it was a better idea to ship his collection of Pokemon cards to California to get professionally graded or to take the trip himself.

Dude definitely took risks. He definitely had some NFTs in his portfolio.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

Every generation has dipshits man. I know broke Millennials who even now try to hold onto BMWs they can't afford to maintain or fuel, just for the clout

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

Well if that's true, I sure hope they don't become leaders in creative industries. There's already a lack of risk taking in favor of bland bullshit that tries to have mass appeal.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Sorry to say that from the Gen Z I know they're even more into big brands and "collabs". It's disheartening how much more deeply they've been sucked into the big corporate marketing machine.

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