But remember! Our problem is that we checks notes 'just don't want to work anymore'
this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2023
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You could always just ask for a raise, or get a higher paying job, or get an extra job, or work longer hours, right? /s
What, you don't wake up at 5 AM, do gym, meditation, networking until 6 and then start hustling? You're such a loser and I will laugh at you from my Lambo full of smoking hot models. /s
And still we are called "Lazy"
Crazy how that work's huh. My parents had their own home, on a mortgage of course, but still, in their late 20's. Today, a bank would laugh me out of the building, I have good credit, I have savings, but I don't make enough money, and I don't have enough rental history...
completely unrelated.
I’m not discounting economic issues as a piece of this puzzle, but we also have solid research that social media is wreaking havoc on the mental health of everyone. Young people in particular. That’s also a big piece of the puzzle. Imagine how many problems would be solved if young people weren’t allowed on social media until age 18. Shit, imagine how much better the world would be if social media just didn’t exist.
I'd argue that social media isn't inherently bad. It's social media that promotes instant gratification that is bad. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok - their purpose is to make you consume more content, quicker, so they can harvest data on your likes and dislikes and stop you from thinking too hard, which makes you less likely to spend money. Social media should be about letting people talk to each other, not about glorification of celebrities.
And the former purpose is beneficial for youth, while the latter makes youths into victims.
Also just the general seperation of people. We are social creatures. We need to form bonds with other, but thanks to nuclear families, and work from home, and the loss of so many other social functions, we are losing those bonds. Thats extremely hard on mental health and resilience
Kids just need to get off their phones /s
Something I've noticed, any time I'm in a waiting room, I look around to see every boomer on their phone while all the younger people are staring off into space. Phone bad though.