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Eff it, Yolo, I’m not waiting to see how Gen Z actually shapes up to tag them. Where’s the fun in data-driven hindsight. I’m calling it early based on early markers and portents If Millennials are Premium Mediocre... Gen Z is gonna be Domestic Cozy Yeah you heard it here first
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Yeah yoir phrase needs more of the abnormally high levels of anxiety and depression from protection parenting making them fragile (no, really, see ’s latest book). Imagine someone swaddled in a blanket to fight their nervous breakdowns. Name that.
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I think that describes younger millennials more. Zs are too young to directly have processed stressors, but would have indirectly resonated with anxiety in X’er parents and Millennial siblings/uncles/aunts. The oldest Z’s were like 7 when recession hit, and 15 when Trump rose
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They’re young. Adolescent life stage effects are far stronger than generational effects rn. I expect it will in fact have hormesis effect and vaccinate them to adult stressors. Basically they’re getting their mental health priorities early.
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The stats, IIIRC, control for age. I hope you are correct, but the reactions seem to be coddling, not enduring. Eg trigger warnings and safe spaces. Both have an ideal version I like but are often overused to prevent the very hormetic experience necessary for growth.
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