Comment on Millions of Gen Zers are jobless—and unemployment is mainly affecting men
bear@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
Given the current conditions and outlook in the US for young men, I’m not surprised that pessimism and depression are high. This correlates with suicide too.
RedditIsALostCause@lemmy.world 5 days ago
As a Gen-Z young man in the US with both a B.S. and graduate/professional degree who is unemployed — I can corroborate. I usually ponder suicide and the point of it all at least once a week while applying to jobs and being a leach off my parents for financial support. Love em for that though. If I didn’t have their emotional and financial support, I’d probably just go ahead and take that long nap lol.
Superorbit@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
I’d think twice about taking a “long nap”. You’re gonna have to take it eventually, so there’s no real need to hurry it. In the meantime you might find something you really like that you would have otherwise missed if you had taken the nap early.
RedditIsALostCause@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Can’t poke holes in your logic there. It just feels like every day is mediocre and the world isn’t exactly conducive to positive change, whether on a large scale or smaller, personal scale.
Feels like proper in-person socialization has been obliterated in favor of Discord, TikTok, Insta, Reddit and of course, work, sleep, family. The internet used to be fun and interesting imo, when life sucked, it was an escape. Now it’s just anger, engagement bait, ads, bots, scams, etc., all centralized to a few shitty platforms.
I won’t be takin’ the long nap anytime soon unless something catastrophic happens lol, but damn it’d be nice to literally hibernate through this shit the world seems to be going through because I certainly seem entirely powerless to change it or myself for the better.
Superorbit@lemmy.ca 5 days ago
I can’t really poke holes in your logic either lol. All I can say is that you might benefit from carving out your own corner of the world. Maybe pick up a hobby and/or find a niche corner of the internet. Either way gl with the job hunt and all that.