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> From slow WiFi to broken phone screens to zero “likes” on social media, everyday stressors are causing young adults to have struggles falling asleep 138 night

> From slow WiFi to broken phone screens to zero “likes” on social media, everyday stressors are causing young adults to have struggles falling asleep 138 nights each year, researchers say. I'm sorry, but I'm not reading past that lead. Even if the main story text goes past that, this attitude of belittlement shows how little respect the author shows towards me, the 1% percent of people that click past the headline. Not global warming? Not the "bullshit jobs" crisis? Not the academic crisis of worthless degrees? No, it must be the fact that my Instagram posts only get 13 likes. Thanks, but no thanks.

sigi45 8y ago
Don't worry I worry about climate change and apparently others also factor it in when thinking about parenthood. Bullshit job is also quite high on my list. Right now I'm thinking of quitting as soon as I have enough money for normal living as it just feels easier to escape all of that while not escaping it. I also have the feeling that the zeitgeist in movies and TV shows also reflect more fundamental worries like why? How? What? Live.
syntaxing 8y ago
And not the fact getting really sick can bankrupt me or the fact I want to buy a house before I'm 35 but seems impossible in the circle of debt that we get before we're even 21?! Most Millennials are almost 30...slow WiFi or social media is the least of our worries.
- ThePadawan 8y ago
  I have to admit that living in Europe, the only worry I share with you is the real estate prices. I recently tried to read a book about depression in Millennials and common treatment options, but had to put it down when it became apparent that I shared none of the very basic fears. I am much more impacted by the (in my mind) really strong lack of drive to achieve anything my generation is experiencing. Amongst my age group, I know basically two groups - those that have their 2 kids, dog and mortgage to pay off forever, or those actually trying to find some purpose in their work. IMO, there is a real lack of a healthy middle ground.
  - onlydeadheroes 8y ago
    "purpose in their work" is something HR tells you to pay you less. You were not supposed to take it as a goal.
    - ThePadawan 8y ago
      So all doctors, nurses, therapists, councilors, teachers, etc. just missed the bus on becoming accountants? They could earn a lot more that way, you're right. /s.
      - onlydeadheroes 8y ago
        Good examples as several of those (nurses, teachers) are quite underpaid in many countries. Seems to me quite a bit reductive that your purpose can even be described by a profession, let alone embracing that description.
- xiphias2 8y ago
  Also the huge debt people are forced into is because of extra low interest rates set by the central banks. The last similar situation was 100 years ago.
- onlydeadheroes 8y ago
  As someone a bit older, allow me to offer some perspective: The economic "deal" on offer to millennials is absolute shit, could probably be outright described as a scam for those that actually participate in the economy. But then you went and turned the political left into something about genitals and skin colour... And not economic justice. This means, in very practical terms, your generation is done for. If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. But even that is a pie in the sky because these kind of concerns are now unfashionable...
  - veryworried 8y ago
    > If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. Sooo... become a conservative?
Chestofdraw 8y ago
If you read a little further the reason for the study not mentioning serious causes of stress becomes apparent - >the survey of 2,000 American millennials, commissioned by CBD oil company It's basically an ad for CBD. "Take this to stop worrying about instagram likes and traffic jams." might shift some units but "Take this to stop giving a shit about climate change." probably wouldn't sit well with the target market.
- ipunchghosts 8y ago
  I quit reading after I saw who paid for the study.
gabbygab 8y ago
Thank you. My sentiments exactly. Did they interview 12 year olds or actual millenials in the 20s or 30s? This study and article seems so amateurish and intended for clicks and agenda that I can't take either seriously. Really "likes", "slow wifi", etc? It's almost like they are pushing the same false caricature of millenials or young people that the media constantly pushes. I'd say the stress of most millenials are the stress of most young adults throughout history. Pressures of family building ( marriage, buying a home, career ), terrible compute to work, retirement, taxes, existentialism, etc. These are the everyday stressors. The "career" that turned into a menial job, the mortgage, getting into an age where your older family members are getting sick and dying, worrying about retirement, etc. Also, being more away of politics and political shenanigans as you becom an adult and the neverending news cycle. Sadly, something that seems to get worse and worse as you age.
ConceptJunkie 8y ago
FYI, the word you're looking for is "lede". THe clickbait lede is terrible and I'm with you: I'll punt on this article.
- grzm 8y ago
  lede is an intentional editorial misspelling of lead used in page markup. lead is perfectly correct usage.

sigi45 8y ago

Don't worry I worry about climate change and apparently others also factor it in when thinking about parenthood. Bullshit job is also quite high on my list. Right now I'm thinking of quitting as soon as I have enough money for normal living as it just feels easier to escape all of that while not escaping it. I also have the feeling that the zeitgeist in movies and TV shows also reflect more fundamental worries like why? How? What? Live.

syntaxing 8y ago

And not the fact getting really sick can bankrupt me or the fact I want to buy a house before I'm 35 but seems impossible in the circle of debt that we get before we're even 21?! Most Millennials are almost 30...slow WiFi or social media is the least of our worries.

ThePadawan 8y ago
I have to admit that living in Europe, the only worry I share with you is the real estate prices. I recently tried to read a book about depression in Millennials and common treatment options, but had to put it down when it became apparent that I shared none of the very basic fears. I am much more impacted by the (in my mind) really strong lack of drive to achieve anything my generation is experiencing. Amongst my age group, I know basically two groups - those that have their 2 kids, dog and mortgage to pay off forever, or those actually trying to find some purpose in their work. IMO, there is a real lack of a healthy middle ground.
- onlydeadheroes 8y ago
  "purpose in their work" is something HR tells you to pay you less. You were not supposed to take it as a goal.
  - ThePadawan 8y ago
    So all doctors, nurses, therapists, councilors, teachers, etc. just missed the bus on becoming accountants? They could earn a lot more that way, you're right. /s.
    - onlydeadheroes 8y ago
      Good examples as several of those (nurses, teachers) are quite underpaid in many countries. Seems to me quite a bit reductive that your purpose can even be described by a profession, let alone embracing that description.
xiphias2 8y ago
Also the huge debt people are forced into is because of extra low interest rates set by the central banks. The last similar situation was 100 years ago.
onlydeadheroes 8y ago
As someone a bit older, allow me to offer some perspective: The economic "deal" on offer to millennials is absolute shit, could probably be outright described as a scam for those that actually participate in the economy. But then you went and turned the political left into something about genitals and skin colour... And not economic justice. This means, in very practical terms, your generation is done for. If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. But even that is a pie in the sky because these kind of concerns are now unfashionable...
- veryworried 8y ago
  > If you wise up and politically focus on how you are getting fucked, with luck you might be of some assistance to the generation of your children. Sooo... become a conservative?

Chestofdraw 8y ago

If you read a little further the reason for the study not mentioning serious causes of stress becomes apparent - >the survey of 2,000 American millennials, commissioned by CBD oil company It's basically an ad for CBD. "Take this to stop worrying about instagram likes and traffic jams." might shift some units but "Take this to stop giving a shit about climate change." probably wouldn't sit well with the target market.

ipunchghosts 8y ago
I quit reading after I saw who paid for the study.

gabbygab 8y ago

Thank you. My sentiments exactly. Did they interview 12 year olds or actual millenials in the 20s or 30s? This study and article seems so amateurish and intended for clicks and agenda that I can't take either seriously. Really "likes", "slow wifi", etc? It's almost like they are pushing the same false caricature of millenials or young people that the media constantly pushes. I'd say the stress of most millenials are the stress of most young adults throughout history. Pressures of family building ( marriage, buying a home, career ), terrible compute to work, retirement, taxes, existentialism, etc. These are the everyday stressors. The "career" that turned into a menial job, the mortgage, getting into an age where your older family members are getting sick and dying, worrying about retirement, etc. Also, being more away of politics and political shenanigans as you becom an adult and the neverending news cycle. Sadly, something that seems to get worse and worse as you age.

ConceptJunkie 8y ago

FYI, the word you're looking for is "lede". THe clickbait lede is terrible and I'm with you: I'll punt on this article.

grzm 8y ago
lede is an intentional editorial misspelling of lead used in page markup. lead is perfectly correct usage.