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Millenial here, and I just don't understand why my generation is so pessimistic. Things are simply better than when we were children. Perhaps it's having immigr

Millenial here, and I just don't understand why my generation is so pessimistic. Things are simply better than when we were children. Perhaps it's having immigrants for parents, but my life just seems great compared to my parents and my aunts and uncles.

bartcobain 7y ago
LOL. Even this comment reflects part of the generation. Probably you are writing this from a first world country. The selfish gene makes people blind.
- tathougies 7y ago
  I am writing from a first world country but the news source cited(Bloomberg) is from a 1st world country too, so...
- zxcmx 7y ago
  The article makes the point that first world gen-z’s and millenials are less satisfied than those in the developing world.
- challenger22 7y ago
  Third world countries have been improving economically at a rapid pace. Look up "the elephant curve" for more info.
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NTDF9 7y ago
> Millenial here, and I just don't understand why my generation is so pessimistic. Things are simply better than when we were children. Perhaps it's having immigrants for parents, but my life just seems great compared to my parents and my aunts and uncles. Other countries (outside of NA and western EU) were in shambles until the soviet fell. There was a constant threat of proxy wars in third world countries, eastern EU etc. Until 80s-90s, US was the champion of intellectualism, innovation, trade, commerce etc. The wealth of that is what "good ol' day" is about. From 90s-2020, US became a society for the rich, ie. More debt, recessions, wars, higher inflation (that is not counted as inflation) etc. So yes, if you are from one of the countries in shambles in the 90s, your life is immeasurably better. But for anyone who just believed blindly in American exceptionalism and enslaved everything with debt, are seeing their kids suffering today
flipcoder 7y ago
Maybe it's just anecdotal, but I know too many people these days that are like this, very pessimistic nihilists who don't see that life is worth any effort or risk. I unfortunately have had friends whose general negative worldviews turned into clinical depression and suicidiality. It seems to me that worldview and mental health are related more than people like to admit.
sjapkee 7y ago
Because now people have time to think about how bad the world is. It was always like this, just now people have learned to notice it.

bartcobain 7y ago

LOL. Even this comment reflects part of the generation. Probably you are writing this from a first world country. The selfish gene makes people blind.

tathougies 7y ago
I am writing from a first world country but the news source cited(Bloomberg) is from a 1st world country too, so...
zxcmx 7y ago
The article makes the point that first world gen-z’s and millenials are less satisfied than those in the developing world.
challenger22 7y ago
Third world countries have been improving economically at a rapid pace. Look up "the elephant curve" for more info.

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NTDF9 7y ago

> Millenial here, and I just don't understand why my generation is so pessimistic. Things are simply better than when we were children. Perhaps it's having immigrants for parents, but my life just seems great compared to my parents and my aunts and uncles. Other countries (outside of NA and western EU) were in shambles until the soviet fell. There was a constant threat of proxy wars in third world countries, eastern EU etc. Until 80s-90s, US was the champion of intellectualism, innovation, trade, commerce etc. The wealth of that is what "good ol' day" is about. From 90s-2020, US became a society for the rich, ie. More debt, recessions, wars, higher inflation (that is not counted as inflation) etc. So yes, if you are from one of the countries in shambles in the 90s, your life is immeasurably better. But for anyone who just believed blindly in American exceptionalism and enslaved everything with debt, are seeing their kids suffering today

flipcoder 7y ago

Maybe it's just anecdotal, but I know too many people these days that are like this, very pessimistic nihilists who don't see that life is worth any effort or risk. I unfortunately have had friends whose general negative worldviews turned into clinical depression and suicidiality. It seems to me that worldview and mental health are related more than people like to admit.

sjapkee 7y ago

Because now people have time to think about how bad the world is. It was always like this, just now people have learned to notice it.