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what do these young men have to look forward to in life? home ownership and having a family probably seem so financially out of reach that kids are not even tr

what do these young men have to look forward to in life? home ownership and having a family probably seem so financially out of reach that kids are not even trying.

missedthecue 5y ago
Even in countries with extremely generous family support from the government, the birth rate is low and slowing.
spideymans 5y ago
I'd suggest this represents the dividing line between Millennials and Generation Z. Millennials (at least those who graduated before the 2008 financial crisis) had legitimate aspirations of home ownership, starting a family, and achieving the typical American Dream milestones. Many of them have not given up those dreams, despite numerous setbacks. On the other hand, Generation Z never had those aspirations in the first place. They don't expect to ever own a home. They understand the nuclear family is financially unreachable. Life milestones after university graduation by and large do not exist for Gen Z kids.
- esarbe 5y ago
  Might be a good thing in the long run. The nuclear family was a stupid idea anyway, putting the necessity of income over the necessity of an (extended) family. Children are not supposed to be raised by a single pair of mother and father, that's not how humans have evolved to grow up. Humans have always been raised by the extended family and only in the last two-hundred years we've invented this crazy concept of a 'nuclear family'.
Mirioron 5y ago
Video games, movies, books, and other such entertainment. I genuinely believe that this is what they're looking forward to.
- shrimp_emoji 5y ago
  Toss programming in, and you've listed off about all of the best things humanity's ever offered to date.
  - courtf 5y ago
    Definitely a good list, but I'd add a few more that just aren't around as much anymore. Things like spear-hunting mega fauna, traveling with the great herds and just enjoying the endless bounty of nature. The world was once much wilder and more abundant with major species. Lions in Europe etc. But yeah, we had so much fun chasing those critters around, we drove a lot of them to extinction and now must satisfy ourselves with video games to sublimate some of our hunter-gatherers instincts.
    - prossercj 5y ago
      +1 for the phrase "spear-hunting mega fauna"

what do these young men have to look forward to in life? home ownership and having a family probably seem so financially out of reach that kids are not even trying.

missedthecue 5y ago

Even in countries with extremely generous family support from the government, the birth rate is low and slowing.

spideymans 5y ago

I'd suggest this represents the dividing line between Millennials and Generation Z. Millennials (at least those who graduated before the 2008 financial crisis) had legitimate aspirations of home ownership, starting a family, and achieving the typical American Dream milestones. Many of them have not given up those dreams, despite numerous setbacks. On the other hand, Generation Z never had those aspirations in the first place. They don't expect to ever own a home. They understand the nuclear family is financially unreachable. Life milestones after university graduation by and large do not exist for Gen Z kids.

esarbe 5y ago
Might be a good thing in the long run. The nuclear family was a stupid idea anyway, putting the necessity of income over the necessity of an (extended) family. Children are not supposed to be raised by a single pair of mother and father, that's not how humans have evolved to grow up. Humans have always been raised by the extended family and only in the last two-hundred years we've invented this crazy concept of a 'nuclear family'.

Mirioron 5y ago

Video games, movies, books, and other such entertainment. I genuinely believe that this is what they're looking forward to.

shrimp_emoji 5y ago
Toss programming in, and you've listed off about all of the best things humanity's ever offered to date.
- courtf 5y ago
  Definitely a good list, but I'd add a few more that just aren't around as much anymore. Things like spear-hunting mega fauna, traveling with the great herds and just enjoying the endless bounty of nature. The world was once much wilder and more abundant with major species. Lions in Europe etc. But yeah, we had so much fun chasing those critters around, we drove a lot of them to extinction and now must satisfy ourselves with video games to sublimate some of our hunter-gatherers instincts.
  - prossercj 5y ago
    +1 for the phrase "spear-hunting mega fauna"