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Is it because the world is more depressing? Inequality, injustice, war, climate change, lack of opportunity, loneliness, destruction of social systems by techn
by wewewedxfgdf 2mo ago
Is it because the world is more depressing?
Inequality, injustice, war, climate change, lack of opportunity, loneliness, destruction of social systems by technology, decay of community values and the promise of a worse not better future. Is it that this generation is less well off than its parents, that housing is no longer affordable, that the world is polluted, that nuclear war has returned as a possibility, that careers once valuable are commoditized by technology? Is that why or is it something else?
- talon8635 2mo agoGo read some books about the past lol, my god
- jkmcf 2mo agoNot upvoting because the comment is flippant, but pre-1990 you had the Cold War and a somewhat realistic threat of nuclear war, though I have no memories of ducking under my desk in 1970's NYC. Generally, the best time to live in is the present, but there have been a lot of changes since Reagan that have made life harder and worse, e.g. the 24h news cycle exacerbated by a distinct lack of rational discourse. The list of other factors is pretty long, but it pretty much comes down to how public and disproportionate the negativity and spin pervade society.
- Avicebron 2mo agoTurns out when people can't afford kids, healthcare, housing they are unhappy.
- darth_avocado 2mo ago*while being unemployed or having the threat of unemployment 24x7
- wewewedxfgdf 2mo agoUsually it's rich people who are puzzled as to why others are unhappy.
- talon8635 2mo agoIt’s in quite literally the opposite? That depression and anxiety are rampant in rich communities, cultures, and countries?
- janandonly 2mo agoYes. Those counties are the most expensive, hence, the owning a House and having Kids because an unbearable expense for the (relatively) poor.