How Gen-Z Became the Poorest Generation

[@Moon-Real]

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[@Jeró_ゝ]

Hallo

[@NexusMalum]

That bar graph shown @0:35, shows that Gen-X'ers were hit first, at a 50% reduction of wealth acquisition and retainment. What bugs me is that the Zoomers have an even more pronounced reduction as compared to the Millennials, who in turn have less than half that of the Gen-X'ers, which suggests an intergenerational trend. Worse yet, the hedonistic lifestyle of the Baby Boomer generation has been squandering that wealth, meaning that no one will be inherit their wealth. It's gotten so bad that the Baby Boomers are now finally feeling the consequences of the problems they've created for the rest of us, which is likely why they haven't been pushing so many blame-game media hit pieces on the Millennials and Zoomers as of late. Meanwhile, the complaints against them only continue to pile up across multiple generations, from Gen-X to Alpha, and now even some of their own who've fallen into the same trap the rest of us are stuck in. I have yet to see on remorseful Boomer however.

[@zynet_eseled]

...no

[@Sukhoi-mm7xz]

no

[@Malignant88]

lol

[@mawnkey]

"Labor isn't cheap enough. We need women to work to make it cheaper." "Labor still isn't cheap enough. We need illegal immigrants to make it cheaper." "Labor still isn't cheap enough. We need AI to make it cheaper." "Hey why is every successive generation poorer than the Boomers?"

[@3ferrets_in_a_trenchcoat]

Both men and women need to work in a healthy society. Having only 1 gender be allowed to work puts the other at very high risk for abuse and exploitation. There are many good reasons why women fought for the right to work, and for an equal/living wage, not because the ruling class wanted cheap labour.

[@JROQUEfounderofcoolhandvets]

I publicly liked your comment.

[@gainestics7194]

I also liked your comment

[@HPLovesCraftsCat]

yep.

[@gorillagroddgaming]

But if we were to suggest undoing this, people will ch imp out and call us le heckin’ ray cists and sexist

[@narutoboohene]

Having a degree really doesn’t matter anymore. 💀 All companies want now is experience, but they aren’t willing to give you that experience.

[@moviebot21]

You just have to find the expirence vending machine they have many diffrent flavors just Crack one can open and you will get 2 -4 years instantly

[@Valen-mh9fh]

Phantom jobs perhaps?

[@kylebowles9820]

Unfortunately it's because school is a joke now. I can't even have a graduate level conversation with many "graduates" I interview. School tells you you're ready for the workplace, and that makes people complacent, no you're not! I almost got a job at Neuralink due to nerding out about about my Minecraft computer I designed. Now I'm in a hiring position, the only thing I'm looking for is your personal passion. Personal experience, as opposed to professional experience, is very much experience: put that on your resume with pride. I count your random cool side project muuuuch heavier than any school projects or certificates where someone was babysitting you the whole way through. Think about it, what filter is advanced enough to pick through things like that? They aren't, they go by keywords. So don't use the dumb keywords everyone else does, you'll just get filtered out! Don't listen to the douches they cart in trying to tell you how to apply for Google. Doesn't work like that at all

[@LATEXXJUGGERNUT]

​@kylebowles9820 So how useful are portfolios, I personally don't have one but am wondering if that's something you look into or just the resume.

[@slimyelow]

I know first hand how that feels like. But there is that one small kewl company that will let you in the door. And the snowball starts rolling from there.

[@jonnysmokesmusic]

Boomers ate the whole pizza, gen x ate the crusts, millennials ate the crumbs and gen z are just trying to lick somebody’s fingers.

[@fliporflop7119]

best analogy on this topic ever

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

@@fliporflop7119 Really, it was stupid!

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

What pizza are we talking about? The economy is now bigger than ever and there are more ways to make income now than ever before. The pizza you are talking about it still growing, but people are lazy and want to be handed everything vs working for it. You need better skills now to thrive in this country, try and keep up!

[@fliporflop7119]

@@CompetitionSportsNetwork ok boomer, thank you for your needed 1950's advice.

[@serily4524]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkwhat?

[@glitch200]

The future is a cyberpunk dystopia without all the neat cyberpunk stuff.

[@FromTheWombTotheGrave]

The future is homelessness

[@Rievven]

The government and corpos gets all the fun cyberpunk toys.

[@jonathansakura]

I live in Tokyo 🗼 I get the cyberpunk aesthetic 😅

[@Harbard369]

Hmmm, needs more neon. Then we could be kept awake even longer to produce more.

[@chicoandthem4n]

I thought you were going to say WITHOUT all the neat cyber punk stuff lol

[@TTF1997]

I remember a great internet comment saying that being born Gen Z was like starting a Monopoly game 20 turns later than everyone.

[@fliporflop7119]

more like 200

[@NeonDanTalks]

Well we are steadily approaching last stage capitalism

[@Afrochilla]

@@NeonDanTalksThis had all happened before, and it will all happen again. Remember the fall of Rome? How did that happen again?

[@mistermonsieur2924]

Being a millennial was like starting the game with no cash. Jobs starting at 8-11 an hour and had to work your way up to 40k a year while the economy collapsed.

[@LaSpookyEXE]

Gen z getting spawn camp

[@jonasthemovie]

Forgot to mention Blackrock buying out homes paying premium to force renting.

[@iwasbanned8875]

Institutional investors (like Blackrock) own less than 2% of the US housing market The problem isn’t capitalism. If it was why was life so good in the 50s? The problem is foreigners and brown ppl. Increased competition creates more demand which jacks up the price You wanna know how you can afford to live again? It basically means living in Reddit’s version of dystopia where everyone’s white :)

[@LDJ-r8e]

Seems like a pretty important detail when you look at the numbers and how much of an effect these few giant asset management companies have on every aspect of our lives, doesn’t it? By the time we start talking about problems like this, it’s 100% of the time, ALWAYS too late.

[@gorillagroddgaming]

Blackrock is why we need TKD

[@thsudy]

I think he already made a video about them a while ago

[@amdstrollo3074]

Isn't it Blackstone?

[@CxerRy96]

Gen Z is not lazy, the barrier to entry for everything is FUCKING insane...take job hunting for example, not even 20 years ago to get a job you would search through your local newspaper or go to the post office bulletin board, look at the offerings and apply to things in your area...congratulations, you're hired...nowadays, when everything is online, first and foremost there are hundreds if not thousands of applicants and then you have to battle through outsourcing

[@Sambo-l5s]

It’s called The Great Replacement for a reason.

[@mikehunt4797]

Gain skillz

[@sentinelDJ707]

Don’t forget the ai that they use to sift through resumes instead of actual humans.

[@truefact844]

@@Sambo-l5swhat because it’s harder to get a job?

[@b-art6098]

So, what is your explanation for why not even the Army wants them? More than 70% are rejected due to obesity, chronic illnesses, or mental health issues. Do you think employers don’t consider physical or mental health when hiring?

[@Carpirinha]

What's more painful are the relatives who keep asking you "Why aren't you getting a job?" "Why haven't you bought a house?" "Why aren't you married yet?"

[@NexusKin]

That's probably the thing I absolutely hate the most. They never shut up about it, as if you're automatically a failure in their eyes because you haven't done those things already. I've basically learned to just not take orders from anyone who isn't worthy in my eyes for me to take orders from.

[@mahammadkarimov3029]

@@NexusKin so true

[@TH3YGXNE]

Luckily I don’t have any family left in my life since the pandemic to even ask me those questions just about have my mum

[@brickedup0]

if they don't shut up about it just tell them to suck it atp, things weren't how they used to be.

[@AlaskanMilitant]

Why don’t you have kids yet?

[@Sportydan11]

Dont forget all the "Unpaid" Internships that never lead to a job

[@ProjectRevoltNow]

Exactly. Remember Mike Rowe (house improvement guy) the out of touch boomer saying "kids should work for free for experience" while he's a multi millionaire haha He's never worked for free yet demands other do it. They're greedy assholes who just want slave labor

[@carlasghost656]

Internships used to have three purposes. 1) Give people who were educated in a field experience to start working. 2) Let perspective employers see how well someone would work and what they were like around others. Sort of an extended job interview. 3) Let perspective employees see if this was really something they wanted to do. They could talk to others about their experience and had a realistic idea of what they were getting into. Now it serves as a pipeline for replacement workers. But largely as cheap labor to keep from hiring more skilled (expensive) people or paying overtime to the ones they have. To some degree it's always been a pipeline. But now it's more based on being lucky enough to still be there when companies decide they need you. It's far more likely that a person will either burn out, or get frustrated and take a job outside their chosen field first. From the company's point of view this is fine, there's always another group of graduates next year.

[@fos9698]

Internships are invaluable and far more meaningful than a formal college education. I'll wager most college degrees could be replaced with free internships. Yes, you're working for "free," but also not paying $20,000/semester for a useless education.

[@logmart8113]

Sure. They create all nonsense just to reduce their benefit, that's all.

[@loganstroganoff1284]

​@@fos9698YES. I've been beating the drum for internships and apprenticeships for years. I work as an HVAC/ electrical tech. I quit four year university after 2 years and entered a tech college, earned an associates in year and a half. I got a job with my company a couple months later. I learned more in a month on the job than a year amd a half in tech school. Funnily when my boss saw how little practical, hands on knowledge I'd learned he stopped caring much about someone having a trade degree and more about their enthusiasm and work ethic. No we hire ppl with good references, clean records, and a good attitude and have them do a 90 day evaluation. If they work out well we keep them.

[@kingofmemes9111]

Pov: u have 3 jobs, living with ur parents, paying slowly student loans. Dont have time for dating. Being alone all the time ... Boomers : lazy

[@TheEnclave419]

An their right, your too weak willed and lack any discipline to improve your life .

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

If you work 3 jobs and can't live on your own, then those jobs are crap and entry level at best. If that's your idea of work, then you will forever be poor. No one works 3 jobs unless they have no skills to offer anyone.

[@shivandragon1651]

No fr 😭 It sucks ass

[@cobrazoid]

@@TheEnclave419 And you're too weak to spell for shit correctly for a person who tries to criticize the person about "improving their life". Yet, can't say "and" "they're" and "you're" correctly. The irony is so strong. Maybe take some spelling classes before criticizing people about saying they are "weak" and "lack discipline". Piss off.

[@ffwast]

Boomers have that delightful combination of unchecked narcissism and lead poisoning brain damage that makes them decide no one else has ever done anything or had a problem because they can't comprehend that they're not the only person at the center of the universe.

[@eman6784]

Too broke to even have an addiction😔

[@jeremymartin2466]

That’s why we have so many homeless people

[@Icedanon]

​@jeremymartin2466 comment like this make me irrationally angry. You mean poor people are poor?! Or are you trying to tell me people go homeless when they can't afford drugs anymore?

[@jeremymartin2466]

@ I meant that an addiction can cause one to become homeless. Financially, most people don’t have any breathing room. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[@ShaquilleOatmeal730]

Saved my life😂

[@nikolaisteklov686]

Cheapest one is - coffee ☕. Burned beans from the ground. also, sugar - glucose and fructose syrup... Which leads to = cancer = ☠️

[@gregpittman1700]

I'm 35, went to university for a trade at 25. Make 40$ hr in Canada. I can't afford a house or a new vehicle. My parents couldn't even buy their house now if they came in the market new. The guidance isn't wrong, the system is just broken.

[@kirdot2011]

Here with 40 per hour you'd be very wealthy

[@gainestics7194]

@@kirdot2011Canada is fd

[@Titanic_Tuna]

It's not broken, it's working exactly how they want it to. That is to say, it's meant to keep us all down.

[@christiansmith8529]

Canada is so fucked, I’m in the “top 5%” of earners at 35 and can’t afford a house.

[@LostHorizons0]

I went to college and never made over 16 dollars an hour and I’m 43

[@user-im1wu8ul4x]

I’ve said it before and will say it again. If a single person is lazy, there’s something wrong with that individual. If an entire generation is lazy, there’s something wrong with the society.

[@AliasTaurusVectron1212Liam]

True.🤡

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

😮

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

😮

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

blame social media, it creates a distraction for people who have no idea who they are or what they want in life and that's 90% of the USA. The other 10% is too busy creating their life to even care.

[@timexyemerald6290]

And its 100% not fault of that said generation and instead 100% of older generations cause that lazy generation didn't somehow raise themselves that way😅

[@cynicalafflictional1725]

My parents were born in the early '50's. When they went to college, they could pay their ENTIRE tuition with A SUMMER JOB. No government loans, no student debt, and the education was actually practical and professional training. Nowadays, college and schools are not places for smart people.

[@maniacalcoyote6087]

I did my lower-division coursework at a community college and could do that.

[@Kalckie]

"You will own nothing and be happy"... More like "You will own nothing and be powerless to change anything about that."

[@Zeppathy]

0:25 "They're all broke cause they buy starbucks!" - yells the father/grandfather who used to spend hundreds at the bar after every shift.

[@jimpanse1638]

Im certainly not buying starbucks coffee, just plain self made black coffee is the best. Anyways buying a drink now and then shouldnt make you poor anyways, why the hell does a coffee need to cost 20usd? This is insane!

[@AnthologyOfDave]

Actually, beer in those days was under a buck. But a small(tall) starbucks is 6$. I'm guilty of it too because its delicious but before Starbucks, just 10-15 years ago, no one spent more than a dollar on coffee. And caffeine is great and needed. In that same vein cigarettes were like 2 bucks a pack, now a vape that last maybe a week is 25$ The problem is the prices, the pay for the work and the hoarding of wealth by the rich. We're all fk'd. You're better off getting in the history books by off'ing a CEO. Now get out there and make your parent proud.

[@vincentmagana3517]

That’s different! Coffee can heal the soul like alcohol can 😂

[@butameremortal9424]

why wives would have to get to the factory before the husbands got their checks 🤣 so they wouldn't starve!

[@TheDigitalslayer]

Factoring inflation dollar to dollar, Yup, beer still costed a lot more at the bar but people were generally being paid better and a lot jobs had full benefits and other perks. Now most jobs are barebones and pay just enough to keep you afloat. Even experienced and seasoned GenX and Gen Y workers see through this.

[@Ligerpride]

Funny how HR departments are now bloated messes but they still end up outsourcing much of the analysis to a bot. A department full of overpaid women doing next to nothing every day.

[@gorillagroddgaming]

Based. Take them out of the workforce. If you are an unattractive man you are significantly less likely to be hired by a female dominated HR. Lookism has no place in soyciety.

[@sukamedik9739]

Then they lay off people who do actual work when the tides turn🤣we are so cooked

[@rexmexzilla]

@@sukamedik9739 just checked waht happened during Leham Borther crash, THe workforce of Risk assesment was all fired before the crash

[@kcm732]

every time I think of HR I think of that handful of morons doing that terrible TikTok sing and dance. its utterly disgusting.

[@sleeper9638]

Feminism and it's consequences

[@mikaelvignola7994]

To me, the whole process of not having any proprety because of abusive subscription fees is the final nail in the coffin.

[@mr.atomic2970]

Thats called Post Capitalism.

[@hostileenvironment6107]

When one gets inevitably fed up. Piracy will always be there c:

[@newguy3588]

Then unsubscribe?

[@MrEdrftgyuji]

​@mr.atomic2970 Because communist countries are famous for their property rights and high living standards.

[@ramtailthebattlertr2066]

​@@newguy3588then you're not allowed to use anything. Even cars are starting to sell subscriptions for features that are already built into the car

[@felix-the-mongoose]

A lot of job openings online are not real. They serve 2 reasons, 1 for the conpany to be able to claim at any time that they are growing since you can see that they have job openings online. And the other is to get as many people as possible into their database so when they actually want someone, they can just go get them from there. But in the meantime people have to find anything to survive.

[@Etliah]

^ this

[@HyperVegitoDBZ]

Also: selling data to other companies, like Apple did.

[@raphk9599]

Additionally, some will sell your information.

[@kylebowles9820]

First reason 110% yes, second thing I've NEVER seen happen in my 20 years. No database, too many new applications to care

[@sc147]

3rd reason is to claim that they “could not find” qualified applicants in the country and they “have to” bring foreigners to fill jobs (for lesser pay, of course).

[@ericclark133]

I’m in my 50s. I tell other older people this and they still think lazy and entitled. They don’t see that the situation they created lead to this. They simply won’t listen.

[@mropinionaire]

They are in denial precisely for that reason.

[@ffwast]

After all that lead poisoning and patting themselves on the back for nothing they can't listen. There's just nothing left inside them.

[@chiewie420]

They think they're right, but in reality, they are the source of the problem. (Most of them, not every geezer, respect those who admit their gens wrong doings.) The only entitled people are the old ppl, they worked and had everything, so yeah. That's entitlement. We struggle to work for the bare minimum, and we have almost nothing. That's is not meritocracy/liberal democracy, that's fuckin George Orwell 1984. West is shit. East is HIT!

[@Tahmaysu]

Life has gotten overwhelmingly expensive pretty much everywhere you look. Housing, groceries, cars, gas. Wages haven't reasonably kept up with the rate of inflation. As long as there's a cost of living crisis, the birth rates will remain low.

[@lrrogers6041]

Yea it feels like we’re constantly on go mode with little to no room to breath

[@gorillagroddgaming]

Birth rates are low because toilets won’t have kids with non-chads and abortion.

[@thundergun933]

The real population control

[@glitch200]

Even if wages kept up the corporations would just raise the prices so that nothing changes.

[@solohans4740]

I think it happens during jimmy carters presidency too. People were and are broke what do they expect

[@teamLewis44]

unfortunately, I don’t think children of rich people has these problems

[@christiansnaturestudio6599]

yup stupid rich kids

[@magicvampirelver1321]

No they don't must be nice lol

[@christiansnaturestudio6599]

@@teamLewis44 lol rich kids suck

[@cultleader6977]

I have a friend of rich parents. They spent $150,000 cesh so he could become an engineer and is paycheck to paycheck . . Dude makes $100,000 a year

[@christiansnaturestudio6599]

@ probably also getting all the beautiful ladies too

[@5DBluDreamConsciousness]

At this point, a Full Rebellion is coming

[@zombine7103]

I DESPERETALY HOPE IT HAPPENS BRO, I JUST NEED IT SOOOOOO MUCH! IM SOO FURIOUS, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

[@GZMO47]

Waiting for the day. I have nothing to lose. I wanna organize but not a lot people want to even theyve become too comfortable/complacent.

[@glitch200]

It'll never happen. People are too demoralised to even think of rebelling.

[@zombine7103]

@glitch200 bro, at this point it is just mandatory. I would do something but i cant get a weapon.

[@5DBluDreamConsciousness]

There will be a breaking point folks, they already locked down and destroyed many of our livelihoods, relationships, businesses, etc... now replacing us with AI. Where is the red line for you? I think half of us are already there and many more will join eventually. You can sit there and die or you can at least fight back and die on your feet. These greedy corporations don't give a fuk about any of us. Remember that always.

[@Barfclips]

We ain’t lazy . We need to redirect our energy to disrupt the system that has failed us

[@D-Fens_1632]

Keep being victims, see how well that works out for you.

[@pmscalisi]

Retribution won’t make you happy.

[@thealiusjones]

Not retribution... revolution.

[@10.huynhphathuy8]

We gonna need alot of Luigi

[@addictionfree-n8w]

​@@pmscalisiit makes me happy

[@TheLiamster]

I’m 21 and I still live with my parents in London. I can’t even afford to rent let alone get a mortgage

[@ClickMyProfile_Unknown0human]

Same here in usa

[@tanura5830]

Same

[@BERGMANNART]

21 ? i'm 26. south east of france.

[@tanura5830]

@@BERGMANNART same but 25

[@Tombombadillo999]

Bro u 21, chill

[@christiansnaturestudio6599]

Its gonna be hell for Gen A. I fell super bad for them

[@jimpanse1638]

Their living standard will be on north korea level, this is all so fcked up. All of this is no accident, its intentional.

[@rayquazaregice900000]

Gen Alpha and Gen Beta. Apparently this year is the start of Gen Beta.

[@zsigmondforianszabo4698]

Maybe its just a cycle and we are just rolling downhill until a grandiose change like a war or revolution happens turning everything upside down making things even for a bit and wait to settle. And again and again…

[@SM-ce1uy]

they are at risk of long term mental health challenges and lack of social skills because they are growing up with tablets in their hands. combine these lack of skills plus lack of computer skills and social anxiety they will certainly have and the bad job market equals disaster

[@judahiscool3659]

​@@zsigmondforianszabo4698well we would have to hit rock bottom and we still don't know how far it is

[@lotarrrrr]

I'm from the generation after the boomers and don't think GenZ is lazy or weak. The're just overwhelmed.... And working 50+ hours a week shouldn't be normal practice to have a nice life. People should be able to pay everything with a 32 hour workweek and have free time to enjoy life.

[@samtron5000]

They’re not just overwhelmed dude.. they are screwed.

[@briantiet6055]

Talking about “should”, no one is entitled to a comfortable life. The concept of be able to live a comfortable life with a fulltime job, where defnition of comfortable in America is still too extensive and wasteful, comparing to others countries (especially poorer one). everyone should work their own way to get their own comfortable mean. The environment has changed, the faster and better each GenZ indivdual can adjust the reality, they’ll be better in the future instead of keep being depressing.

[@TheBadassTonberry]

@@briantiet6055 OK Boomer

[@briantiet6055]

@ I’m Gen Z

[@TheBadassTonberry]

@@briantiet6055 Apologies,. I suppose you really are poor. Poor on Judgement. Enjoy your cancer debt.

[@ManFromThePits]

"... rejection letters become normal..." Wait, you get rejection letters? I just get silence.

[@PrinceoftheVioletFlame]

its called ghosting. Women love ghosting, be it in dating or when handling job applicants. After all who runs HR? Women..... it all makes sense once you think about it

[@ManFromThePits]

@@PrinceoftheVioletFlame That does explain everything.

[@wooderice64]

@manfromthepits Honestly, I appreciate rejection letters. It at least lets me know that someone say my application.

[@brickedup0]

@@PrinceoftheVioletFlame 💀

[@ManFromThePits]

@@wooderice64 And then you're not just hanging on and waiting for a response!

[@philsof8927]

I'm living in Iran , The birth rate is like 1.7 and economically it's a mess , The price goes up like 4 times every year , there is no way you buy a house or make family

[@brutalhellblazer]

Me 2. It's harder than it used to be but not impossible. I'm 34, own an apartment, and been married the last 10 years. Started with nothing. It is doable. But not without careful planning and sacrifice.

[@jurassicthunder]

forget about birthrates bro your country is cooked 😂

[@sadbeanxx]

it’s all over the world, it seems. and all because of something so arbitrary and man-made, such as currency.

[@philsof8927]

@@sadbeanxx bro its actual hell , right now price is different from last 30 days ago 🤦

[@philsof8927]

@@jurassicthunder if you live with your parents , you can efford living 🤣🤣🤣

[@Danietz]

3:42 If a job requires years of experience it is BY DEFINITON not an entry level job. "Entry level" is supposed to mean the job is availavle to someone just ENTERing the workforce. Nowadays "entry level" is just a term employers hide behind when they want to pay a burger flipper's salary to a qualified worker

[@CharlieHugh-v9r]

I'm a qualified microbiologist, with 5 years of experience. I came across an 'entry level job' that wanted years of lab experience, a degree and accreditations, and they would pay minimum wage. They are laughing at us. I didn't even get the job.

[@derek.doesitwell452]

My wife is a certified nutritionist and is going through the same thing

[@The1Undying]

@@CharlieHugh-v9r I'm a former R&D chemist for a fortune 100 company. I cant get a job in my specialty that requires a GED. I got told that i could work in France because they "might" need someone there. I live in the USA.

[@gg-ux8kj]

It feels like never having a chance

[@victorlockett816]

"You will own nothing and be happy" well we are 50% there

[@luront4195]

Just remember, this is all intentional, not by accident. Do with what you will when it comes to holding people accountable.

[@kylebowles9820]

Some of it is, yes, but you probably underestimate the impact of pure stupidity 😅

[@Afrochilla]

@@kylebowles9820Yes and no. SOME of it is rich ignorance, but most of the time they know exactly what they're doing, and usually use logical fallacies to make their actions seem moral on the surface.

[@kylebowles9820]

@@Afrochilla oh yeah for sure, I'm not talking about grand standing though I'm just pointing out the losses caused by pure short sightedness and stupidity at the societal level

[@professional.commentator]

Both Millennials and Gen Z got dealt one of the worst hands imaginable. The only other generations that had it worse are those who lived through the Dark Ages and the ones who had to go through the Great Depression and WW2 as young adults.

[@jordanbabcock8806]

Dog turd take..... try again

[@zsigmondforianszabo4698]

Which one’s worse? Watching war destroying everything and start from the ground up with freedom or watching an entire elite grow out of humanity and pulling the others literally into and infinite hamster wheel? Honestly can’t decide…

[@judahiscool3659]

​@@zsigmondforianszabo4698 the thing about wars is that they eventually end and not every war isn't like WW2 where everyone is involved I think long term social collapse though not visually horrifying has a somewhat even worse effect

[@professional.commentator]

@@zsigmondforianszabo4698 At least it's simple. Wars happen, society collapses, society rebuilds, done. But in this day and age, it's like, society is slowly collapsing from all sorts of problems without any clear solutions in sight.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Please don't compare these entitled brats to the Greatest Generation. It makes you look silly, and it's offensive to that generation.

[@GamerFromJump]

It isn’t just Gen Z. I got rejected one step short of being hired because someone decided my degree and experience was not sufficient for the job, even though it was the job I had been doing already and what my degree was in.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Yeah, its called excuses, Move on!

[@serily4524]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkexcuses from who?

[@newyorkfan16]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkok boomer.

[@Buff_tf2_soldier]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkokay boomer

[@Psychx_]

Fun fact: "Theres over 1000 Luigis for every CEO and private equity head out there."

[@The_Father_Jospeh]

And there's 100 Tim's for every corrupt politician

[@D-Fens_1632]

Oh, so murder is the answer? Might want to rethink your view on life.

[@Owen-sb8zw]

And no one else does anything?

[@jurassicthunder]

nothing ever happens. that was a once in a decade thing.

[@langamabhena9017]

My Gen Z ass self thinking you’re talking about WaLuigi for a second but then I realised you meant someone else

[@adampatrick9639]

I don't think they're lazy, I think they may as well give up on the dystopian nightmare greed has created.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

No!, they are lazy, I have watched many of them walk out of a job by the time first break comes along all because?......they have to get off their phone and actually do some work.

[@silentsolar3829]

@@CompetitionSportsNetwork pay for a house that’s half a million only for it to be a shithole along with some minimum wage job? Yea no thanks, would rather get an apartment at that point. Plus it ain’t the damn phone, if what you are saying is correct, we have to work day in and day out for 13 hours minimum wage.

[@newyorkfan16]

So many MEN already have. Millions of men are already saying that they're done with this shit.

[@tswizbaby]

100% facts

[@lymphomasurvive]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkYou're very special.

[@All0Mighty0Power]

I Also love how shitty manager are now a days and how they treat their actually currently hired employees. My 16-year-old cousin went into work yesterday and told her manager she was going to put in her 2 week notice and the guy responded by firing her, saying work should be the most important thing in her life and to not come into work the next day if she deciding to quit. And this all at some shitty run-down pizza shop that only has a 3-star review to begin with, also from what I heard guy made her work a deep fryer as a minor which is completely against the law, but hey Gen Z is lazy but employers aren't fucking assholes and aren't trying to force employees to work in illegal or unsafe work conditions.

[@ionlyfwthraxx]

dude that's actually very illegal jobs cant fire people like that just because they put in their 2 weeks, if your cousin can prove that she was being productive and doing a great job at her work and there was no problems before she put in her 2 weeks she will most likely have a strong lawsuit going for her. Although i can totally understand that putting in the resources and time into suing a 3 star pizza place may not be all that worth. still some food for thought tho

[@DemureTrack]

If they made her use the deep fryer at 16, y’all should sue them for criminal negligence and endangering a minor. As a parent, you have a reasonable level of expectation in regards to safety in the workplace. That safety was violated and could’ve ended up with your child injured or worse

[@AliasTaurusVectron1212Liam]

😂😂😂😂 "Run down Pizza Shop"

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

if they fired her for wrong reasons, she can take them to court and get unemployment while the case goes on. People have no backbone these days.

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

That happened to me, too. I very nearly decked the owner, because he broke things, blamed me, told me I wasn't allowed to take lunch, and then I threw my work uniform in his face and walked off

[@solohans4740]

I’m older but could be thrown in with gen z because I don’t own a home. I know how these young people feel. It’s scary very scary

[@TheEnclave419]

Cry about it

[@elyasshussain5988]

Lma0 why be a dick? ​@@TheEnclave419

[@solohans4740]

@ naw homie

[@CaesarMonzaro123]

Broke a$$ guy lmaoo

[@Afrochilla]

@@solohans4740DAMN RIGHT MY MAN BRUSH THAT 🤡 REPLY OFF

[@legendarygigolo823]

My parents were able to afford an entire year of college tuition by working over the summer. By the time I went, I could afford about one class by working over the summer. My college tuition cost almost four times what their first home cost.

[@RiVer-Parish]

Given what I know now, I would've never stepped foot on a campus and went straight to trucking school.

[@funkymunky]

Same...

[@jurassicthunder]

nah man ai will push everyone to do the same jobs and will bring down the prices again

[@jonnysmokesmusic]

Given what I know now I would have skipped my entire adult life and just disappeared into the woods with some survival gear and a hatchet.

[@RiVer-Parish]

@jurassicthunder make sense to me.

[@funkymunky]

@@jurassicthunder Prices of what, though? How do you figure? Genuinely curious.

[@stephancam91]

Such a great video. As a Gen Xer, I feel terrible for Gen-Z...I wish I could transport every Gen Z back to the 90's so they experience what hope, and living, looked like.

[@RefreshingShamrock]

You can tell just by listening to their music compared to modern music how much happier older generations were.

[@Hyfurwolf3341]

Same, wish I was an adult even 20 years ago not now

[@The2006Scaper]

@RefreshingShamrockgrunge was pretty dark lol, but I see your point

[@erinbathie-moore8478]

Trust me, we wish for that too 😅

[@samtron5000]

It is mostly gen X that is making the decisions that are resulting in this just fyi

[@HyperVegitoDBZ]

Problem iwth modern world is that the rich will never have enough to eat to feel satisifed. And they are getting richer and richer every year while majority is poorer and poorer.

[@thelastamericanflapper]

That's always been the case; look anywhere throughout history and you'll find that dynamic, it's life's great joke upon humanity that we continue this fight ad infinitum. The outcome of this cycle will be no different - the poor will rise up against the rich and the cycle begins again.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Not true at all, more people every year leave the middle class because they are now earning more income so the fact that you are stuck in this type of thinking means you have no idea what's even going on in the world.

[@PrinceoftheVioletFlame]

The problem wth the world is those taht ruin it for everyone else blame the victim.. and nothing ever changes or gets fixed due to this.

[@ChrisDornDorny]

Everything said in this video this applies to Millennials too. We essentially started working life with the financial collapse/banking crisis and have been in austerity conditions our entire working lives. We were also the first generation who had the inflated higher education costs and also no longer getting free higher education. Which the previous generations had.

[@Epoch-vu8cj]

gen x had free education?

[@D-Fens_1632]

You're also the first generation of 25 year olds with the writing skills of 5 year olds. "We was..." Even if you're black there's no excuse for grammar like that.

[@DarkPlayer-sp9du]

@@D-Fens_1632 he maybe not only from english-speaking country, racist crap

[@addictionfree-n8w]

​@@D-Fens_1632shieeeeet

[@addictionfree-n8w]

​@@D-Fens_1632we wuz

[@gregsmith7949]

My advice to Gen Zers is stay away from college and enter into a trade. There will always be a need for carpenters, welders, plumbers, mechanics, and electricians. Many of these people that master their trade can easily make 6 figures a year. Meanwhile, a person with a 4 year degree achieved by taking out 50,000$ in loans can only get an entry level job making 40k a year if their lucky.

[@NikosM112]

But trade jobs are boring to me and the workers are toxic too. I've worked them, but I don't like them. I went to community college and finished multimedia applications technician. Now i'm doing online courses to work in IT in the future.

[@Thelatenightchipshopexperience]

People who say this have no idea what people actually go to uni for. 3 or 4 years of study of philosophy, history, literature, etc... gives you such an amazing wealth of wisdom and knowledge that will make you someone who has a deep understanding of the world. It isn't all about getting a job.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Nobody in the trades wants coworkers and employees who describe people with words like "toxic." I can't imagine those jobs are any more "boring" than sitting at a computer all day.

[@D-Fens_1632]

​@@ThelatenightchipshopexperienceDude, there's your answer. People are more concerned with learning about "African Literature" and "gender studies" for 4 years instead of learning anything useful. We have books and the internet, learn that stuff on your own time for less than 50k a semester.

[@ElmachitoSilbateador]

@@Thelatenightchipshopexperience You can get all that knowledge for free with the internet, no need to be a slave of the bank for X years so you can have a "deep" understanding of the world.

[@themysteriousdomainmoviepalace]

The American Dream of the 1950s-60s was a blip in the history of humanity.

[@terrorists-are-among-us]

There are people that paid a few thousand for their home. That is now considered monthly rent.

[@donlancaster7931]

nah if the people in power really wanted to our living standards now would be BETTER than in those times it's all part of the game

[@lonetony652]

@@donlancaster7931agree there game of greed & sabotaging other generations boomers have been doing this for decades now. It needs be stopped & they need get replaced now. Their way of thinking can’t relate to newer current younger generation. Cause of their actions inflation & everything becoming overly expensive unaffordable cause them having high positions of power!

[@mcmilk107]

@@donlancaster7931That’s because they serve their own interests instead of the people or nation they are suppose to represent

[@Screamingforvengeancee]

You said it . I long for the old days even though it wasnt perfect. Much bettee then now the cars music etc.

[@wolfzero6907]

the lesson is old as nature itself "animals do not reproduce and/or prosper, on unstable and/or hostile enviroment" people forget that we are animals , part of the nature of this planet. "survival of the fittest was never about the strongest , but the most united." (i dont remeber were i heard this but it was from one of my friends)

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Yeah, that's wrong 100%, survival of the fittest is Darwin, it means you become badass when everything around you falls apart. The best suited organism for a harsh environment will always be the one who thrives, it has nothing to do with being on a team or in a group, its 100% based on individual abilities to adapt. You need better friends!

[@newyorkfan16]

Jews and white boomers are certainly united together. In creating 9/11, 2008 housing crash, and the COVID19 plandemic.

[@zaegva]

Not true, in fact most of the time it has been the opposite for humans. SOME animals don't reproduce in captivity, and humans are pretty different from other animals when it comes to reproduction (esterous cycles etc.). Actually the opposite seems to be more true, read about the study on mice, where they lived in utopia, life in abundance, and that caused them to stop reproducing.

[@silverwolf2643]

Requirements are insane, total overpopulation and mass migration towards same places. Everybody has degrees. It's all about connections now.

[@loganstroganoff1284]

Literally everyone I know that's thriving is either working for mommy and daddy or for someone mommy and daddy is connected to.

[@americanlad434]

The older generation squandered the birthright... now their kids pay the price. No wonder why the family fell apart, the parents lost their minds

[@captainngoose]

I'm 20. I started job hunting the day I graduated (17) I took me YEARS to finally get someone to interview me and then hire me. I can't afford school, so I need a job to save up. But I can't get a job without experience, because no one was willing to give me a chance. I have a job now and I'm grateful. They pay me well (not well enough to live alone) but well enough. I'm tired of being blamed for how long it took me to get a job. "Go in person, shake their hand. Hand in your paper resume. Apply online then visit in person." NONE OF THIS SHIT WORKS ANYMORE. You're considered lucky to be graced with a rejection email!

[@cobrazoid]

22 year old here, and honestly, I am happy for you that you've got a job. As for me, I really never had much luck with getting hired, I would get interviewed but then later rejected from getting hired. Taking my time to improve a better version of me though, before i go back to applying. However, I agree with the last part. That "advice" just no longer works...I have tried it myself, I show up in the building, ask a person who works there if i can apply or meet a manager and talk about working for a company, but the response i get from the staff is just..."apply online". It was a big waste of my time showing up there just to be told to apply online. Same story goes to other places I've went to at least have someone to talk to about getting hired. So yeah, that "go in person" is pretty much outdated. Its apply online or if you don't get a response, then just call them...its sad honestly.

[@RefreshingShamrock]

We are not a lazy generation. I've been applying to jobs for the last 5 months but everything is mostly ghost jobs. The only real jobs have too much competition. I have a college degree but I can't even get a job at a fast food restaurant.

[@matejpanik2112]

Thats the problem of ppl wanting the wrong sort of jobs, if young ppl mostly want to work in office, dont have to work hard, have enough free time etc., then there will be a lot of competition on these jobs..

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

I bet you $100, that you haven't even tried to walk into a place and ask for the hiring manager and hand them your resume in person. If you have a college degree and can't find work, then your degree is worthless. let me guess....you majored in Gender Studies? LOL, give me a break. How do you put yourself in debt for a degree and not even look to see if that degree has jobs in demand?

[@HI-kb2cg]

i started doing sweepstakes casinos and its not a lot but more then 0. lmk if u want links.

[@OwnNothingBeHappy519]

It's crazy that people blame gen Z when the average gen Zer is 20.5. That's a college student.

[@DigitalPand3mic]

gen z turns 28 this year....

[@OwnNothingBeHappy519]

@@DigitalPand3mic nope, average Gen Zer is 20.5, they span the ages of 13-28 (born in 1997-2012). 2025-1997=28. 2025-2012=13 (13+28)/2 = 20.5

[@DigitalPand3mic]

@@OwnNothingBeHappy519 theres literally no sources at all that specifically says the average age of gen z is only 20.

[@OwnNothingBeHappy519]

That’s because it’s not 20. They say that Gen Z is falling behind on simple math and reading comprehension. I can see why now.

[@JaronHouser]

Shut up. ​@@OwnNothingBeHappy519

[@c.e.o.9985]

Being hired now is like finding your soulmate on Tinder

[@Cookedfrfrfr]

Perfect analogy

[@theguyinthere]

Skip the sponsor 8:16

[@jarredsmith9157]

Alex jones supplements vibes, didn’t love that

[@steven2981]

And he went for the (fear of missing out) approach...

[@avar3441]

A hero.

[@eliseoalvarado2265]

Appreciate it man feels ironic what he’s doing

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

Gen Z isn't lazy. Employers are lazy for offering subpar wages, cutting benefits, ageism, experience bs, not offering training, abysmal promotions, having 3 people do the work of 1 single person indefinitely, ghost job postings and the list goes on. There are lots of stuff that companies do that should absolutely be illegal but it just isn't

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

If you have real world knowledge and skills, jobs will be begging you to come work for them. You sound like one of those people who got a major in Gender Studies and you think the world owes you a certain income because of that. You sound like a bitter employee who is stuck at a dead end job. That's all on you!

[@highlightking0]

How dare you call my generation broke? **Me with 5 dollars in my pocket**

[@kal7591]

Can I have some?

[@nomadic8000]

I mean you are not broke you have 5 dollars.

[@highlightking0]

Your right but 5 dollars is closer to broke then any bigger amount

[@Saavys]

Try -10k

[@Screamingforvengeancee]

You have 5 dollars more then me Dont be greedy SHARE

[@Mary_Puppins]

I'm a 22 year old Gen Z virgin male due to my social anxiety which I'm trying hard to work on and change, I'm at a good uni so still have the chance to not be poor but I am very worried for my future

[@Charles0975]

A virgin at 22 is low-key sad bro

[@Tahmaysu]

@@Charles0975 It’s really not, to be honest. Dude is still young in a world where dating is broken.

[@SwampyThingy]

​@Charles0975 he more CHAD because he focused

[@Nezzen-]

​@@Charles0975 it's not, what's actually pretty sad is you thinking it's sad

[@gorillagroddgaming]

@@Charles0975Go play in traffic. Not all of us are genetically privileged. More and more men are finding themselves being virgins later in life through no fault of their own.

[@stephiek.3267]

My Gen Z nephew is doing trade school to be an electrician. He's working under the guidance of a mentor and taking classes. It's a 5 year program, he's in his 3rd year. Finances are a bit tight for him rn, but when he's done, he'll have a trade that can take him anywhere that'll pay the most. So proud of him. 😊

[@zsigmondforianszabo4698]

I am doing my bachelors in computer science and as someone who has minimal insight into how AI works, the pace of workforce replacement and abusement of this new cheap system will be so fast that most people think and we will be amongst the first. I think your nephew did a great choice by choosing being an electrician, they’re on the safer part of the spectrum.

[@a.n.o3414]

ummmm yeaaaa

[@jamesross160]

Never too late either, I went back into being a traveling electrician at 38, had a few years in the union when I was 32-34. Made over 100k last year building solar, 135k with per diem, benefits, as an apprentice non license. Not easy to get into, but the industry needs to increase workers by 10% year over year.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

OK, why did you even post this? Who cares?

[@a.n.o3414]

@@CompetitionSportsNetwork who cares about your reply too. let people comment what they want.

[@BarryMcCaugner]

Millennial here, I don't have savings and was born into a broken family Just do what you can with the cards your dealt You'll be OK Perseverance is a true virtue in life

[@CEP-jh3bo]

Thank you! Whining doesn’t solve anything.

[@deltacharlieecho4732]

This all started with millennials. We couldn’t get jobs even after going to top level schools. Because of how we, millennials, were treated early in our careers by boomers every younger millennial and gen z kid I’ve had working for me has been trained to do the bare minimum required work and work as many hours as they want. I refuse to work young people to death for no reward to them.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Nope! if you have a degree that actually matters, there is plenty of work for you! If you majored in Gender Studies, yeah, not so much! You are only worth what you can provide for a company and if your pay sucks, you know where you stand in life. You can either complain or level up and move on.

[@Afrochilla]

@@CompetitionSportsNetworkbait.

[@lymphomasurvive]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetwork You actually have no clue. Even people with engineering degrees can't find work because tech is importing entry level slaves.

[@RodmanTackleAdvisor]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkI have a electrical engineering degree. No jobs.

[@RodmanTackleAdvisor]

​Okay Boomer.

[@allenhover3230]

I’m gen z and I dropped out of college to join a trade and become a welder. I’ve been doing it for four years now and I’m happy with my decision. I don’t need a degree to do what I do and thankfully anywhere I go there’s always a need for people with these types of skills. I’m married with a child and we rent a home not buy because of course who can in California and in this economy. The drawbacks of course are what the labor does to my body but I offset those effects by working out 3-5 times a week and eating mindfully. There are ways to combat the evil social systems in place to hold people down. You have to think outside the box though. I wish I had the same financial opportunities as my parents and their parents before them. But instead of wishing and wanting I got up and did it. It is possible to survive comfortably but I know I’ll never have it as good as those before me. It’s about rolling with the punches and adjusting to the times.

[@youbrah1661]

My friend. You are what we need in our Generation. I Salute you and I pray for your and your families health. Its all Gods plan and nothing Happens without him knowing. May God Bless you Brother.

[@allenhover3230]

@ thank you brother. May god bless you in all your endeavors as well.

[@dge_05]

I'm considering doing something similar and looking into trades and other alternatives. It's tough, but we have to adapt the best we can. I wish you many successes

[@Telltalesign]

I agree. Problem with Gen Z is they lack perseverance, demanding the world to be a bit kinder and maybe if the world is a better place. Well, let me be the devil's advocate as someone who used to live in a slum. That aint happening. We don't live in a perfect world, and we live in society often lead with people who possessed dark persona, simply because they are charismatic. Which means, you have to learn to make it your own regardless of the circumstances, and yes, even if it is against you. The world doesn't have the responsibility to cuddle you, so grow up. I'm not harsh, but I'm realistic. And that is what reality is for most of us, harsh.

[@blueguy2128]

You got things others don't because of a combination of factors not out of "if you want it take it" kind of mentality. Reality isn't as forgiving for everyone like it was for you. I agree with never giving up tho and pressing on. That's what I'm doing right now. Never give in, this kind of environment is supposed to make us cave. I'm glad you're lucky enough to have a wife and support yourself. I'll be up there with you in time. And so will the others

[@thanksmaybe4103]

Foreigners have come to the west and work as a collective which is opposite of independent thinking American and European people

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Yeah, so they need to take that philosophy and go somewhere else.

[@billy-bg9rx]

-2007 -Just out of highschool -go to rent my own first place like my parents did -lol unlike your parents, you need really good credit to rent anywhere. -Also your minimum wage job wouldn't cover a single week here, unlike when your parents left school They knee capped a lot of us from the get go.

[@nickmattio3397]

“You’ll own nothing and be happy.”-Klaus Schwab

[@the1necromancer]

We'll own nothing and global economies will collapse.

[@TheEnclave419]

Your just weak willed and undisciplined

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Seriously? you quoted that guy! He's not a threat to anyone.

[@lymphomasurvive]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetworkYou're a fed.

[@adoreastamway5754]

Hmm, If gen Z (at least lion's share of them) start to live wildlife on uninhabited lands/islands, will global economic instantly collapse?

[@simpson4237]

The problem with housing is you cant qualify to buy the home at the bank but yet a landlord can rent that house out to the same person that didnt qualify for more than the initial mortgage amount.

[@scanadaze]

In 1991. You can have an apartment. Pay utilities. Have a used car payment. Make it perfectly fine off of $564 a month. Today. That kinda pays for food for a single person for around two weeks. Depending on what chemicals you decide to eat. No real food in America.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Are you adjusting for inflation? That was over 30 years ago.

[@scanadaze]

@D-Fens_1632 In 1994 was when I bought my first cellphone. A bag phone. The start of technology. The start of we can not afford anything anymore. Around 2000. The huge push for technology. Is the start of people wishing they had a dollar. Before Obama first term. If you lost your job because of whatever. You just went and got another. If your house burnt down. You just went and bought another. Life was still kinda easy. When Obama became President the first time. The words American dream was destroyed. What was supper simple was now and has been since, impossible. Now. Instead of doing whatever. We are going to be forced into 15-minute cities and that's if it's okay for you to live. Their new technologies are supper old technology. A 15-minute city is a castle or Star Forts of the past. Flying cars were nothing but blimps of the past. Same with drones. The first upside down subways were in Germany. Very old technology. EVs old technology. Robots are very old technology. Collecting wind and sun for energy is very old technology. Their making us pay supper high dollar for supper old technology. From mental to plastic. Only difference. Our buildings. So old technology. The ones in the past are in stone. Where the horse and buggies came into play is the question. Our past had high tech. Not low tech. Between 1990 and 2000. Was amazing being a young adult. That was the American dream. Was.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

There is real food in America 100%. You just won't find it at any grocery store. Farmers markets are 100% real food, try shopping at those places.

[@Problematicphilosophie]

I’m a millennial who lives in Southern California. I’m a military veteran who joined after high school, served four years, came out used my mgib to earn a bachelors degree and STILL CANT FIND A JOB. I’m a single mother who lives off of cash aid and food stamps and were it not for veteran housing assistance, my daughter and I would be forced to move back in with my parents. It is truly an absolute nightmare trying to raise a child in this situation.

[@DigitalPand3mic]

Exact same here. We also only did so due to there being almost no jobs, and if there were they only paid $7.25 with part time hours. But then they wonder why so many of us are still broke and not moving forward in life.

[@D-Fens_1632]

It's an absolute nightmare having your food and rent paid for by the government? Oh the Humanity.

[@Problematicphilosophie]

@@DigitalPand3mic same. The only job I was able to get after finishing my undergrad was a temporary temp job. They literally kept me for six months to do the office grunt work and then said they had “let me go” due to budget cuts. It was part time employment and I was paid less than minimum wage. That was after job searching for a six months.

[@RollerBladingSuxs]

There’s plenty of government jobs that hire veterans easily

[@Future-Corpse]

Hey is your kid mixed race by chance? Asking for a friend lol

[@sukiyu.g]

My cougar mom poked a hole in the rubber , im not even supposed to be here. Im figuring shi out myself with no help and no support.

[@walmart_ricecrispytreat]

Lmao I shouldn’t have laughed 😭

[@Arkansan_Rebel]

No help over here either. My wife and I are just barely scrapin' by, I had to go to a food bank for the first time in my life, and we'll have to go to another one because, all we got were just cheap cupcakes, soda, and candy bars. No bread, no canned goods, not even corned beef.

[@kal7591]

I don’t know you, but I feel for you. Parents can really make or break your life experience, especially in today’s economy. Just hang in there, we’re all in this shit together. Hope you find some happiness in your life despite the circumstances.

[@theguybehindyou4762]

I’m starting a white-labeling business online. Maybe doing that could be your breakthrough?

[@addictionfree-n8w]

​@@Arkansan_Rebelold people come very early to take all the good shit . The same boomers that created the system

[@That_randomguy46]

The economy in this era is pretty much fucked up. You have more chance's to be a influencer or an athlete than have a well paid job. When you finish college or a university now, and your looking for a job you wanted there's a low chance you get hired.

[@devNguy]

Everyone should send this video to their parents or grandparents. The older generations are responsible for societal issues like this.

[@lightjones9894]

I have never understood the whole United States is the richest country on Earth, when it's pretty clear that the richness is not for "The People"!

[@ClickMyProfile_Unknown0human]

Your look at outside of USA is rich but inside USA isn't

[@pmscalisi]

Not any longer. I don’t understand why people will do crazy things just to be here. It’s not what it used to be,that’s over with.

[@D-Fens_1632]

Because if you make like 20 or 30k a year, you're in the world's 1%. Keep complaining on your this year's model iPhone made by slaves.

[@lightjones9894]

@pmscalisi I wonder what policies made us not be as peaceful as Iceland.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

You obviously have never been to a real 3rd world country where people suffer. In the USA, our poor people have a 60" tv in their place, and a $1000 iPhone. In this country, you are poor by choice and its your habits that keep you there. Richness is not about people getting what's owed to them, you gotta go earn that!

[@user-rh6wj2db6e]

College student here at Purdue, was literally told that “a masters (mechanical engineering) degree is the new bachelor’s(ME degree)” basically meaning to even stand a chance I am advised to be is college two more years after my bachelors

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Nope, you need to rub shoulders with people who own companies that you could work for. Play the game and win pal!

[@andrij.demianczuk]

GenZ is not lazy in my opinion. They’re dealing with a world where having a degree (and to an extend an advanced degree) isn’t a distinguishing factor. Everybody has one, and it’s no longer the standout feature on a resume. Hustle culture is growing because it’s the only way they know how to get by in this world. We’re at the point where they are entering the workforce as career professionals and honestly they are just as hard working, dedicated and disciplined as their Millenelial and GenX brethren.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

They are lazy 100%, they think having a podcast will bring them instant riches.

[@Kingofthenet2]

@@CompetitionSportsNetworkshut up boomer

[@CA-by2br]

​@@CompetitionSportsNetwork bait used to be believable

[@julianmarco4185]

The only way I can see a solution for this is to enforce and apprenticeship program in the workplace where old people with very comfy salaries will be forced to take new employees or at least aspiring employees under their wing and teach them how to do their work. This way new generations will have more skills and negociating power in companies.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

Yeah, that will fail!

[@Future-Corpse]

And the old people will be bitter and either refuse or sabotage. Not sure how much trade work you've done but from what I've seen, nothing is worse than someone old and bitter "teaching" you how to replace them.

[@julianmarco4185]

@Future-Corpse They will be offered a percentage of the productivity of their successors.

[@Kingofthenet2]

This is what we need

[@dreadthedude]

And some say Satan isnt real.

[@newyorkfan16]

Oh he's real alright. His ensignia is a hexagram.

[@janesullivan692]

Who even needs Satan at this point? We humans can clearly be evil little bastards all on our own.

[@CA-by2br]

​@@newyorkfan16 and im guessing his people are those who've created this current world we are in? Like the bankers perhaps?

[@leonelaarias4590]

Gen z has to be given a break already, you know

[@morganantoinettephoenix1107]

Can you explain more and tell us why

[@leonelaarias4590]

Well look at what the economy is, because of old politicians greed, the rest are getting left in the dust. So I really feel bad

[@magicvampirelver1321]

I think Gen Z is spoiled af

[@Badger1776]

@@magicvampirelver1321 spoiled but also shafted.

[@merafirewing6591]

​@@magicvampirelver1321 but also screwed at the same time.

[@HaakingLife]

Gotta love the "You need 8 years of experience for this ENTRY LEVEL job."

[@mutiny_on_the_bounty]

Sold out to H1-B visas

[@shrihana9611]

do u think h1b visa holders have it any better ? they are subjected to way worse working conditions

[@mutiny_on_the_bounty]

Shouldn't be here!

[@real-raiden-ei]

Do you have any ideas what is the average pay for H1B. The list that is circulating online is the application list not the granted list. Companies had to pay thousands to get those visa in admin chargers then when the person who comes in is tied to that visa means they can't leave. If you have so much of a problem then maybe don't vote in millionaires next time who directly benefit from these people than spreading hate .

[@mutiny_on_the_bounty]

OR, we can just remove the H1-B Visa holders from the country. They aren't citizens so they have no Constitutional Rights. The 4th & 15th dont apply to them nor any immigrants

[@Tundra.]

@real-raiden-ei Oh look, more Lefty pilpul! How DARE you whine about millionaires like any random poor person could run for office. Biden has been in congress for _decades._ Harris spent over a _billion_ dollars on her campaign. This goes beyond your worthless redditor opinion about 'rICh PeOpLE' and 'hate' like they have any bearing on whether someone selects them as a candidate. When people rail against H1B visas, they are mad that a foreigner is being given a job that an American company pretends it can't find an American to do for them. The average pay for an H1B visa holder is _irrelevant_ because that job should not be held by anyone other than an American citizen in the first place. The pay is so garbage because the foreigners will work for _anything_ to be allowed to stay in the country. This drives down the wages for _everyone,_ and sinks the buying power that the rest of us need to live at anything above the deepest poverty line. You have never read anything on this subject beyond pithy twitter posts and smug soundbites from the very people trying to make this problem worse than it already is. GET. OUT.

[@michaelreich4827]

Economics is a big factor, but Gen Z is also the end result of 30+ years of continuinally lowering standards in everything (education, competition, style, manners, etc).

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

You know, this is a good comment!

[@sjs928]

100 K in debt for a degree that will be worthless soon because of AI … they were sold a bunk bag of shit and there will be hell to pay .

[@gainestics7194]

The matrix has never been more relevant; no I am not referring to those internet scammers. But simply that the 9/5 juice isn’t worth the squeeze and that you need to find other ways to earn income (gig economy or running an actual business, gather skills that are in demand) the information resources have never been bigger and it is our generations wild card

[@LionofJudah75]

Things are harder for everyone. I am Gen X and I lost my job as a web app dev/coder four months ago. I just recently found new employment. For the last 10 years it only took a month, maybe two to find a gig, but these days I am 1 of thousands petitioning the same job. I thank God I got a job as I can imagine someone, without my years of experience, would have a much harder time competing in the job market.

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

How about you change your course of study? I live close by ASU University, its literally saturated with Indian student from India all taking the exact same courses, applying for the exact same jobs and they think they are smart? In order to stand out, you need to be more valuable than everyone else and that all starts by having knowledge most do not have, start there! Quantum coding will be huge soon, go for that! or you can be an A.I assistant because an A.I will have your job soon.

[@lukasboot5924]

Says plastic is estrogenic and bad--> advertises supplements packaged in PLASTIC just 5 seconds later

[@MHKing03]

Corporations in 1980s: "New strategy: let's squeeze absolutely everything we can out of consumers and employees so that management and shareholders get maximum profits!" Corporations today: "No one wants to work anymore! And why are consumers spending less and everyone feels hopeless??"

[@AliasTaurusVectron1212Liam]

Yess Exactly.🤯

[@FiestaMusicTV]

0:50 - because of the economy, the housing crash, and illegal immigration

[@matsumbra4984]

I think it's caused by economic growth after ww2.

[@ras0k]

babe wake up new gen z are poor just dropped

[@mfenix911]

It is virtually impossible to get a job for most people right now. The economy is declining, so businesses are scaling back, more jobs are being automated, almost 70% of job listings are 'ghost' listings, an AI algorithm decides what few resumes out of hundreds even get seen by a person, entry level jobs require years of experience, then if you're a straight white male (like me) you are in the back of the queue behind all the female/non-white/LGBT applicants regardless of your qualifications. I've been applying for literally every job I possibly can do and have gotten 1 interview in 3 years. I told my dad my options are be his live-in caretaker or be homeless lol.

[@matejpanik2112]

Then start doing something else, there are many fields that dont have enough ppl, obviously not everyone can work in the office in some bullshit company, for example in our country there is huge demand for basically any higher qualification manual labor (plumbers, electricians, painters, pretty much anything).

[@mfenix911]

@@matejpanik2112 Yeah, I think people have lost the luxury of picking a job they want and settling for whatever pays the bills for the foreseeable future. A 5 year internship is a big commitment for a trade job that isn't what I want to do, but beggars can't be choosers I guess.

[@debatedodia6399]

Lack of guidance from last generation overall. But I believe it's possible for us to overcome this

[@morganantoinettephoenix1107]

The generation before weren't guided they just got on with it

[@zombine7103]

Nah

[@piotrmorag2597]

Kinda hard to guide someone, when they're being told everywhere, all the time to rebel, be strong and independent, don't listen to your parents, wake up, make social issues your whole life, being flooded with brain rot targeted content and stuff 😅

[@KraziAnnRKissed]

Oh I've tried to "guide" the younger generation. Self entitlement isn't something I can guide anyone out of and I also can't guide anyone into a hard work mentality.

[@samuelspencer6016]

Unfortunately my generation fell into the same trap, if you look deep into the problems that plague modern society you will find that better technology has always went against the working class because the better technology makes it possible for them to do get the work done with fewer checks to write. Free trade is in my mind is the biggest example of this as being able to have products manufactured overseas where it is far cheaper then put those products on a ship where they will reach the market within a week disincentivizes investment within the local community. One might never believe it but in the times of the world wars 51 percent of the world manufacturing was done in the U.S and now a days we are getting close to 40 percent of the overall population participating in the labor force and I don't think it is only wages that is effecting this, government reports do not have the incentive to show that job creation has disappeared in the last few decades.

[@manuellopez-by1tz]

I house here in New York mortgage and taxes will cost $4,500 to $5,500 a month and that doesn’t include utilities. You need to make $100,000k a year just to pay for your home and nothing else. There are no jobs and people are begging for millions of people to come from overseas and take the few that are left.

[@revmedia7053]

I feel like there’s another aspect about population decline that needs to be mentioned. If I were to have a child, I would want the absolute best for them. A life of struggle just to make ends meet, and being used by rich pricks is not something I’m willing to give to a child I’m supposed to love and support. May God have mercy on our children for this world will not.

[@lucas82]

I really don't blame Gen Z. They were let down by the generations before them.

[@KapitanPisoar1]

How? Again this is just the victim mentality.... Imagine if the German boomers born after WW2 had this attitude, Germany still would be in ruins...

[@XeiMos_]

I graduated high school with nearly straight As, I'm in college in calc and organic chem classes and I cannot find a job. I have been denied from literal warehouse work not even requiring a high school diploma (and paying like $15 and hour) and Im never given a reason why. Thankfully I have my parents, but what would I do if I didn't?

[@janesullivan692]

I'm a college student with a 3.3 GPA and I got rejected for jobs at wegmans and subway.

[@XeiMos_]

@@janesullivan692 Same brotha, its insane. I've lost count of how many low skill jobs I've applied to. Still have some faith tho

[@flexthemex5016]

The school system failed us

[@frenzytayb6606]

I’m gen z just got laid off about 4 months ago and I’ve put in over 80 applications since then. Both travel work and local work and I can’t get hired for anything…

[@CompetitionSportsNetwork]

You need better skills then because there are a ton of jobs out there to be taken.

[@cobrazoid]

@@CompetitionSportsNetwork Where can I learn the skills to become a professional troll like you? Seems like it is a fun "job" to have where I can sit on my bum all day trying to get reactions out of people and act like I am in the center of everything. Where can I apply?

[@RafaelW8]

As a younger millenial, it's not much better.

[@dkmenace1990]

Millennials are officially more wealthier than Gen X. Just it took us longer to reach there and we still feel poor due to the cost of living

[@lonetony652]

🫤Millennials & Gen x should have a house already. If they don’t then they truly wasted their lives. Know so cause I got uncle who in his late 30s a millennial guess what this guy has no house despite being in United States for nearly 2 decades. He inspired me to not waste my 20s & be a bum. His biggest downfall was having his first kid with a 40 year old milf when he was 26.

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

​@@dkmenace1990 It might be because you say dumb things like "more wealthier" 😂 No disrespect, but that's basic English, just say wealthier

[@dkmenace1990]

@johannesstephanusroos4969 who cares. It's online talk

[@johannesstephanusroos4969]

@@dkmenace1990 Someone who speaks English as a second language (of four) cares

[@FidelCashflow13]

With every consecutive generation you are supposed to lead a better life than the next until we reach "Post-Scarcity" yet we are going in the opposite direction. Instead of the 8 hour workday I'd argue in theory we should be down to at least 6 - But here we are somehow working more (12+ Hours) and becoming more poor and sick,simultaneously having a bottom of the barrel standard of living. I 100% don't blame Gen Z for not wanting to enter this clown show.

[@paulusclaudiusmaximus4912]

The top 1% are getting greedier each time and wants us to fight each other. We need more Luigis.

[@outtheredude]

So, even if Generation Z manages to work their way through EVERYTHING they're up against, without burning out prematurely, or worse, by the time they're FINALLY ready to start families, probably around their 50s to 60s at this rate, they'll be too old to do so.

[@disadadi8958]

It's funny how this aren't any better in places with "free" education. You pay more taxes, you have lower wages, still the issues of job hunting and getting employed, increasing cost on housing / necessities like food and travel... It's just a fucking mess.