‘Generation sensible’ risk missing out on life experiences, therapists warn
theguardian.com
theguardian.com
Jennifer explains
that they are:hyper-aware of the world as it is and the problems with climate
change and the political climate in the world creating pressure on us to be
doing our best to be making the world a better place, rather than just like
living for the moment and having fun...almost like a scared generation, or a
generation who feel the pressure to be not looking out only for ourselves but
to be like doing the best we can do for everybody else.Sorry this comment is not very constructive, I’m just tired of seeing this type of garbage journalism in every mainstream paper in my country and elsewhere.
They could go to the park for free with their friends. They could have friends over to their home. They could go to group events/clubs/activities at their university. They could play a board game in person.
America before 1950 was poor but social. Most of the world for all of human history has been poor but social.
This looks like the USA is heading where Japan already is. Hyper competitive academic culture leads to stressed out, isolated youth obsessed with grades and reputation. The financial aspect is part of it, it's why people care so much about coming out on top, but it's only part of the picture.
This is such an overt generalization. I hate the "woe is me, I work all day and my landlord sucks" narrative because it resigns you to apathy. There are many things outside of your control, but what is in your control is how your respond to them. If you come home an anxious wreck every day, that's not your bosses or your landlords fault, that's your fault.
Someone else has it so I should too, except without any of the background or work.
Pop psychology is a long way from useful, it's 95% noise, 5% signal. It's frustrating watching people seek solutions from it, when really all it can do is identify problems.
In previous generations you could get away with a lot without many people knowing much less your school administration, college admissions officers, or your employers.
Now it's all permanently recorded and searchable.
The message that the most contaminant industries are sending is "You are personally at fault for all pollution" when the reality is that most pollution is created out of our direct capability of influence.
I have seen an increase of people sending the message: you can improve the world thru political action. You are not responsible for the world but you can put people in power to fix the environment and keep them accountable. That is way more healthy than to think that one can fix all the world problems by oneself.
My argument has always been that you have to not worry about those things and keep living your life. There very well may be a climate disaster in our lifetimes, but you can't put your life on hold waiting for that moment, live your life and cross that bridge when you get there.
Climate change is a perfect example because it's something that's clearly visible, in our faces on the news, and is something that no one individual can do anything about. While I think you should be aware of it (that is don't go around being a climate change denier), I don't think it's something you should "worry" about. Worrying adds a certain level of mental strain, and if you're worrying about all the problems in the world, that small mental strain from every worrying topic starts to add up.