▲ 280 ▼ Gen Z may think they have it rough but millennials are the most burned-out generation (fortune.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 197 points 1 year ago (4 children) Don't worry, GenZ will eventually get even more burnt out than us. They're just not there yet. We all have it rough. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [+] grober_Unfug@discuss.tchncs.de 116 points 1 year ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 48 points 1 year ago hear hear, it's not team sports, it's everyone's fucking life, we all share this place and this time permalink fedilink source parent [–] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago Instead of comparing our burn outs we should be burning the people holding us captive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) Why do you think genz will get more burnt out than us? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 year ago* Because everything that has made life worse for millennials, is not fixed, not even a little bit, and is not going to be fixed. It is going to keep getting worse and it is not clear people are even really trying to fix anything anymore because we are, as the article points out, burned out. There is almost nothing on the horizon that has much potential for making anything any better or easier for anybody, and the few things that do have that potential, like AI and automation, are very clearly (to me) going to be misused for exploiting humans in almost every possible way and making life harder not easier for the vast majority of the human population which likely includes everybody commenting here. GenZ may instead get burned-out literally -- from their homes, as humanity continues to work mindlessly towards a goal of creating enough heat to set the entire planet on fire, but maybe the rising oceans will put some of the fires out. Families and mental health and the fabric of society will continue to fray. Prices will keep rising. The wealth gap will continue expanding. Lawlessness and homelessness will become rampant. Democracy will continue to slide towards corporate tyranny and fascism, and peace begins to make way for conflict and war. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago Time plus exponential decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) The frequency with which once-in-a-generation calamities are occurring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, man. I'm at 3.5 and I ain't even 40 yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago As a college grad from the dot-com school, I feel ya. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] barkingspiders@infosec.pub 48 points 1 year ago hear hear, it's not team sports, it's everyone's fucking life, we all share this place and this time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatanClaus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 year ago Instead of comparing our burn outs we should be burning the people holding us captive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) Why do you think genz will get more burnt out than us? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 year ago* Because everything that has made life worse for millennials, is not fixed, not even a little bit, and is not going to be fixed. It is going to keep getting worse and it is not clear people are even really trying to fix anything anymore because we are, as the article points out, burned out. There is almost nothing on the horizon that has much potential for making anything any better or easier for anybody, and the few things that do have that potential, like AI and automation, are very clearly (to me) going to be misused for exploiting humans in almost every possible way and making life harder not easier for the vast majority of the human population which likely includes everybody commenting here. GenZ may instead get burned-out literally -- from their homes, as humanity continues to work mindlessly towards a goal of creating enough heat to set the entire planet on fire, but maybe the rising oceans will put some of the fires out. Families and mental health and the fabric of society will continue to fray. Prices will keep rising. The wealth gap will continue expanding. Lawlessness and homelessness will become rampant. Democracy will continue to slide towards corporate tyranny and fascism, and peace begins to make way for conflict and war. permalink fedilink source parent [–] njm1314@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago Time plus exponential decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) The frequency with which once-in-a-generation calamities are occurring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, man. I'm at 3.5 and I ain't even 40 yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago As a college grad from the dot-com school, I feel ya. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 year ago* Because everything that has made life worse for millennials, is not fixed, not even a little bit, and is not going to be fixed. It is going to keep getting worse and it is not clear people are even really trying to fix anything anymore because we are, as the article points out, burned out. There is almost nothing on the horizon that has much potential for making anything any better or easier for anybody, and the few things that do have that potential, like AI and automation, are very clearly (to me) going to be misused for exploiting humans in almost every possible way and making life harder not easier for the vast majority of the human population which likely includes everybody commenting here. GenZ may instead get burned-out literally -- from their homes, as humanity continues to work mindlessly towards a goal of creating enough heat to set the entire planet on fire, but maybe the rising oceans will put some of the fires out. Families and mental health and the fabric of society will continue to fray. Prices will keep rising. The wealth gap will continue expanding. Lawlessness and homelessness will become rampant. Democracy will continue to slide towards corporate tyranny and fascism, and peace begins to make way for conflict and war. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago Time plus exponential decline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 child) The frequency with which once-in-a-generation calamities are occurring. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, man. I'm at 3.5 and I ain't even 40 yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago As a college grad from the dot-com school, I feel ya. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Fuck, man. I'm at 3.5 and I ain't even 40 yet. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago As a college grad from the dot-com school, I feel ya. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago As a college grad from the dot-com school, I feel ya. permalink fedilink source parent