Over 60 percent of Gen Z have an anxiety disorder

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Over 60 percent of Gen Z have an anxiety disorder
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I blame the fact that Gen Z is still very much entangled in the education system, which at present basically purpose built to stoke existential dread about future life prospects.

"If you don't do good enough now you're going to miss out on college which means you'll miss out on jobs which means you'll miss out on being able to afford a not shit standard of living which means you'll miss out on good healthcare which means..."

And then the folks getting into the professional sphere right now being told absolutely none of that was relevant to what they're expected to learn to do well professionally.

No wonder young folks have an existential dread problem, they're constantly told that their future well being relies on them performing a song and dance number perfectly for an audience who couldn't care less about anything they actually have to learn for that song and dance.

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