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"…Figures like Charlie Kirk and Ben Shapiro often advise young people to become Christian, get married, and have kids young. Many, including myself, object to such a narrow vision of happiness, but they aren't wrong about having connection, moral framework, and responsibilities, as footholds in life. Too many of Gen Z have fallen into a life with little connection or responsibility to the outside world because it's no longer a basic requirement to survive. And by responsibility, I don't mean feeling pressure to solve the big issues like climate change, I mean a life of small responsibilities, of things that will not save the world. Driving our friends to the airport instead of letting them Uber. Helping a neighbor carry groceries. Showing up to a nephew's sports practice. Starting a garden to tend to. Little by little we can find structures for our freedom that enable our joy and build a life of them."
Clare Ashcraft writes The Mestiza where she makes observations about identity, psychology, and culture. She is a proud Ohioan.
https://open.substack.com/pub/therepublicofletters/p/gen-z-is-worse-than-you-think?r=35ogp&utm_medium=ios
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This is interesting and I read more of the article. I think it is sad and true. I feel some of these points as well and I was not even in that generation, but it seems close enough that the internet has effected us all more than we would have liked.
ReplyDeleteI really like the authors intent to spur community. I think millennials and gen Zers have both adopted the idea that online communities fulfill social needs in the same way that offline communities do. This is patently false and reflected in Biden's Surgeon General's data about loneliness. More people are connecting online than ever before, but reports of loneliness are higher than ever.
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