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We are all addicts: Today's Youth Are Depressed, Here's Why...
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:22 am
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:22 am
Youtube video by Thoughty2
a nice lil clip that goes into historical, sociological, psychological, and technological reasons why millenials are having so many issues (including rampant suicidal rates). basically, the lower expectations instilled by Gen X combined with the technological explosion and the psychological/sociological effects of that development have created an entirely new version of humanity
the last portion does have some positive spin on this and it does present interesting questions about how we develop from here. for example the generic long-term values of the millenials aren't really bad, and perhaps the conflict that we're observing really is just "old industry" and "old society" failing to adapt to the changes presented by technology (as the millenials are the first generation to be allowed to adopt the technology)
a nice lil clip that goes into historical, sociological, psychological, and technological reasons why millenials are having so many issues (including rampant suicidal rates). basically, the lower expectations instilled by Gen X combined with the technological explosion and the psychological/sociological effects of that development have created an entirely new version of humanity
the last portion does have some positive spin on this and it does present interesting questions about how we develop from here. for example the generic long-term values of the millenials aren't really bad, and perhaps the conflict that we're observing really is just "old industry" and "old society" failing to adapt to the changes presented by technology (as the millenials are the first generation to be allowed to adopt the technology)
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Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:23 am to SlowFlowPro
Best thing about millenials is they're biodegradable.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:32 am to SlowFlowPro
That's a bunch of crap, millenials aren't that messed up.
It is American millenials that have so many issued. Its not a generational issue it is a cultural issue.
It is American millenials that have so many issued. Its not a generational issue it is a cultural issue.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:34 am to TigerintheNO
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It is American millenials that have so many issued
check out the youth and young adult suicide rate in south korea and japan. it's not just americans.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:38 am to HMTVBrian2
The suicide rates in those two countries has always been high compared to the West. Japan's suicide rate has actually decreased over the past decade
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:44 am to TigerintheNO
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That's a bunch of crap, millenials aren't that messed up.
I think a good pctg, but honestly most I know are pretty cool.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:57 am to TigerintheNO
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That's a bunch of crap, millenials aren't that messed up.
It is American millenials that have so many issued. Its not a generational issue it is a cultural issue.
I mean, Europe has basically stopped making new people. See, also, Japan.
It ain't just the US.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 10:59 am to Y.A. Tittle
yeah that's a possibly devastating byproduct of abundant societies
which creates the bigger issue: exponential increases in the gaps between the growing underclass and static middle/upper classes
which creates the bigger issue: exponential increases in the gaps between the growing underclass and static middle/upper classes
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:04 am to TigerintheNO
quote:False. It is a generational issue. This expands to all 1st world nations.
That's a bunch of crap, millenials aren't that messed up.
It is American millenials that have so many issued. Its not a generational issue it is a cultural issue.
My generation has been largely babied and treated like weak little fairies. fricking retarded older generations felt it appropriate to prevent my generation from experiencing anything "problematic".
Idiots.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:06 am to SlowFlowPro
I'll tell you the biggest addiction we have today (myself included) These damn supercomputers we carry around.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 11:08 am
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:10 am to SlowFlowPro
Depression is nothing new in America, and its rates keep rising.
Alexis de Tocqueville postulated that because Americans have the freedom to be anything, it puts too much pressure on the individual. You are inundated with so many choices and opportunities, yet your life is finite. He stated that such an environment can paralyze you for you are afraid of making the wrong choice. He said it made Americans fall into a "spiritual malaise".
And this was in 1835.
Alexis de Tocqueville postulated that because Americans have the freedom to be anything, it puts too much pressure on the individual. You are inundated with so many choices and opportunities, yet your life is finite. He stated that such an environment can paralyze you for you are afraid of making the wrong choice. He said it made Americans fall into a "spiritual malaise".
And this was in 1835.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:10 am to Scruffy
You don't consider finding Pokémon "problematic"?
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:10 am to fr33manator
The Bad Times are the most interesting ones to live in. So celebrate and embrace the chaos.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:12 am to SabiDojo
quote:This is a very interesting concept. Why is it that society becomes more suicidal and depressed when life is at it's easiest?
Depression is nothing new in America, and its rates keep rising.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:14 am to SlowFlowPro
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which creates the bigger issue: exponential increases in the gaps between the growing underclass and static middle/upper classes
As a student of history, it always ends the same way.
Rivers of blood and cities burning. Bodies piled high and buried in mass graves. The only way to avert that crisis is for something like war or famine or disease to kill so many off that the whole paradigm kind of resets.
But we've outdone ourselves. We're not only keeping the weak alive (far past any good it will do), we are subsidizing the breeding of those who wouldn't make it in the survival arena on their own.
We are feeding places that have FAR outbred their carrying capacity.
In all our efforts to "do good", we are spitting in the face of cruel nature and creating problems which will come back to haunt us tenfold.
In all our wisdom, we are unwise,
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:15 am to fr33manator
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As a student of history, it always ends the same way.
Rivers of blood and cities burning. Bodies piled high and buried in mass graves. The only way to avert that crisis is for something like war or famine or disease to kill so many off that the whole paradigm kind of resets.
But we've outdone ourselves. We're not only keeping the weak alive (far past any good it will do), we are subsidizing the breeding of those who wouldn't make it in the survival arena on their own.
We are feeding places that have FAR outbred their carrying capacity.
In all our efforts to "do good", we are spitting in the face of cruel nature and creating problems which will come back to haunt us tenfold.
In all our wisdom, we are unwise,
Could not have said it better myself.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:17 am to genuineLSUtiger
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The Bad Times are the most interesting ones to live in. So celebrate and embrace the chaos.
We aren't in the bad times yet though. We're still living the life of Riley. Our "poor" people live better than the kings of old.
We are living in the times of weak men. The bad times are yet to come.
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:17 am to Scruffy
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My generation has been largely babied and treated like weak little fairies. fricking retarded older generations felt it appropriate to prevent my generation from experiencing anything "problematic".
I have no problem with this. It made it easier for me to crush competition and it sure as he is going to be Alot easier for my son as well.
The more pussy pieces of shite there are the better chance the alpha male has at dominating everything
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:17 am to SabiDojo
I've heard something similar before that too many choices can cause depression
Posted on 5/6/17 at 11:26 am to Scruffy
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My generation has been largely babied and treated like weak little fairies. fricking retarded older generations felt it appropriate to prevent my generation from experiencing anything "problematic".
I get what you are saying, but I don't think the times we live in now are all that "problem-free".
- Frequent threat of terrorism
- War in middle east
- Katrina for those on the gulf coast
- Sky high heroin abuse - enough to impact the organ donor wait list.
- 9/11 and everything that goes with it
- Great Recession, which impacted a shite load of millenials
- BLM/Black Nationalist terrorist shootings/riots
Yes, this is the "participation trophy" generation, but they have definitely not been able to avoid a giant bite of that reality sandwich.
This post was edited on 5/6/17 at 11:32 am
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