Why Gen Z is Quietly Giving Up

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Why is Gen Z so depressed? And why is Gen Z quietly giving up? In this thought-provoking video essay, we'll dive deep into the challenges faced by Gen Z in the Internet Age. From the adoption of smartphones to the loss of traditional metanarratives and to the distortion caused by the digital realm, we'll explore why this generation is grappling with unprecedented feelings of hopelessness. In this video, I lean heavily on the work of Dr. Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. Her book "Generations" is based on twenty-four datasets, some of which go back to the 1940s. They assess children, adolescents, and adults and include a staggering total of 39 million people. Nearly all of the datasets are nationally representative, meaning that respondents resemble the whole population in terms of gender, race/ethnicity, age, socioeconomic status, and region of the country. Most of the data is from the U.S., but other datasets were collected in countries around the world. If you're interested in Dr. Twenge's work or learning more about Gen Z, I've left a link to all my sources below! ▬▬ Video Chapters ▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 1:05 Chapter 1: The Problem 3:11 Why Smartphones? 5:17 Chapter 2.1: Beans 8:00 Chapter 2.2 Broken Promises 13:22 Chapter 2.3: A Bigger World 16:21 Chapter 3: A (Potential) Solution 19:26 Be Here Now ▬▬ Sources ▬▬ 1. "Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future" by Jean M. Twenge https://amzn.to/469GiXQ 2. "Gen Z" by XYZ University (Sarah Sladek and Alyx Grabinger) https://www.xyzuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/GenZ_Final-dl1.pdf 3. "Gen Z, Explained: The Art of Living in a Digital Age" by Roberta Katz https://amzn.to/469GiXQ 4. "Generation Z is Waging a Battle Against Depression, Addiction and Hopelessness" by the Walton Family Foundation https://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/stories/foundation/generation-z-is-waging-a-battle-against-depression-addiction-and-hopelessness 5. "Stress in America, Generation Z" by the American Psychological Association https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2018/stress-gen-z.pdf 6. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/26/the-rise-of-bai-lan-why-chinas-frustrated-youth-are-ready-to-let-it-rot 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ7S-nKmAr4&t=420s 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLDGBYJwFTo&t=8s 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e681QNbHloE 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX4wJvQR4ok 11. "Mobile phone ownership over time" by Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/fact-sheet/mobile/ 12. https://qz.com/work/1663731/mass-layoffs-a-history-of-cost-cuts-and-psychological-tolls 13. "Displaced Workers: Trends in the 1980s and Implications for the Future" by the United States Congressional Budget Office https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/103rd-congress-1993-1994/reports/93doc09.pdf 14. "The Disposable American" by Louis Uchitelle https://amzn.to/3SI5HEW 15. "Nihilism (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series)" by Nolen Gertz https://amzn.to/49BrjIP ▬▬ Socials ▬▬ @ameercorro WEBSITE — https://ameercorro.com/ INSTAGRAM — https://www.instagram.com/ameercorro FACEBOOK — https://www.facebook.com/AmeerCorroMusic SPOTIFY — https://open.spotify.com/artist/1H5PsYGFaTqxJUoyr6bD5C?si=hWGLXN0gTfyA60a0DwBQ6g ITUNES — https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/ameer-corro/1453903197 ▬▬ Music Credits ▬▬ www.epidemicsound.com www.musicbed.com