“Anxiety, helplessness, and that disquieting sense of watching your own life happen to you rather than being authored by you.”
These people are dumb and weak.
Victimhood.
Life is so hard.
1. I already subscribe to Netflix, Disney, and Hulu. Can I afford to add Paramount+?
2. I get my Venti Matcha Crème Frappuccino every morning, but I really want to move up to Super Venti Flat White. Can I afford it?
3. My 2025 iPhone 16 Pro is getting long in the tooth. Can I afford to upgrade to a 2026 iPhone 17 Pro Max?
4. I really want to get Celine Triomphe 52mm Oval Sunglasses at $510, but I can only afford Bottega Veneta Aviator-Style Gold-Tone Sunglasses at $440. What should I do?
I guess being in control of your life means I want it now therefore, if I do not get it now I am out of control of my life.
The problem with “da young” snowflakes is, they all believe life should be like riding in a one horse open sleigh. That’s why so many of the morons are getting killed when they venture out into the outdoors these days.
Bring out the Free Stuff candidates!
What a crock!
When folk stop burning five dollar a gallon gas waiting in double lines to buy a five dollar plus of cup of joe which isn’t even a Starbucks, then I might buy into the affordability crisis.
Not to mention Uber, Lyft, Doordash et al.
If you can afford to have Mickey D’s delivered, then you are doing well enough to squander your discretionary income.
And I forgot folk are still sending their kids to college for a four year education with unimaginable costs.
Went to the grocery store yesterday.
There were two aloha snackbar women, traditionally dressed and head covered in the mouth.
They pulled out the ‘ol gubmint card which I don’t even know what they call it now.
If I spoke their language, I might have been able to ask them about the affordabilty crisis, but it looks like they were doing well.
If I wasn’t concerned about elevating my blood pressure, I might have scoped them out leaving the store and seen what year and model of car they were driving which I would have bet was newer and better than what I’m driving.
What a crock!
When folk stop burning five dollar a gallon gas waiting in double lines to buy a five dollar plus of cup of joe which isn’t even a Starbucks, then I might buy into the affordability crisis.
Not to mention Uber, Lyft, Doordash et al.
If you can afford to have Mickey D’s delivered, then you are doing well enough to squander your discretionary income.
And I forgot folk are still sending their kids to college for a four year education with unimaginable costs.
Went to the grocery store yesterday.
There were two aloha snackbar women, traditionally dressed and head covered in the mouth.
They pulled out the ‘ol gubmint card which I don’t even know what they call it now.
If I spoke their language, I might have been able to ask them about the affordabilty crisis, but it looks like they were doing well.
If I wasn’t concerned about elevating my blood pressure, I might have scoped them out leaving the store and seen what year and model of car they were driving which I would have bet was newer and better than what I’m driving.
What the hell is their problem?
Bfl
Fewer young people are getting married.
Fewer young people are having children.
Fewer young people are buying houses.
More young people are miserable.
Why?
Because they are lazy?
Or because Obama and Biden fundamentally transformed this country?
The American dream: you work really hard and you go to school, and you get your degree and with your degree you get your big fine job that pays really well. Then, you get your big fine house with a low interest loan and every year that you live there, your equity just keeps going up and up and up. then you have your three kids after getting married and you put them through school because every year you’re getting a raise. You pay all of your insurance and your healthcare and you have extra money for your yearly vacations. Then you retire at 60 and enjoy the rest of your life
Try doing any of those things today as a young person!!! Good luck!
Well, I have felt that way since I graduated college in the early 80’s. The solution, work harder and quit bitching, nobody cares. Stop caring about it and just live and enjoy what you can, when you can. Quit looking for that participation trophy.
Control of your life is an illusion you never are in total control.
“Having an existential crisis” is what I call an expected part of life. This ponderous state of mind is where most of our evaluation, comparison and learning comes from.
Guess what? Life is not meant to be one long, loud endless party.
I’ve had 3 existential crises this week, and there’s still the weekend left.
I’m doomed!
CC
I thought I read an article yesterday about an abundance of black high school students paying upwards of $15,000 for their high school prom experience...and today, one third of the US population is groveling for scraps.
Caused entirely by our politicians and their favored parasites.
I live in a house that is 50% bigger than my parents’ home, even though I only make about half of what they made.
While we only have one car (all we need, really) it has heated seats, satellite radio, bluetooth, proximity sensors, auto braking, anti-lock breaks, and a bunch of other tech unheard of in a vehicle 50 years ago.
My entertainment consists of over 50 over-the-air digital channels and about a dozen streaming services (some free) allowing me virtually unlimited viewing options.
I carry a computer and communication device in my pocket with which I can do a video call to someone on the other side of the planet and have access to most of the collected knowledge and art of humanity.
My grocery store carries foods from around the world including fresh fruit from thousands of miles away. My food budget is still only about 10% of my income.
Both of my children have grown to adulthood and had children of their own.
All of these blessings and more are available to modern Americans...but the youth are in an existential crisis.
In the immortal words of Inigo Montoya...
“I do not think it means what you think it means.”
I call BS on this study. First of all, most everybody they asked had NEVER EVEN HEARD of an “Existential Crisis”. Let alone define it or spell it.