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genxlib

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9. Fascinating and well presented article

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat May 31, 2025, 09:57 AM

May 31

Well worth the read.

It took a while to realize it was more than 7 years old because it all sounded so current.

Seven years on, about half of the Gen Z young people are in the workforce now and seeing things at least this bad if not worse. None of the things touted in this article has gotten better and pile on inflation, gig economy, covid, collapsing government support, AI, etc.

They will not have an easy time of it.

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Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression. [View all] littlemissmartypants May 31 OP

I keep hearing the young don't have as much job loyalty Skittles May 31 #1

The Exploited Generation bucolic_frolic May 31 #2

Written in 2017 MichMan May 31 #3

Yeah - this is old. Have things changed? Not for KPN May 31 #6

For me, the regular print version is much easier to read ... progree May 31 #4

"The Ice caps the baby boomers melted" Is this another generation wars thread? brush May 31 #5

Another generation war thread? To me, its more about KPN May 31 #7

Give an example of a better system. brush May 31 #8

The unemployment rate of recent college grads is well above the overall average - a historical anomaly progree May 31 #10

So true, the Zoomers have it bad, way worst than Millennials. brush May 31 #11

Fascinating and well presented article genxlib May 31 #9

Reaganism took root and festered for their whole lives IbogaProject May 31 #12

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