4th Gen Z Article Discussion (2)

Some people in our generation have a false sense of reality of what life is "like" or is going to be when they have to fend on their own.

We resonate with Brian Drsicoll, "The midlife crisis for these generations isn't about buying a sports car or questioning life choices. It's about mere survival"people just don't have money to spend. They struggle to get by day to day. When people don't have money to do "fun" things it leads to the state of their mental health going down.

"The midlife crisis for these generations isn't about buying a sports car or questioning life choices-it's about mere survival." Is a quote by Bryan Driscoll that resonated with our group. This is because it highlights the importance of an individual's future finding a career that provides them with means to allow them to survive in an environment with a highly advanced capitalist economy. [Group 3]

We think the article ignores the negative impact of social media on our generation. The main issues caused by social media are identity crisis, mental health, self-esteem, addiction. Which we believe is a major problem in our generation

Our group picked the quote from Bryan Driscoll "The midlife crisis for these generations isn't about buying a sports car or questioning life choices--it's about mere survival. When the American dream becomes a nightmare, you bet people are going to hit a wall earlier" The midlife crisis Gen-Z is facing is the fact that our parents were able to achieve much more than us at the same age.

We believe that financial issues are the number 1 source of stress and it seems that "30% of Gen Z said financial issues were their primary source of stress" and "Roughly 55% of Gen Z and millennials said their parents had it easier".

We as a group think that the money we earn don't correlate with the rate that prices are going up making it more difficult to afford things.

As a group we feel as if the #1 reason for stress and our "midlife crisis" as a generation are finances and overall financial stress. As the article states, "In the survey, 30 percent of Gen Z said financial issues were their primary source of stress." Whether those issues are because of the overall state of our current economy (as the average cost of living has grown by 28.3 percent in the last decade) or that stress has been a domino effect of our parents, we feel as if our generations financial struggles are significantly relevant more than previous generations.

The financial issues, we think that everything is way to expensive and every day items "necessities" are becoming more and more expensive. Therefore it causing stress and causing peoples mental health to go down because they're worried about affording "life". "Roughly 55% of Gen Z and Millennials said their parents had it easier..." In the past things were a lot more affordable.

The article fails to address the workforce issues that Gen Z is facing today

Financial stress is the no.1 stressor that gen Z experiences

"In the survey, 30 percent of Gen Z said financial issues were their primary source of stress."

We agree with Bryan Driscoll because many gen z struggle to live up to fulfilling the American dream

we feel like the article failed to mention specifically the mental health problems that Gen Z faces, and the variety of causes for those mental health problems. It would've been helpful to get more insight into that

The mental health issues of the generation. we have gone through struggles with covid but mostly drug problems and how glamorized its use has become.

the group said the Malik one because they dont only talk about just the money problem but the control of money. we need a path and stability for financial control. it also talks about the hold social media has on Gen Z financial decisions.

financial stress, the group said that it should be taught in school

"When the American dream becomes a nightmare, you bet people are going to hit a wall"

After reading the article "Gen Z Is Having 'Midlife Crisis,' post a sticky note per question per group. Make sure to tag your group number so I can give you points.

After reading the article, what is the main reason your group can agree is the #1 source of stress for Gen Z? Make sure to use a direct quote and then explain why your group chose it.

On the second page, which quote from either Alex Beene, Keith Sims, Bryan Driscoll, or Samita Malik resonates with your group the most? Why?

What is one (or more) point (s) you think the article fails to recognize about Gen Z's struggles? Decide as a group and then respond.