[gjsman-1000]

While a trope, it is also statistically proven that the youth of this generation are doing worse, by almost every metric, than prior generations; including but not limited to achieving adult milestones years later than normal, record high percentages of medication distribution, and (for what it’s worth) a historically low percentage of young people that could even enter the military if they wanted to, at just 1 in 7.

[deeg]

Gen Z also has a lower crime rate, less teen birth rates, and less illegal drugs and alcohol consumption when compared to previous generations at the same age.

[scarface_74]

Teen drug use is increasing

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/marijuana-hall...

And a rise in crime rates

https://www.newsweek.com/america-rise-juvenile-violent-prope...

[gjsman-1000]

Yes; but are we silly enough here to believe that it’s because they have some newfound sense of morality that is guiding their actions?

No.

They are so deep into other things that the old vices have lost their appeal.

I argue that what’s really happening is that this is the most introverted generation (lockdowns playing a part). Home is comfortable, safe, entertaining, free of judgement, and has never been less boring; the basement dweller stereotype has never been more real.

[deeg]

I didn't say anything about their morality, just that by some statistics gen z is better than previous generations.

They are not better or worse. Just different.

Their music sucks, though.

[gjsman-1000]

“Better” because they’ve found even worse replacements.

Who needs to get a girl pregnant, when you can jack off twice a day to a unique body every day for the next decade? Heck, why even get married or even get a girlfriend at all, at any point (also a statistical low)?

Who needs alcohol and drugs, when you can drown your sorrows into hundreds of hours of gaming? And you’ve been doing this since you were 10 years old and playing 12 hours straight on weekends? (There is literally a 10 year old relative in my life doing this.)

This generation is better on the statistics - but we have no reason to believe the outcomes are better. We have every reason to believe that they will be worse for it.

Not just that they might - look at the statistics, it’s already happening. Antidepressant rates among teen girls has literally increased 130% in 5 years.

[imtringued]

Are you seriously comparing drugs and alcohol with video games and saying video games are worse replacements?

What the hell is wrong with you? Most people get bored of any particular game given enough time. Any psychological dependency will disappear and fade away.

The reason drugs screw you over is that they enter your brain directly. The brain can't cope with direct chemical alterations through countermeasures on a mental level. For the brain to protect itself from that, it would need to activate the immune system and send out macrophages etc to physically get rid of the chemicals.

[talldayo]

> Who needs to get a girl pregnant, when you can jack off twice a day to a unique body every day for the next decade?

Buddy, here's the straight dope. If you're mad that teenage pregnancies are going down on average, you literally lack the basic empathy required to comment on the internet. Log off, you are just too unintelligent to contribute to this discussion.

If you're not trolling then I am seriously worried that you are autistic or mentally disabled and may not know it. This is outrageous behavior and I've seen you repeat this psychopathic bullshit for years now. Do you live in the real world? Do you have healthy relationships with family members or friends that share these ridiculous principles with you? It defies normalcy.

[gjsman-1000]

Your account is not even one year old, dude.

Also, great way to miss the point: I am all in favor of teen pregnancies going down; but if it’s because everyone is culturally stuck in an extended adolescence, that should not be confused with maturity, and the effects of that will be felt everywhere. I say "worse" replacements because if people aren't growing up, they will just do the original problematic activities later, while having their immaturity affect their lives and other people's lives longer.

[GenerocUsername]

This. Just because things are always getting worse does not mean things are not literally at their worst

[copperx]

Yes. A point can be both a local and global maximum.