As social observers at the Higher Education Inquirer, we have noticed a US youth society showing increasing signs of anxiety and cynicism. Both of these emotions are understandable, but they have to be treated with care.
This angst among so many young adults shows up not just in suicides and drug epidemics but in many other destructive but subtler ways that don’t make the news as much.
Weed dispensaries are growing. It’s good that marijuana possession is no longer a crime. But smoking marijuana is not safe. To say it’s less dangerous than
alcohol may be true, but it’s only a rationalization.
Gambling addictions may also be related to this trend in destructively
impulsive thoughts and behaviors. If your life has little meaning, you
can find some meaning in talking about sports and betting with your
bros. Betting alone can be worse.
Doom spending shows that many younger folk are overspending because they have less hope. It’s not the same as shopping therapy because the outcome is not feeling better, but of feeling even worse. Overall, may help increase the need for warehouses and warehouse jobs, but also damages those around you in ways you may not even see.
Who Benefits?
The only people who benefit in the long run are those who profit from pain. The people on Wall Street. And the rich people who invest in that pain. In the end, even those people, or their loved ones, may be subject to a cynicism they may be forced to notice.
Other Possibilities
If you are spending money that could be spent on
something else,for the future, you are doing a disservice to yourself
and those around you.These trends among US youth are the opposite of
youth global trends in frugal living, living that can lead to greater
happiness and meaning.
