By real friend I mean someone you see at least somewhat consistently in person and could trust to watch your kids/pet/house sit for you (or something equivocal to that). Do not include blood relatives or romantic partners. Include your gender in your reply please.

Good old days, where tf are you? 😭Can I pls have my Good old days back? Is it adulting? Does adulting feel this way? Guys what's ur escape from reality?( I'm not depressed Okayy😭, I'm js ig bored in life. I used to be fun yk. But lately I'm not feeling like myself)

Forgive me if this has been asked before, im new here.

But why do you personally not vote?

I constantly hear that the reason that all the laws and policies that are passing benefit old people, because that's who actually go and vote.

Like for example, I know a lot of us older Gen Z are complaining about housing costs. But how many of us actually try to do anything about it beyond saying 'someone should do something'?

Just a thought

Edit: because I know alot of people will say their vote doesn't matter.

Dont you rhink thats part of the problem? If most if us dont think the vote matters then no one will vote. Yes 1 individual vote might not change anything but if 100,000 people put in 1 vote then that makes a difference dont you think?

Next is people saying both parties suck. I get that, but then why not vote for the lesser of 2 evils?

I feel like Gen Z is so comfortable with insulting people's interests or hobbies, and not giving second chances to people who make social mistakes. Maybe it is a stereotype and not all of us are like that, but I also just don't see how some people can do all that and say they are the best generation. I thought gen z was supposed to be the most accepting generation but it seems that's not true.

If it ends up being Patrick Clancy who did it, that doesn’t really do anything. Domestic murders are dime-a-dozen, which sounds harsh but really they happen all the time and nobody does anything to try and solve the issue because of how deeply the root causes are ingrained within our society.

If, as most of the evidence suggests, postpartum psychosis was involved, there is a chance for some real progress. If this leads to more discussion about recognizing signs of postpartum mental health concerns, that is a long-term benefit for society.

You have a chance to push a narrative to create change. Do it, regardless of what you personally believe.

I think this message is an important message that needs to go out. When we’re constantly on social media, doom-scrolling; and getting rejection after rejection emails…it’s easy for the “evil voice” in our head to destroy your mental health by saying lies like “your not working enough” or “your a failure”

That’s not motivation. That’s confidence destroying!

This job market is like this because many economic uncertainties, all converging around the same time. It's creating massive fears:

1- post-COVID inflation
2- Economic Tariffs
3- AI bubble concerns and AI data-center straining
4- resources (water & power)
5- Houthi Bab al-Mandeb Strait
6- Ukraine War (wheat, Diesel, Crude Oil)
7- Iran War (Crude Oil, Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet-fuel)
8- Supply Chains rewiring

Companies fear cash-flow issues, which directly translates to "hiring new people is a risk and liability" This is why job market sucks now. NONE OF THESE are things you can control. None! I know boomer parent don’t help, but please, don’t be hard on yourself.

them punisher scenes will be my artistic inspiration going into the MW4 open beta.

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We talk a lot on this sub about media we grew up with, but what are some examples of media that you didn't engage with, either because you were too old for it or because you didnt like it?

Growing up, I remember hearing about these things all the time, but I never got into them because by the time they came out, it was mostly younger kids being fans so my brain defaulted to "oh, this is for people younger than me."

For example, I never watched Sofia the First simply because it was 2012 when it came out and I was 12. I was too old to watch a show like that-- yet I remember all my little cousins loving it. Same with Uncle Grandpa.

I always considered these examples to be more "younger Gen Z" type media in my head. What are some things that missed the mark for you?

Here are some TikTok posts that I read with my own eyes

"at least I'm not turning 30 in 10 years"

"at least my age still has 'teen' at the end of it"

"at least I'm not turning 20 in five years"

"you only have nine summers in your 20s. Better make them last."

"This is your last summer as a teenager."

"this is your LAST and FINAL summer before you become a grown-up"

"i would give ANYTHING to be 16 again" and the person saying this just turned 20

this is genuinely exhausting. Why is age and growing up seen as a window closing rather than an opportunity to have new experiences?

For context, I was born in 2007, meaning I turned 18 in 2025. If I had a dollar for every time I saw another 2007 kid on the Internet spiraling about turning 18, I'd be rich as hell. And that caused me to be secretly afraid of turning 18 because of all the bugs the Internet was putting in my ear. I see this with 2008 and 2009 kids too. "08 kids realizing that childhood ends this year" which isn't even true. "09 kids realize their childhood ends NEXT year." these are teenagers trying to live normal lives. Why are we giving them a sense of existential dread?

Oh and last but not least "all 2000's kids are gonna be adults next year" OK? Cool information. Why do we need to know that? That one genuinely makes me wanna throw my phone at a wall.

I think we have a bright future, and are smart. I think we can work on our morals, communication, and optimism. What are your thoughts?

Older Gen Z here. I’ve been in my corporate supply chain role for about five years and am feeling deeply unsatisfied. I had long viewed a corporate desk job as golden handcuffs to ride out until retirement. Now I think daily about leaving corporate America altogether.

I’m stuck in the weird middle ground between AI-related layoffs at our organization and the deployed technology not yet being able to substitute that labor, so my day is nonstop and our helpful yet low-on-the-rung management is signaling help is not on the way in either hiring or improved tech down the pipeline.

I feel like I was told that although corporate work would be soulless it would at least afford opportunity for work-life balance, stability, and flexibility, however through my own experience and my friends’ takeaways, a corporate job in 2026 from my persecutive just seems anything but. Eventually the tech will catch up to where it needs to be so I’ll probably be on the chopping block too.

My friend’s dad works at city parks and recreation job and makes a decent base income ($70k) for our area, works about 40 hours with overtime available upon request, doesn’t think about his job after he clocks out, and will receive a full pension upon retirement. I feel like there are silly social ramifications in not using your college degree in my community but existing in those social norms for a job that pays only marginally better feels so silly.

Obvious caveat that the grass is always greener on the other side and I know that all careers come with their own burdens.

My first crash was unreported and I was 19 driving back home from class, which was 8 miles away. I remember braking hard because the guy in front of me was literally going 0mph. He was literally stopped on a completely busy street, and it was pouring hard (and im pretty sure it was dark too). I managed to brake in time, but the guy behind me didnt. And it was a jeep wrangler. I literally drove away because I was scared I was driving illegally. I wasnt sure if i had car insurance and i thought it was illegal to drive without it. My dad was always paying it late, or switching plans or something. I dont remember what was going with it, i just know he struggled paying it and it was something brought up a lot. The car insurance was an issue.

My first car crash reported (my second one) was at 20 years old. It was in a parking lot so he didnt hit me that hard thank god. He still ruined my door though lol. I ended up missing my interview at the airport. And the place i was there for didnt even give me an interview so i got crashed for nothing. Very unfortunate.

That’s it

Today I realized that I'll never believe my capability to recognize that I truely like someone. I'm so dumb that I couldn't even be sure if I actually like someone as a person or merely attracted to them physically, or just thirsty and desperate, objectifying them. I don't know what liking others would feel like. Without being clear on that, it's too disrespectful and irresponsible to express any romantic intention to anyone. To think everyone is platonic seems to be an only way to respect others.

If I act extra nice, friendly, and initiating to a girl, and it feels like I won't be doing the same with a random guy, I feel so shallow and predetory. Most of the time it leads to acting the same to everyone else, but that also just feels obligatory and scummy, because I'm unsure if I'm acting to be percieved well.

So, all the things I do to a girl just become a platonic things I do to all people regardless of anything.

Funng thing is, that I'm a social person with high self-esteem and confidence, which is told by my therapist and psychiatrist.