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What matters to Generation Z? What does life hold for Generation Alpha? - Misc and chat

mrs.snooks

So.

We had a discussion last night in our house: my husband, myself and my 16 year old daughter.

It was on the back of one of the discussions on here about cultural norms.

It struck me that I didn't really know how life was viewed by folk: Generation Z from 1995 to 2009

You know I thought I knew. I thought it would be Climate Change, WW3. That sort of thing. But I wonder if that is infact just what is important to me. Being in my 50s, I am moulded by my youth experiences and how life has changed around me: feminism, 1980s poverty, Gen X culture. Thinking that we were going to change the world for the better. My parents grew up during the 60s. My grandparents through the War - and we didn't need a number to know which one we were talking about. 

I misquoted There is no such thing as society 

https://iea.org.uk/blog/there-is-no-such-thing-as-society

It was a long discussion. And I wanted to put it out there. What matters to Generation Z? What does life hold for Generation Alpha?

My daughter's answer, was totally unexpected. She said financial security (I paraphrase). I know that she is only n=1, but I wonder what you think the answer to this question is? 

xx Mrs Snooks

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  • I’m was born in the later 60’s I’m slightly outside the ‘boomer’ bracket. My eldest son was born in 1997, he does  feel angry with the boomer and my generation. His partner seems to feel the same, they think the previous generations bought all the houses cheaply and have  things like pensions that they will never achieve. It seems a personal gripe that there is no houses left for them to buy and I’m to blame.

    A lot of it is most probably frustration as they pay a lot in rent, probably more than a mortgage.

    They do care about the planet and don’t want to bring a child into it, they would rather adopt a child. 

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  • I’m was born in the later 60’s I’m slightly outside the ‘boomer’ bracket. My eldest son was born in 1997, he does  feel angry with the boomer and my generation. His partner seems to feel the same, they think the previous generations bought all the houses cheaply and have  things like pensions that they will never achieve. It seems a personal gripe that there is no houses left for them to buy and I’m to blame.

    A lot of it is most probably frustration as they pay a lot in rent, probably more than a mortgage.

    They do care about the planet and don’t want to bring a child into it, they would rather adopt a child. 

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