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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 part of Gen Z and for me, the thing that worries me most is surviving the modern climate. The cost of living is high and even though I work I can hardly afford my bills and to run my car. I'm lucky that I still live at home with my parents, but, I know this can't be forever. My sister is in the same boat.

    The threat of WW3 is always there too.

    The future is worrying

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  • I'm part of Gen Z and for me, the thing that worries me most is surviving the modern climate. The cost of living is high and even though I work I can hardly afford my bills and to run my car. I'm lucky that I still live at home with my parents, but, I know this can't be forever. My sister is in the same boat.

    The threat of WW3 is always there too.

    The future is worrying

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    The threat of WW3 has affected quite a few generations, I can remember adverts in the 80’s telling us what to do in the event of a nuclear attack. School trips were not allowed if it was to a City as there was a constant threat from the IRA. My parents watched the Cuban Missile Crisis unfold in 1962. There unfortunately always seems to be conflict somewhere in the world.