Why Our Generation is so Unhappy

[Anonymous]

Motivated by a take i saw yesterday. so i thought i`d give my own perspective

There’s an entire genre of Youtube and Instagram dedicated to so-called “flexing”

It’s when uber rich 9–29 year olds make videos on how awesome their life is.

They drive up in Lamborghinis, Ferraris and such and make vlogs out of their amazing adventures:

These people don’t even have to be real. As we saw in the case of little tay, her entire story was fake. She’s not rich. Everything was fake.

And yet…

She was famous when people believed she was rich. She had a massive following and people were lapping up every single piece of little tay related content that they could find.

Let’s think about that: People spent their time following a 9 year old rapper who owned a Lamborghini

Instead of what: using that time productively to make their own wealth?

That’s the problem

I remember reading this somewhere:

Our generation is more obsessed with motivational videos, celebrities than actually being motivated, making our own path to celebrity status or wealth.

There’s nothing wrong with being inspired by some of these people.

But when all you do is watch Youtubers and Instagramers flex, you don’t go anywhere.

Perhaps some people are more prone than others, but just watching other people succeed, while you stagnate, is going to make you unhappy.

And it’s not limited to Youtube and Instagram

Watching reality TV, like “America’s Got Talent” or any similar show. has the same effect.

Using any of these for passive entertainment is fine. Trying to make money off of these platforms is fine.

The answers are out there in “real life”. Your goals are out there, not here.

Our generation fantasizes about having the lives these people do. But we don’t work toward them and we don’t where to find our purpose.

That’s why some people are unhappy.

Also remember to not compare yourself to others

[PsychoKiller]

It can be neatly summed in 3 points. The first point is that our goals are too far away. With television, internet, instagram etc. combined with photoshop and lying to our faces, in the words of Tyler Durden, we grow up believing we will all become billionares, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. A key ingredient for failure and feeling like shit is having unrealistic goals. The second point is that our abilities to achieve any goals are shit. Todays kids are more asocial than ever, with the expansion of social networks and the internet culture, and are also used to getting shit already chewed up and served on a platter, they have little to no challenges in childhood that they overcame themselves and are completely incompetent for life. So even if first point wasn't a thing and the goals were realistic, modern generations would still need A LOT more effort to achieve them. And the third point is retarded acceptance. We live in a society where everything is offensive and its perfectly acceptable to be a fucking loser. Everywhere you hear advice "just be yourself" which motivates people to be themselves - and themselves are fucking losers. A solid example are feminists, MGTOW guys and all those groups who made failing at life their attitude. Back in the day when people would fail, they would get back up and fight again. Nowadays when you fail, you run into a thousand retards who also fail and who try to sell you the idea that your goals are overrated and that being a failure like them is the right path, and people just get comfortable with being a failure.

[meowcow]

Good take.

Yes, the millennial generation and those that come after them have a severe Envy complex. We all desire something we cannot have, but this trend is exacerbated though social media. There will always be ultra rich people on this planet, but it was a lifestyle few people ever got a chance to see.

With IG, it is easy for rich people to project their extravagant lifestyle, and make everyone feel jealous or envious.

Another phenomenon is when a person gets feeds of their friends taking vacations and having a good time. You have 50 friends, and each year, they all take 1 vacation. But when you log in, you are bombarded by 50 sets of vacation photos and you subconsciously think that they're on vacation all year long.

In reality... they took only 1 vacation each... just like you did.

Social media is poison for this reason.
It is also the gathering point of the 99% of people on this planet that are fucking retards. Its very unfortunate that the internet has given voice to these people. Like Black Lives Matter - who believe that Black's can't be racist. Like transgender people who believe that there are 62 genders. And the far-left, who think every white person is a white supremacist... even when those same protesters are... white.

Unfortunately, young minds are malleable. When feminists tell young girls that they NEED a university education, and a PhD to climb to the top, nobody ever tells these girls that a career may not be what they want in life.

It's kind of funny. Women in this generation are much more unhappy than 2 generations ago. Yet, woman have education, they have more freedom, they have a better paying career... and they hate their lives, and themselves more and more.

Feminists never told them that at the end of the day, money won't give them a hug and say they love you. A child and family will.

[Anonymous]

I totally agree. Our generation has become Godless, and although I too am not a Christian I think that the problem there is that most people have replaced the worship of God with the worship of celebrities. They're the new Gods.

Along with the technology we have today is bad because when people worship celebrities, they tend to live vicariously through them. When you spend too much time thinking about these things you develop a "receiver" mindset - you become nothing but a consumer, and as a result you do nothing with your own life.

With men for example many of them enjoy watching sports, they play video games, they watch porn. I've never been a fan of watching sports because I'd rather be the one playing that sport. I love combat sports - boxing, muay thai, MMA - and I've fought competitively myself.

One thing that drives me mad is when other guys who've never trained a day in their lives talk to me about the last fight they saw, what a certain fighter did wrong, what they would have done in that situation. Not only does that conversation bore me, in my head I'm thinking "you're a fat lazy piece of shit, you wouldn't be there in the first place. You wouldn't have the motivation or the discipline to train, nor would you have the bollocks to step in the ring yourself".

Even worse are football fans who talk about the team they support and they say things like "we beat X team". Who is "we"? If you just watched other men do the things you wished you had the motivation and the ability to do yourself, you aren't part of that "we", you didn't play.

Women do the same kind of thing when they obsess over female celebrities and the gossip surrounding them.

People care too much about people they don't know, who don't care about them, and most likely they'll never meet. Their own lives suck so they obsess about those who are living the lives they wish they could live, if only they weren't too lazy to do something great with their own lives.

[Kiran04]

Copied my answer from another similar question:

Because society has gone out of its way to dump problem after problem after problem onto you from the moment you entered school. Instead of telling you to be strong, to rise up, and to thrive they told you you're weak, that everyone oppresses you, that society can't be trusted (even though it was society telling you this), and that if you have enough tantrums you'll get what you want. Sadly, it's not your fault. You were lied to from the get go with the aid of modern technology and social media. But in the end, the only one in the world you can depend on is yourself. And you MUST depend on yourself.
You must be your own rock, your own hard place, and your own savior.
Once you realize that, the burden of all the problems and stigmas that have been artificially implanted in you wash away. Don't look to movie stars, politicians, or activists to pull you out of the mud. They don't care about you. You put your feet down and drag yourself out and become stronger for it.

[NatashaJ]

I think because other people can't be happy for you, you might finally be getting on your feet and someone is giving you evil eyes (in Islam it means they sending you bad juju without telling you and hoping you fail) I agree with this. Some people give me that impression that they don't want others to succeed for whatever reason. They are jealous mean people and they thrive off talking shit about others and they are the same type that victims themselves and hold grudges and never let go of shit. It's draining and the fake assholes who say they care and love you then they don't even show up at your funeral. You don't need snakes like that in your life and you don't need to care or try to impress other care and impress yourself. I been way happier when I stop caring about others and only care how I refuse to let any assholes in my personal life. If your rude once your done especially a stranger.

[passinby]

Online feeds the need for instant gratification. Every little thrill that the addicted can draw from the most mundane events that pick them up for a moment will give them their fix. The unhappy are the addicted and the sad part is this is much worse that a street pusher. Many psychiatrists are studying the effects of online addiction and the deleterious results it is having to basic mental development much less happiness.

[Kurαȷ]

Working towards those lives is just as stupid and will make you just as unhappy.
The realization that you don't need those lives and that "the dream" is a tool of the ruling elite to corral you into institutionalized slavery within a system that only works if you never attain said dream, is what will make people happy.

[Danxsarah]

I laugh at little tay and people like this most of them are fake and just trying to look cool 😂 half the music world is like this and no one smart enough to look past it or example that 69 boy he got famous but being a immature boy and then people like classified who is amazing and down to earth

Soooo but I do agree I never compare myself to other I am poor but I've paid off my house my car its is stupid to watch these videos of them using props like fake money or "fixed up cars which is literally a skin ontop of a cardboard box

[Lance1965]

The online world has become their real world so it has screwed with their heads. They have lost touch with reality and that is just the mental side of it. Physically they are losing it too. When was the last time you saw a bunch of kids riding their bikes somewhere?

[OracleLupus26]

First of all great take. And thanks for bringing this up.
What I have seemed to notice is that people are getting weaker. Weaker in the sense that they don't want to work, but want to live the Bill Gates life. nobody tells them that they should get up, and build your own life, even though those videos should clearly be enough. I just feel we need to encourage more competitiveness, promote the idea of the survival of the fittest. People these days are very incompetent and whine when they don't get what they don't deserve, and that leads to a feeling of self-victimization. Just blame the system and be done. Do nothing on your part for your success. That's it, and thats the problem.

[dropkicknj13]

I understand your overall point here and I agree, but I would like to just point out one thing.

People who watch motivational videos are trying to become motivated. That's the point of those videos and talks. So you're complaining about our generation trying to fix it's chronic lack of motivation, instead of just automatically being motivated.

That's like going to a depressed person and saying "dont try using antidepressants, just stop being depressed" lol

[bacca400]

Perhaps this: expectations vs reality: qz.com/.../

Or your idea of fairness is broken: oliveremberton.com/.../

[Guanfei]

That was funny because that little girl was a fake. She had a manager who hired her, tell her what to do and say and got money off her.
There is even a video showing her own brother telling her what to do.

That kid didn't even wanted all of that. People who followed her and wanted to be like her are fucking idiots. She was used by her own family for money.

[Paris13]

Millennials Here, dear, Are Being Brainwashed and Soft Soaped by Them Dems, Sore Losers, Snowflakes and Bernie Sanders-Clinton Styles with no Smiles. xx

[MScifiwriter]

Pardon me but why are you blaming the democrats? The republicans control the house, senate, and the White house. Besides Sanders and Clinton never became president, the p***y grabber did.

[NatashaJ]

I agree it's not about the liberals because there still some fuck up conservatives who say vile shit to get people rile up there still homophobic and racism lets be real political views have nothing to do with it especially if you just have evil in your heart naturally.

[BrittBratt2416]

Cause a lot them don't know who God is and try to fill their life with materialistic things like money, fame and cars which in return doesn't make a person happy.

[lilaqua]

This idea has always existed, the great Gatsby is effectively about this, but I believe the greater impact of capitalism has made it a bit worse.

[OracleLupus26]

I know you're a smart person by that example. no better way to explain this problem!

[dantetheexplorer]

If I was filthy rich, I wouldn't be advertising that fact to all and sundry.

[genericname85]

cause we don't struggle enough in life anymore and there's an emotional disconnect from what we "do" to stay alive from what naturally would have to be done to survive.

[stormbreaker06]

because people are stupid. They have the mind and brain to build roads, buildings, technology yet they make poor social decisions. Do they care? No. because they are stupid.

[IntuitiveMuffin]

If someone thought lil' tay was actually rich they're a fucking idoit.

I disagree. Sounds like you're projecting your issues on our generation.

[jacquesvol]

People expect the blitzy IG world and get the same their parents got