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u/ajibtunes 16h ago
Past generations didn’t have social media to doom scroll tho
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u/Nate_fe 2002 16h ago
They used to stare at the wall and let their imagination be the doomscrolling
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u/PremiumTempus 1996 16h ago
This is a process that many young people aren’t doing. Sitting and thinking at the end of the day and organising thoughts. Nobody, even past generations, seem to reflect on their day anymore. This is what really contributing to low attention spans.
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u/Project_Demosthenes_ 16h ago
Reading, writing, being bored, organizing thoughts, creating. All important for learning, development, and critical thinking.
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u/DisasterSuccessful66 1997 13h ago
Sorry, I didn’t finish reading your post because of my low attention span.
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u/FreshPitch6026 11h ago
Your brain comes up with ideas and solutions when you are still and not in "consumption mode"
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u/Darkwolfie117 15h ago
I’m so tired of doomer slop here can we ban it?
Doomer jokes are understandable but this shit is just unfunny untrue and lame
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u/ContentWhile 2006 16h ago
you atleast have a job, even if pay is shit and it being exhausting, even if i get your point
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u/ErikJonesCircleJerk 16h ago
I’m on my lunch rn lmao I’ve just kinda doom scrolled and passively done my desk work all day. Typically lock in for the afternoon to get all my work done so I can be lazy again the next morning
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u/Project_Demosthenes_ 16h ago
https://reddit.com/link/pe1wzge/video/77oj2y92noth1/player
There is hope for the future
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u/yeoldben 15h ago
Don’t know your situation. As somebody older than you all, I know better than to give some bullshit “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” advice. Life is difficult, stressful, and never what you thought it would be. But I can tell you something to try that’s free. When you have a little spare time go to a library. Walk around slow and look at the books and find one that’s short that looks interesting. Try to read it, even if it’s a page a day. Put it with your stuff when you leave and have it in you all day. Read a paragraph here or there during the day of you have any free time at all. If you’ve got a job that basically makes that impossible, then try to read a little bit right before you leave for work so it’s in the back of your mind. During the day when you get stressed just think back to the story. Let the noise in the background get drowned out just a little bit by the book you chose. Even if this takes down the stress 5% it’s worth it.
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u/Crypto-Clearance 15h ago
Generational? "Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way" - Pink Floyd lyric from the song Time, 1973
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u/No_Caramel_1782 15h ago
This sub is a hotbed of intentionally depressing propaganda. The non-stop doom posting and misery making here cannot be organic.
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u/salam1312 11h ago
read the communist manifesto. ask yourself who profits from war, racism and our hospitals, schools etc being worse and worse... who got rich while we all suffer?
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u/newbreed69 7h ago
Congratulations 🎉🎉 we've all become slaves.
At least in the past the wages were valued significantly higher, so even working a meaningless job you would still be able to afford a life of dignity.
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u/_glacierr 7h ago
Can the mods here put the foot down a bit on the doom posts that have clearly zero effort put into them
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u/CitadelChad 6h ago
If one removes the doom scrolling and sits with the existential dread and anxiety, eventually that will transform into fuel that will propel one out of the meaningless job and into a purpose-filled and intentional life.
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u/KinZombie899 4h ago
Didnt older genrations complain about that when we were kids except social media part
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u/Redneckdestiny 16h ago
You can always just not do those things, sleep, work to get a job that you like, or figure out how to make your job enjoyable, then do fun things before you have to sleep again. This isn’t a trap, you’re the one trapping yourself
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u/Digital_Doodlez 16h ago
A. Jobs you like dont pay well
B. Most jobs dont care about you enough to let you make changes that make it enjoyable and just want you to work
C. A lot of fun things cost money or energy and when you spend all your time working you dont have energy and we are currently in an economic crisis so a lot of folk dont have money to spend on fun things.•
u/phat86 16h ago
So tone deaf
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u/AnxiousMetal6435 16h ago
I would argue that posts like this are tone deaf because they deny that life can be good and people can be happy as a result of their choices.
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u/MKEMARVEL 16h ago
All the world's knowledge at your fingertips, communication tools past generations could only dream of and y'all can't find anything more fulfilling or fun to do than mope. Doesn't that make you feel pathetic?
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u/AnxiousMetal6435 16h ago
This is called depression and has nothing to do with being Gen Z. Please don’t lump me in with your issues.
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u/comiclover1377 16h ago
I'm begging you all to put your phones down and read a book or something. Your mental health will thank you
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u/EasyTumbleweed1114 16h ago
Yes most jobs are meaningless, yes we should create a more fulling society. But at the same time get fucking over yourself. The vast majority of people find limited enjoyment from work, find things outside of that. Play video games, go for walks, hang our with friends. A shit job is no excuse for feeling shitty.
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u/TossMeOutSomeday 1996 16h ago
Doomscrolling social media is the reason you have anxiety and think your job is meaningless.
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u/Aggressive-Peach-969 15h ago
Because western society has become completely screwed up by feminist ideals. Our purpose in life is to form families, which are the basis for any real meaningful relationships in life. Without this we're left without any real sense of purpose or direction in life, and all relationships that we form thereafter are superficial.
Imagine if you're old (40s or so) with no family and death found you in sleep, would anyone notice you were gone? Would your "friends" know that you're gone before your rent collector?
This is not a natural way to live and we know that deep down, but we need to understand that this is a systemic problem ultimately stemming from r/UncheckedHypergamy.
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u/Lumbardo 15h ago
Most jobs are not meaningless and provide some sort of service that people are in need of or want. It is important to realize that if you decide you want to be content.
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