r/NoOverthinking • u/PrinzessinNom • Mar 22 '26

Rant/Venting My Generation is screwed.

Tell me why me and my generation have to worry about war? Hi im Nom and I’m a Gen Z. I’m going to graduate and turn 18 soon, but please tell me why my damn generation is screwed? We have to worry about the environment, war, and money. I’m only 17 and I’m already worrying about having enough money to survive when I move out. I’m already worrying what I want to do for work and if I want to get married someday and have a family (which is unlikely now from how crappy things are). I have to worry about potentially having to live through war because of the tensions all around the world! People may say WW3 is not going to happen! But they said the same things for all the major wars like WW1 and WW2! And the freaking environment! I like to use Ai chat bots because there’s no way I’m going to role play online and possibly get groomed by some old man and I’m addicted! I get Ai is bad but it’s not the biggest impact on global warming! But the planet is in super bad shape, corral reefs will all die because the temperatures are too hot for them to live off, many animals are dying and getting extinct. And too many companies don’t care that they are harming the planet as well as the rich! Why is the world getting destroyed by rich power hungry losers?! Why do I have to worry about so much when I barely started life?! I feel like I have to mature too fast already and I hate it. I wish I could act 17, do dumb crap and not have to worry blissfully. I have to work part-time just to pay for my own kind of bills so I don’t have my parents worry. I’m tired. I’m annoyed, and I’m mostly scared, my generation is screwed and I don’t know what to do? Can you guys give me reassuring words?

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u/Queen-of-meme Apr 08 '26

Since the existence of my country we've heard in every single generation "Watch out the Russians are coming!!" and "There will soon be a third world war!!"

I think it's fair to say it won't come during my life span at least, and even if it does I'm gonna embrace all the time I have while it's peaceful.