/sci/ - Science & Math

Not disclosing my age but I'm an early zoomer. I've been to 4 secondary schools (the one I'm in now is for the psychologically ill) so I think I can speak for quite a few zoomers. Technology is unironically a large part, but a lot of deluded zoomers are so lost in the escapism it provides that they'll deny it and blame it on the older generations supposedly leaving them with "practically nothing" or on "chemical imbalances". The majority of them use the internet at least 9 hours a day minimum and it's been like that since they were kids. The only semblance of ideology they have bringing them together is the rise of anti-feminist culture that grew especially popular around 2017 - they're incredibly influenced by youtubers. There's the odd "all for equality"fag that is influenced by the education system too. The kids in my current school for the psychologically ill especially spend the internet and have almost no hobbies outside of that. The treatment we are provided are therapy (sometimes specialised but it's not much different from regular to be honest) which is pretty much telling said therapist your issues and they listen - thing is, lots of zoomers complain that it doesn't help much but to expect more than for therapists to listen and provide run-of-the-mill advice is idealistic. There isn't any sort of magical answer to having a lack of faith or drive. It's surprisingly easy to get medicine too but it obviously does not help much for the kind of mindset we have. I think we are just lost. Lots of edgy nihilists, as well as lots of overly-ambitious slackers. And this kind of depressed "culture" is probably the only thing that is actually strong among gen z, it gets romanticised a lot via memes even if they try to hide it and say that its a way to cope. No silent sufferers. My mum grew up during soviet times and she recently asked me what we have. Shes not political but she said that at least back when she were a communist, she had something to fight for. We don't.