Or in a less twisted headline “Gen Z and Millennials are better at recognizing when a “friend” is actually a bad influence and appropriately cuts ties with them.” Why is every news outlet trying to pit every other generation against the two younger working generations. Like, sorry we can’t afford to have nice food this week or enjoy some entertainment, we’re too busy paying our bills and keeping this roof over our head to be “fun” right now. It’s so depressing; plus the whole Student Loan Debt issue, right when an olive branch gets extended, someone else comes along and yanks it back then spits in your face.
I thought the same thing, media outlets love adding fuel to a generational fight that doesn’t accurately portray the situation. I don’t know anyone that chooses their friends based off of income.
it’s interesting, i read it more like “millennials/gen z quietly drop friends who influence them to spend more money, rather than being upfront with them about their financial situation”. especially with the part they cited about a good chunk of us not being able to say “no” to a friend
i think it’s better to cut off a friend than to continue worsening your financial situation, but it’s also a shame if that’s the solution, rather than being able to present it as a problem and work it through together between the two of you. maybe a study can’t capture that level of nuance, i dunno
but the idea that financial matters are strictly personal is such an outdated idea to have brought forward in our generation
Or in a less twisted headline “Gen Z and Millennials are better at recognizing when a “friend” is actually a bad influence and appropriately cuts ties with them.” Why is every news outlet trying to pit every other generation against the two younger working generations. Like, sorry we can’t afford to have nice food this week or enjoy some entertainment, we’re too busy paying our bills and keeping this roof over our head to be “fun” right now. It’s so depressing; plus the whole Student Loan Debt issue, right when an olive branch gets extended, someone else comes along and yanks it back then spits in your face.
I thought the same thing, media outlets love adding fuel to a generational fight that doesn’t accurately portray the situation. I don’t know anyone that chooses their friends based off of income.
great reply, thanks for your insight
it’s interesting, i read it more like “millennials/gen z quietly drop friends who influence them to spend more money, rather than being upfront with them about their financial situation”. especially with the part they cited about a good chunk of us not being able to say “no” to a friend
i think it’s better to cut off a friend than to continue worsening your financial situation, but it’s also a shame if that’s the solution, rather than being able to present it as a problem and work it through together between the two of you. maybe a study can’t capture that level of nuance, i dunno
but the idea that financial matters are strictly personal is such an outdated idea to have brought forward in our generation
It’s the ol’ “Divide and Conquer.” Make the peons squabble amongst themselves so they are too distracted to band together against the 1%.