Do you’re saying it’s a surprise that mortgaging people’s futures didn’t cheer them up?
Quelle surprise.
Yeah no shit, everybody’s broke and the world’s on fucking fire, the only people who are happy are the “fuck you, I got mine” crowd.
I wonder why…
Can we do a similar survey, but only with young people who don’t consume social media all day?
We may not be able to control external forces that could make us unhappy, but we have 100% control over the digital garbage that we know leads to unhappiness.
From other news sources, I gather that “young” in this case means ~30, not teens. That is, people who are out of school, have jobs, and many of whom are at least considering things like home ownership and having kids.
Wouldn’t make a difference in the context.
In 2018, Stats Canada reported “regular social media use” to be over 90% for age groups between 15 and up to the mid-30s. Ages 30-34 apparently use three or more social media platforms.
This could be different in 2024, but considering how social media platforms, including newer ones like TikTok, have exploded, I’m not sure that the usage dropped.