Kommentar: Hi Boomer, schreibt die Gen Z nicht ab
Die Gen Z gilt als faul und jetzt auch noch als „lost“. Dabei ist sie am Arbeitsmarkt so aktiv wie junge Menschen seit Jahrzehnten nicht mehr. Was ihr fehlt, ist ein Zukunftsversprechen.
American writer Gertrude Stein coined the term "lost generation" over a century ago, not referring to today's young adults who may be addicted to Instagram and TikTok. Stein used it to describe all those involved in World War I who behaved disrespectfully after the war and consumed too much alcohol. She believed the war had stolen their future.
Now, youth researcher Mathias Albert warns of a lost generation without a future, specifically referring to Generation Z, people born roughly between 1995 and 2010. Albert wants politicians to prioritize this generation, particularly during the AI upheavals in the job market. However, this description is doubly wrong. Generation Z members are neither drunk nor disillusioned by the metropolises.
Nor is this generation so traumatized that they believe they have no future. Calling this generation lost underestimates them and leaves them high and dry.
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