Comment: Hi Boomer, don't write off Gen Z
Gen Z is considered lazy and now also "lost". However, it is more active in the job market than young people have been for decades. What it lacks is a promise for the future.
The term "lost generation" was coined by Gertrude Stein over 100 years ago to describe those involved in World War I who behaved disrespectfully and drank excessively after the war. Youth researcher Mathias Albert is now warning of a new lost generation, referring to Generation Z, born roughly between 1995 and 2010. He is urging policymakers to pay more attention to this generation, particularly with regards to the impact of AI on the job market.
However, Albert's description of Gen Z as lost is disputed, as they are neither disillusioned and drifting nor traumatized and without a future.
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