I think the core issue is the younger generation sees that the American Dream is bullshit and they aren't putting up with it anymore.<p>We're told from a young age that if you get educated and work hard you will be successful. You will be able to buy a house.<p>So, Gen Z gets a degree and is released into the hellscape that is the current state of American society. 40+ hour work weeks that are incredibly stressful, with bosses and companies who do not care about you at all. Rent, health care, child care, student loans - impossible to afford all these things on their low salaries, and when the business they work for is probably making as much profit in the history of the company, they see it as extremely unfair.<p>Vacation days? Time off? Barely any, deal with it. Getting called in on your day off? Part of the job.<p>And the worst part is all around them they hear boomers and older people tell them that this is normal. "Oh you're just weak and complaining. I had it worse in my day. You have an iPhone, Netflix, and Starbucks, you're living in luxury!"<p>Gen Z looks around and says - wait, is this really it? Is this what I've been preparing for my entire childhood? To just be miserable all week and have 2 measly days off that is barely enough time to do all the non-work stuff that needs doing like cleaning, bills, shopping? I see my coworkers 100x more than my family and friends. I get 2 weeks of vacation EVERY YEAR. I can barely afford to share an apartment let alone buy a house.<p>And I'm supposed to do this for 40 more years??? This is Life?<p>Fuck that<p>Oh, and to top it all off, they're inheriting the mess that is climate change.