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  1. We're trying to improving working conditions and pay.

  2. We're trying to reduce the numbers of hours a person has to work.

  3. We talk about the end of paid work being mandatory for survival.

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Some Gen Zers are reacting to the seeming financial downfall of society by simply doing nothing. (fortune.com)
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Financial nihilism, worrying TikTok trends, and a bleak outlook. Here's why Gen Zers are cashing in–and checking out.

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[–] ablackcatstail@lemmy.goblackcat.com 42 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Good! I am a mid-life Gen Xer and it's not the fault of Gen Z that the world is fucked up beyond all recognition. The Boomer and older Gen Xers fucked it up for everybody.

[–] SighBapanada@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Generation had a golden opportunity when their bargaining power was high in postwar economy, which they took advantage of for themselves and then locked away for future generations, basically winding the clock back to industrial revolution levels of power disbalance for the common worker.

[–] zurohki@lemmy.fmhy.ml 8 points 2 years ago

They weren't called the 'me' generation for nothing.