Young adults are struggling with their mental health

Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by granshaw on Friday December 30, 2022 @11:46PM (#34193670)

I find this pretty interesting - does it go hand in hand with younger generations seeing no hope for their future, whether it be climate change, being financially stable, having a fulfilling life, finding a partner?

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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by heavyset_go on Saturday December 31, 2022 @12:24AM (#34193866)

I mean, housing markets have ensured that they will live at home for longer periods of time and may never be able to own, or even rent a place by themselves.

Same thing goes for starting families, the costs are insane and even if you have kids, you will barely see them in order to just pay for their childcare itself. Good luck if you can't afford health insurance and care, either.

The opportunities to do "adult things" are pricing out pretty much everyone except the adult children of high earners or the wealthy.

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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by barry-cotter on Saturday December 31, 2022 @03:53AM (#34194779)

> I mean, housing markets have ensured that they will live at home for longer periods of time and may never be able to own, or even rent a place by themselves.

That’s not an inevitability; it’s a policy choice. If zoning was less restrictive more housing could be built. The people are getting what they want, good and hard.

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Re:Young adults are struggling with their mental health by heavyset_go on Saturday December 31, 2022 @04:11AM (#34194852)

I agree, but many of the people who are negatively affected by zoning restrictions were either children and not born yet when those restrictions were implemented. I wouldn't say they're getting what they want.

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