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#62 - "Gen Z is Lazy and Weak"
Gen Z are living through a major societal change, and it seems that most of them simply aren’t prepared for it. But who’s fault is that? Is this generation really just a bunch of lazy, weak, and entitled kids who think they deserve the world for free? Or is it possible that Millennials, Gen X-ers, and Baby Boomers have something to do with this?
In this episode, you’re going to hear Jonathan Haidt’s thoughts on how Gen Z came to be so relatively weak in comparison to their predecessors, as well as clip of a young lady who’s struggling to cope with the reality of being an adult nowadays.
This is such an important topic that’s relevant to all of us, and I hope this episode will spark interesting conversations about how we can support the future of our society.
Timestamps:
0:00 Jonathan Haidt's thoughts on Gen Z
0:56 Greetings from Tony Kaizen
2:05 Explanations of the clip
12:08 Replay the clip
13:02 Introducing the second clip
14:25 Gen Z-er venting about adult life
15:51 A quick reminder from Tony
16:55 Explanations of the clip
32:08 Reactions on Twitter
47:05 Tony's thoughts
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