TemetN t1_ix8s1yh wrote
It's also partially a time thing, while I haven't seen direct data on it I suspect the mental health impacts of the pandemic drove a lot of people into doomer-ism. Or at least I've seen a lot more of it the last couple years.
XoxoForKing t1_ixchavh wrote
Not only that, I think this adds up to the fact the the last generation (that is probably more present on reddit and other social than older generations) has grown up bombarded by doom-ish news, from global heating to oil lacking, from trash in the sea killing the ecosystem to repeated bank drops that screw the economic system.
All of those desolate informations always in front of them, probably made it so that the default thought about everything that could bring big changes is that it will bring catastrophes.
TemetN t1_ixdcnuf wrote
This is an interesting one, since both Millennials and Gen Z set records for mental health problems/report rates. But given the difference in situations I'm not entirely sure (or at least I don't think I've seen data) on whether or not it's skewed by culture or the difference in access to reporting.
That and it could also be because Millennials were the first generation economically less well off than their parents. Still, all in all the nature of news has definitely changed enormously since the 90s, and it could very well have had a large impact on the attitude of the public in more areas than have been looked at.
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