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"So the decision to avoid having children may amount to a kind of performance anxiety in the face of intense expectations and weak governmental and social support". (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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https://twitter.com/juutsid/status/1720518455458214044

tl;dr: millennials are afraid of failure.

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[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm sure individual people had the idea for a long time but I don't think it was ever a popular idea among an entire generation.

In part this might be because millennials are the most educated generation in history - that has consequences.

[-] TraschcanOfIdeology@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You might be right, the fact that your folks screwed you up is much more common nowadays, or at least more mature. I think it also has to do with the system being literally unable to keep it's barest promises. Even when there was hardship before, people who did "everything right" to live comfortably and happily, and have nothing to show for it but misery and despair, haven't been the majority in the history of capitalism I think.