7 days ago
Generation Lonely: Gen-Z want to play, but we're just too awkward
Every adjective you can think of can be found gleefully suffixed onto the end of Gen Z headlines; Gen Lazy, Gen Celibate, Gen Total F***ing Losers. I've always thought lazy felt debatable, and celibate depends who you ask. But Gen Lonely? This, for me, rings all too true. I think everyone I know, no matter who they are, has felt the slow creep of isolation that comes from opening Instagram and seeing the sprawl of every happy person that's ever lived. We all know the stomach lurch that accompanies a lonely night spent in a big city, or the feeling of being unable to reach out. Loneliness, for the modern generation, is a great leveller.
