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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have two sons in their early and mid-twenties. They don’t whine or complain about life. They work hard and play hard with their large friend groups. I don’t believe they’ve touched a video game controller since college. They’re not softies. When they speak with older people it’s always yes ma’am and no sir. The younger one has had a girlfriend for 5 years and the other is married. They’re gainfully employed and living on their own. They work out and eat healthy, but still have a few drinks with friends on weekends. They enjoy life to the fullest and never sweat the small stuff.

[b]Everything I read about Gen Z [/b]doesn’t comport with our lived experience. It’s not like we’re the parents of the year. Did we just get lucky, or are others experiencing the same thing?[/quote]

Where exactly are you reading this? 
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Did you miss this post?

[quote=Anonymous]It’s commonly known that young men are struggling.

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/young-men-struggling-slowing-job-market-college-degree-rcna224482

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emptying-the-nest/202505/falling-behind-struggling-young-men-in-todays-workforce

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/26/opinion/young-men.html

https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20250430-scott-galloway-men-struggling-katty-kay-interview

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Both things can be true.  There may be increased rates of loneliness, depression, anxiety about their place in an increasingly competitive work world, drug dependency, etc., among young men but still lots of young men (likely the majority of young men) are doing fine and have good social skills.  
I do think it's a lttle unusual not to play ANY video games EVER -- sort of like unusual for young men not to watch any sports.  Games, in a variety of formats, are a common way for young men to socialize.     [/quote]

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