When did my generation become the ‘slacker generation’? Numerous recent studies have shown that millennials suffer from anxiety at a much higher rate than generations that preceded them. The most anxious generation. The irony of millennials expressing anxiety about real life social situations is there because our lives are on the internet. Simple explanations tend to revolve around the modern day obsession with technology. A lack of sleep is caused by watching one too many episodes of the latest binge-worthy Netflix series; stress comes from an obsession with social media, which either paints the picture that everyone is out having fun but us, or has us checking how many likes our latest selfie has. Millennials are the first generation to be raised with the Internet. So when teens are in social situations they are seen on their phones with headphones plugged in. But then when you see their timeline on social media, you would see many pictures and post them having fun or having a completely different persona. Users only post their accomplishments, never their failures. Millennials tend to compare themselves to the lives presented by their peers on social networks. For a generation as permanently connected as millennials, seeing the constant successes of peers posted on social networks can become unbearable. Although anxiety disorders are a serious thing and should not be taken as a joke or “irony”. These are just some examples that the simplest in the form of irony.
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