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All the younger people I know don’t give a shit.
How do you know they don't?
All they care about is brain rot videos and buying weed.
You realize both of those are coping mechanisms to deal with anxiety and depression, right?
I’ve spoken to a lot of older people who have outright said they don’t give a shit because they won’t be around to deal with it
They could just be disassociating. Escapism is very real too, and I know plenty of people around my age that would just rather not think about the issues at hand when they feel that they are completely powerless.