Gen Z is often labeled lazy, distracted by social media, and committed to work-from-home arrangements. Critics from multiple public figures claim young people do not want to work, do not work hard enough, or only want short workdays. In response, Mel Robbins urges empathy toward people in their twenties today and challenges assumptions about their character. She points to adulthood conditions that have worsened, including housing becoming out of reach, a widening generational wealth gap, and large student loan debt. She also notes that stress and chaos are more intense than in earlier years, and she advises that feeling lost is understandable.
"“We sit here and we look at twentysomethings and we're like, 'Oh, they're weak or addicted to social media, or all anxious,'” Robbins said in a video posted to her TikTok last year. “Have you stopped to consider what it's like to be a twentysomething today?”"
"“The average 20-year-old today is under so much stress and pressure and chaos right now,” Robbins said. “And it's not stress and pressure and chaos that existed five or six years ago.”"
"Robbins asserted that older generations wouldn't know what it's like to navigate adulthood in the 2025, like homeownership being “out of reach,” a ballooning generational wealth gap, and colossal student loan debt."
"“The world is in chaos-and most twenysomethings had parents that lived in a very predic”"
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