Joana Meurkens, a 26-year-old actress from Brooklyn, faced a rent increase and increased living costs, prompting her to move temporarily. She reflects on the significant rise in prices for essential goods like groceries and public transportation. The World Happiness Report indicates a concerning decline in well-being among young adults in the U.S., who now rank poorly compared to older demographics. Factors such as youth unemployment, political instability, and economic challenges contribute to this dissatisfaction, revealing a troubling trend for young people in Western societies.
"Rent and groceries are really high, eggs are like $1 per egg now, even the subway is more expensive. So I thought, I might as well move out and save money."
"According to this year's World Happiness Report, young adulthood—a phase once considered one of the happiest in life—has taken a 'troubling turn.'"
"But if you were to look just at youth, the United States wouldn't even make it to the top 60," Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, a researcher from Oxford University's Wellbeing Research Center who worked on the report.
"In the past two years, she says, life has not only gotten significantly more expensive, she and her peers are also struggling to find jobs; youth unemployment is on the rise, and political upheavals have left young people disillusioned."
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