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In 2024, This is The Biggest Issue Gen Z Faces

Teens and young adults name the biggest issue their generation faces in their own words…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team
KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Teens say the biggest issue their generation faces is bullying—up from the fifth top issue they named last year
  • Young adults still say inflation / the economy / cost of living is the biggest problem for their generation
  • Social media and tech addiction is a major issue to Gen Z at large
The problems Gen Z deals with daily and the issues shaping their trajectories are significantly different than any gen before them. With factors like social media and a pandemic in their formative years, they have grown up in a unique time. They’ve faced social isolation, both required and digitally imposed, political polarization, and climate crises that experts say are making them fearful about the future. (Just to name a few.) Thanks to trending content on social and a 24/7 news cycle, the thing Gen Z considers the biggest issue for their generation can change in a moment—though, in the last...

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