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Gen Z's climate anxiety is real and needs action -- for everyone's wellbeing (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's weird how this is being approached as if it's just a mental health problem. Decades into the future Gen Z's mental health is going to be the least of their concerns. It's like saying someone who is starving is suffering from anxiety that may have significant long-term consequences. Yeah, their mental health probably isn't great and it's going to get worse, but that's not their primary long-term difficulty.