Opinion: Young folks today shoulder a heavy burden of disquietude about the state of the world — not just the one we presently inhabit, but the potential hellscape to come.
of 10,000 young people ages 16 to 25 in 10 countries found that over half agreed with the statement “humanity is doomed.” More than 45% said worries over climate change had negatively impacted their daily lives and ability to function.
“I don’t want to leave Texas, but this place is going to become less and less livable in the next 20 years,” she said. “But cities in the North don’t have the infrastructure to deal with a warming planet. So where do you go?” Eli Cline, 24, a San Antonio native studying to become a social worker at University of Texas at Austin, said money and finances are the biggest concern right now.
Cline lives off-campus with two roommates, and still struggles to survive financially in Austin. The career field for social workers is pretty good, they said, but for others, finding meaningful, well-paying work in this day and time — even with a college degree — can be a struggle.
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