The numbers of young people who have lost hope are truly shocking. Take a look…
March 27 (King World News) – Gerald Celente: A newly released survey found that young people in the U.S. are not excited about their future and have little faith in the government.
The Financial Times, citing its own analysis of a Gallup poll, reported that less than 1/3 of individuals under the age of 30 said they trust the federal government and 31 percent of those surveyed said they feel like they do not have the freedom to do what they want to do—which the paper said is a record high.
Julie Ray, the managing editor of Gallup, told the paper that the younger population in the U.S. sees the future as “kind of bleak.”
The paper reported that the survey was conducted in 2023 and 2024 and included 70,000 individuals around the world. Pollsters told the paper that they believe “political polarization” in the states helped contribute to the survey results. These individuals also say they have no faith in the judicial system—with 1/3 of individuals under 30 said they do not have faith in law enforcement.
The results were bleak, and the U.S. edged out just Italy and Greece, among rich economies. The report noted that Rome and Athens had some of the highest numbers of those frustrated with public institutions and services.
Gallup released its World Happiness Report on Wednesday and noted that it fell one position from the previous year—when it ranked 23rd in the world ranking—the first time it was not in the top 20 happiest countries.
Ray told Axios that there has been “no recovery in terms of young people’s perception,” and they feel like they do not have support from friends and family. She said they feel “less free to make life choices, and less optimistic about their living standards.”
Finland came in first place with overall happiness.
Jan-Emmanuel De Neve, professor of economics at the University of Oxford, leader of the Wellbeing Research Centre and editor of the World Happiness Report, told Fortune that the gradual decline in well-being in the U.S. is, “if you start digging into it, especially driven by people that are below 30.”
He continued: “It is really disheartening to see this, and it links perfectly with the fact that it’s the well-being of youth in America that’s off a cliff, which is driving the drop in the rankings to a large extent.”
TRENDPOST:
How could the younger generation feel anything but miserable? A high percentage are overweight or obese, that have jobs with no career growth, and spent a few years wearing masks so they didn’t die from the coronavirus … or kill grandma with COVID.
The FT, citing data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reported that more young Americans (10-29 years old) are being rushed to the hospital for harming themselves. Visits to emergency rooms for individuals who intentionally hurt themselves hit 384 per 100,000. In 2015, that number was about 260.
These young people are also fixated on their iPhones and don’t know how to socialize—adding to more isolation and self-resentment.
We have long reported that while the Bigs GET BIGGER on Wall Street and Silicon Valley, the average American has struggled under the weight of inflation, soaring interest rates that increase credit card payments, and soaring rents…while stuck in dead-end jobs and forced to work “side hustles” like driving for Uber or Postmates to make ends meet.
TREND FORECAST:
The growth of AI will deepen the crisis as more Americans turn to X’s Grok and ChatGPT—along with social media—to build relationships and further isolate from society.
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