This Is Devastating for Gen Z

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Researches are describing our emerging social climate as an epidemic of loneliness. Even the WHO is taking an interest, saying that it's contributing to increased dementia, heart disease, and strokes.

Gen Z appears to be hardest hit, with many suffering from a lack of both friendship and romantic love. Fewer people are pairing off, forming relationships, and far fewer are getting married. This will have obvious widespread implications for society, so it's worth exploring what's missing from the social lives of younger generations that is preventing them from being initiated into this phase of life.

[gnarwhal]

"I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone" -Robin Williams.

[antoinnelamah]

You know it’s over when the catholic space is taking the black pill.

[Anthony-vxcs]

This resonated. Living in this generation i find myself homesick for a society i was never a part of. It’s easy to fall prey to idealising previous times and cultures, but there is certainly some truth to meditating on what we’ve lost!

[BreakingTheGleipnir]

Im 31 and lost all my close friendships and feel like I have unlearned my ability to make new friends

[mariekatherine]

I’m a lifelong single, no kids, no family left. People at church are nice enough, but everyone has their family group and their busy lives. I have one close friend left. She lives with her son’s family, 1, 000 miles away. We talk once a week. There are no clubs in my area suitable to join. Apostolates at Church meet at night when I can’t drive and they involve activities I cannot (physically) do. Church social events center around the family structure or role, ie. mother’s group, teen and youth activities, or events for couples. The only one I’d join would be the Rosary on Wednesday evenings, but I don’t drive at night. I’ve inquired about getting a ride but I live 20 miles from the church in a rural area. Nobody lives anywhere nearby.
Most of the time I don’t mind being alone, but it does bother me on holidays in particular and when I’m not up to attending Mass.

[philiphumphrey]

Hypermobility, constant moving for career, a hostile (woke) workplace where dating or friendship is a minefield, the decline of social clubs, sports activities, even the pubs as well as the churches. What friendships are left are often atomized and distant. It's a toxic brew that economic forces and our so-called betters have encouraged. The result is loneliness and distress.

[nativecascadian]

Dating apps have taken a scorched earth approach to human relationships and its tragic to see. The system now promotes constant dating and churn because it keeps people addicted to the platform and "paying to win" with their premium tier. NOBODY wins in the current dating landscape.

I would love to see a resurgence of old-school ways of meeting, punchbowl socials, dances where people can have casual conversations in a wholesome environment and meetups for art/creativity specifically designed to help people find someone.

[chasedudek]

Brian, thank you for finally saying something I've thought for a long time. Men need each other and we need intimate male relationships before we can have intimate relationships with women. And we have got to stop calling it "gay" every time two men want to have a relationship that goes deeper than sports and beer. This mentality has wrought havoc on our men. Masculinity is not bluster and machismo. Western men need to rediscover this about themselves; our societies and families depend on it. Be vulnerable, be intimate (I don't mean in an immoral way), be genuine. It's ok to ask how your buddies are doing, tell them you love them, and give them a hug now and then. It might just save their life.

[HighLordCrypto]

The number of Men with no friends is actually much higher than reported. Men with no friends don't really talk to people or get mental help or get asked a bunch of questions about their Quality of Life.

I've never been quizzed about anything.

[maxwillson]

I have a few friends. My advice to Gen Z is that it takes work to have friends. When someone invites you to do something, you have to say yes and follow through. It's not always an easy thing to do, sometimes I don't feel like hanging out with my friends but in the end, I never regret it.

[thetraditionalthomist]

Epic video with so much truth! I relate deeply with your message. I recently posted a video detailing how I have never had romantic love and how I have never had meaningful friendships. Your advice and insight on the problem is profound I have taken to heart. Thanks brother!

[igorlopes]

Hook up culture, no-fault divorce and sexual progressivism are to blame

[allenscovil]

How can a boy make friends with other boys when he has no father around to give him the necessary confidence in himself?

[kbaptiste]

I'm a millennial and I also have zero friends.

[danjohnson]

I’m Gen X. It’s been astounding to watch society devolve as technology evolved. My primary concern is now with how my Gen Z adult kids will develop real relationships.

[sitka]

People are struggling to make ends meet slowly at first only to be accelerated by the pandemic. Today it's a constant fight to stay in the disappearing middle class all across the world and an increasing number of people are taking up second jobs.

Most young people are working but still can't afford rent or buy a home and it's getting too expensive to go out and then with that the time the money and energy for socializing isn't worth it.

[nicolasjuandecardenas]

One current heresy is that humanity is always progressing.

[lefunnyN]

nobody really wants to tackle the problem of lack of moral standards in society, primarily among youth but its a problem transcending age
both in case of men and women

[followerofchristofthetrini]

People couldn’t believe that Luca and Alberto in the movie “Luca” were simply best friends. They tried to homosexualize their relationship and said the director of the movie didn’t go far enough to make their relationship an explicitly sexual relationship. God forbid they have a close and healthy platonic relationship.

[MNkno]

This is such a good video. Not only has the influence of being in a church congregation from childhood been removed, having siblings and cousins is now much less common, and much less in close contact. Moving great distances for a job has its advantages, but also has some hidden losses that need to be taken into consideration. Your suggestion to look for a community that post-modernism has forgotten and settle down there is a good one.
A friend, Christian Langkamp, wrote a detailed guide for those who feel somewhere between clueless and dissatisfied with the lack of friendships in their lives: Practical Friendship. It may look waaay too detailed and basic, but it's recommended that you skip around as needed, and for people who need specific paths, techniques, milestones, and checklists to get started, it works. We're all working our way in salvation in our lives, one day at a time. Thank you!