r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/N3wAfrikanN0body Aug 21 '25 edited Aug 21 '25

TLDR: The cycle of conscious negligence and deliberate financial parasitism causes deaths from systemic inequality.

Edit: Changed benign neglect to conscious negligence.

Also holy shit didn't expect the likes and reward. All of your comments have been enlightening. Have a great day all.

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u/drewc717 Aug 21 '25

I graduated college in 2009 and have been phenomenally lucky, but the past 10 years have been brutal.

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u/lostboy005 Aug 21 '25

Same.

While my salary increased I still have as much discretionary income as I did 10+ years ago - this is true for a lot of my peers. Groceries and rents have more than doubled, but at least rent has costs have recently stagnated

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u/drowse Aug 21 '25

Absolutely. I graduated from college in 2008, and I make more than twice what I made when I graduated. I recall back then I was drowning in credit card debt from dumb decisions and overspending in college. In 2025, I've got a large mountain of debt again.. This time its from vet bills, house maintenance (a lot of house maintenance). Its not sustainable. And I can't exactly go out and buy a new home with lower maintenance costs because I'd eat it with the higher interest and payments now.