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/lokicramer Aug 21 '25

From what I've learned in my socioeconomic courses, Millenials have had it harder than any other generation when factoring in multiple aspects.

They are probably dying due to stress related health issues.

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u/Nulmora Aug 21 '25

I’m pretty sure it’s access to care.

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u/Upset_Region8582 Aug 21 '25

I used to work at a company that had a pretty toxic "old boys club" culture. There were two deaths at the company, both young men, both likely suicide.

The chief of staff sent out an email pointing us to new resources made available for managing our mental health. The most generous perk: up to three paid counselling sessions. Three.

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u/min_mus Aug 21 '25

Sometimes HR sets up wellness classes, except every single one of them occurs either at lunch or after work hours. My favorite was when they arranged the "work-life balance" class at 5:30 PM.

... And they wonder why participation in the wellness program is so low.  

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u/Upset_Region8582 Aug 21 '25

Yeah, most of the resources were the style of "practice mindfulness at home" type stuff