The Psychology of Why Gen Z Feels So Lost | Jemma Sbeg
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Why does Jemma consider AI dangerous for Gen Z creativity and mental health?
I am pretty anti AI. It Kills your creativity. It kills something in your brain called divergent thinking, which is the ability to connect disparate ideas. You just have to take one look at the research and it's pretty awful. AI can't care about you. It doesn't care about you. There is a limit to how much empathy or emotion it can show before it hits its limit, especially for OCD we're finding, is really, really dangerous.
Gemma Speg turned psychology into one of the world's biggest podcasts, helping millions understand why your 20s can feel so confusing. Do you think this generation is doing worse than the one before, or are they just the first ones willing to say the quiet part out loud?
Previous generations have experienced some pretty life-changing things, but not in the span of 10 years. It's very hard to not be pessimistic. Why do you think?
I think our twenties are such a chaotic time.
They are like defined by this lack of definition. There is pretty little you can kind of hold on to that is stable. You may not have met your life partner yet. You probably don't have the seniority or the security in a career. What are you
what are you worried about the most right now?
For the majority of people in their twenties or with Gen Z, it's AI. We just don't know what's gonna happen. Is this degree I just got or this training I just got completely useless?
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Now let's get into today's episode. Gemma, Gen Z's being called the most anxious, most burnt out, most lonely generation ever recorded. Uh, but also the first one honest enough to actually talk about it out loud with their friends. Do you think this generation is doing worse than the one before? Or are they just the first ones willing to say the quiet part out loud?
I think it's a combination of both. I think when we see all the factors that are at play, sure previous generations have experienced some pretty awful, pretty life-changing things, but not in the span of ten years. You know, the rise of a completely new technology that is threatening to take so many jobs, the a pandemic that people have lived through. you know, calls of a recession every couple of months somebody saying, Watch out, the economy's gonna go It's g it's gonna be terrible. Climate change, war. It's very hard to not be pessimistic, but then also not to wanna speak about it more now that there's an understanding that talking about it may actually be helpful. So um I'm pretty I'm pretty team Gen Z that it's it's pretty it's pretty tricky right now and it's pretty hard to feel optimistic about about the future.
What
are you what are you worried about the most right now?
I think for me and I would say for I would say for the majority of people in their twenties who do a G Gen Z, it's AI. And it's the fact that it's we just don't know what's gonna happen. There's just so much prediction going on with is this gonna take my job? Can AI do this as as well as I can? Is this degree I just got or this training I just got completely useless? And I think we've been definitely Sold this idea of like go get a trade, go to uni, uh start the those grad jobs or an apprenticeship and move on up. And specifically if you're doing something in kind of a professional area, those grad jobs just don't exist anymore. Mm-hmm. I read the statistic that was something like there was one grad job for every 15 applicants.
Yeah. When previously it may have been a little bit closer to one to three or maybe one to three. Yeah. in in saying that you're sitting around and you're looking at these people who are your friends and you're like I hope we all get employed. I hope that we all have successful careers, but there's just no promise of it anymore.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why does Jemma consider AI dangerous for Gen Z creativity and mental health?
0:00–6:48
2
How does the pandemic, job market uncertainty, and climate change make Gen Z feel behind in life?
6:48–13:06
3
What was the unexpected Netflix deal and how did Jemma sign it while moving to London?
13:06–19:16
4
Why can a friendship breakup hurt as much as a romantic breakup for people in their twenties?
19:16–24:06
5
How does imposter syndrome affect young adults and what strategies help manage it?
24:06–30:33
6
What role does audience interaction play in shaping the podcast and its community?
30:33–37:40
7
How are social‑media addiction and loneliness impacting Gen Z’s mental well‑being?
37:40–44:00
8
What final advice does Jemma give listeners about self‑compassion and embracing uncertainty?
44:00–1:00:01
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