Gen Z: Why Young Men Feel Lost - Connor Tomlinson

In this 27 March 2024 video from TRIGGERnometry, the hosts sit down with Connor Tomlinson, writer and podcast host at LotusEaters.com, for a discussion about the young males of today, with focus on Gen Z.

Connor Tomlinson was a co-founder and Head of Research at the British Conservation Alliance (2019-2022). He published the research paper, “It’s Easy being Green”, with The Adam Smith Institute, which shaped the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (2022). He is a political commentator for GB News and TalkTV, a contributor to The Critic magazine, and wrote regular columns for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, C3 Solutions Magazine, and The American Spectator. He holds a Masters in English from the University of Kent.

https://youtu.be/Pjh6L0BU5BU

Contents

00:00 Introduction
00:31 What’s Happening with Gen Z?
05:04 Institutional Gaslighting of Gen Z Boys
08:34 The Current Identity Crisis
12:53 Using Social Media to Fill a Void
15:38 Sponsor Message: Monetary Metals
17:32 Reality is Unappealing to Gen Z
21:22 What’s Stopping Gen Z From a Meaningful Life?
25:46 Gen Z’s Lack of Freedom to Do Things of Value
29:39 Options for Solving Economic Pressures
32:55 Sponsor Message: ExpressVPN
34:25 Dwindling Concentration Spans
38:46 Inaccurate Portrayals of Gen Z
41:57 Who Has Responsibility to Raise Children?
45:13 Is a Backlash Coming?
48:06 Sponsor Message: Superbeets 
49:27 A Disconnect With Democracy
56:49 Is the Establishment’s Media Crumbling?
1:00:17 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?

Connor Tomlinson was a co-founder and Head of Research at the British Conservation Alliance (2019-2022). He published the research paper, “It’s Easy being Green”, with The Adam Smith Institute, which shaped the Nuclear Energy (Financing) Bill (2022). He is a political commentator for GB News and TalkTV, a contributor to The Critic magazine, and wrote regular columns for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, C3 Solutions Magazine, and The American Spectator. He holds a Masters in English from the University of Kent.