Big Brother's Guide to Life

Living to be 100. Who could say anything bad about living to be this age and still be able to not be dependent on others to survive?

The world is changing. People are living longer and more children are surviving into adulthood than they ever have in our history. This has caused an unintended consequence. We have more people now than we ever had in our history and the numbers keep going up.

Our planet was probably not designed to support this many people, especially with the way many of us live our lives.

What do we do about it? Can we adapt? Is living to be 100 worth it?

The birth control pill. This little pill has had such an influence on human development and can also be seen as aiding in the advancement of many countries today. But do many millennials and Generation Z'ers understand just how big of a deal this is?

Those of us in this generation have known nothing else other than this pill being a part of our lives. But what about our parents and grandparents. Do we really understand just how different the world was for them?

When you really think about it, this pill allowed women to have so much more freedom and opportunities that previous generations never had. But like anything else, when you grow up not knowing how different things were, you probably don't have the same level of appreciation for it.

In the western world, living the cookie-cutter life that our parents generation did had its ups and downs. for many people of this era, hitting a point in your life where you felt like there was nothing else to look forward too caused some people to lash out. We called this the Mid-life crisis. A response to the predictability of life. This usually happened around 40 years of age for our parents.

The new generations are facing something different. A quarter-life crisis. A response to the unpredictability that comes when the path you chose for yourself was not what you expected. For us, this happens in our late 20's-early 30's.

What does this all mean for us and can we learn anything from our parents generation about how to handle it?

Nothing affects our young college-age members of society more that just how much their education is costing them. The systems that allow us at such a young age to even be able to take on this debt is a necessary evil. If you don't come from an affluent family who can afford to pay for your college, you will have to borrow the money that the colleges are charging if you want to get that prestigious degree. A degree that you envision will land you a high-paying job and set you in motion for a successful life.

For the Millennials, we've had to learn the hard way how to deal with this. For the newer generations who are on the cusp of adulthood, understanding just how much your education can cost you is critical to you making the best financial decision to secure your future, post-graduation. Just how much debt are you willing to take to graduate from that one "big" school. Can you get the same education for a fraction of the cost and therefor set yourself up for a less-stressful future?

Generation Z: You are coming of age at at time where the world is dominated by technology. Way more than what it was for the Millennials. But the Millennial generation has a lot to teach you about what to expect and how best to prepare for it. Lessons that were not taught to them, especially because a platform like this did not exist.

Your adult life is going to be challenging. Nothing anybody can tell you will soften that blow, but maybe this information will click with some of you. Enough to maybe prepare you for the hard road ahead.

PEW Research Link:

https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/05/14/on-the-cusp-of-adulthood-and-facing-an-uncertain-future-what-we-know-about-gen-z-so-far-2/

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INTRO Music

"Nice to You" found on YouTube music.

As our world makes it easier for us to do everything from the comfort of our own home, the increasing time away from interacting with other people starts to show its face.

In Japan, there are people who decide to isolate themselves from the rest of the world, rarely if ever leaving their home. This is a huge problem in Japan that is only getting worse. But what about the rest of the world? Is what's happening in Japan a sign of things to come in the rest of the world?

Men need to change! Men need to step-up their game! Where are all the good men?

As guys, we hear this type of talk all the time. More-so now more than ever before.

Can guys really change who they are though? What is it about how we think that causes us to remain stubborn and not change the status quo?

How and why would we do this? This episode is a good insight for men as to why we think the way we do. For women, this episode might give you some insight about how our mind works.

When we are young, we can be given a playbook to follow. Whether directly or indirectly, we can be told that if we just did everything a certain way, such as living the same life your parents did, that you will get the outcome you desire. Maybe something like having a loving family or a specific dream job.

But as we all know, life is anything but fair. No matter how much you prepare yourself to get a certain outcome, inevitably, something can happen that can throw your long-term plans out the window.