IS THIS NORMAL? How come so many young adults are unmotivated

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I feel like I see and know a lot of young adults around the age 18-24 that don't go to school, and/or don't have a job, and/or don't feel the need to, and/or don't have motive... same with me..(I'm that age group) Some days it's worse but at least I've started working(unlike the people I know...) and have multiple goals I want to fulfill. And somedays even my goals don't motivate me.. i hate feeling this way because all I end up doing is staying at home and doing nothing. And what scares me the most is that half of me I'm panicking and scared about how I'm doing nothing and literally being a loser. But the other half I feel 110% calm about it... is this normal around this age...

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These days it is. I feel that that age range comes from an entitlement standpoint that they will be handed everything and they don't have to put in the effort to be successful. Not everyone, obviously, but that's the way it seems nowadays.

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I don't think it has anything to do with entitlement, if anything older generations are entitled in thinking that they're better than my generation. The problem is that people my age have a few options: 
1. Go to school for a degree that will *hopefully* get you a job. That degree is going to run you AT LEAST $50,000 if you aren't able to get it at a community college. Do you want to start out in live with more money in loans than what your salary will likely be? And just because you choose a "safe" degree doesn't mean you'll get a job. I see people blaming unemployed college graduates for getting "art degrees, English degrees" when plenty (like my own brother in law) have degrees in subjects like engineering, education, business, etc and still can't find a job in their field. 
2. Go to a trade school, if you are good at something you can learn at one and can find a trade school you can attend. I know culinary training in my area runs about $45,000 and it's only a small local school so obviously debt is an issue there too. 
3. Go straight into the workforce and hope for a good entry level job. But because many believe that entry level jobs don't deserve a living wage, people are stuck in poverty. Not everyone is able to move up the ladder in their careers. 
Thankfully I have a husband who allows me to stay home and pursue my goals as a blogger and future restaurant owner, but if I was given the choice between the three I mentioned I wouldn't exactly have the motivation either. My husband is going to school for engineering and almost done, hopefully his work will pay off and he'll find a good job. 
If we raise wages so people are able to live and not slave away for a joke of a paycheck, maybe more would have the motivation to get out and accomplish things.

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Probably bc society has created entitled shits and everyone expects instant results so when life's not handed to you on a silver platter they just sit around waiting for opportunities to come to them.

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There are a lot of people at my work in that age range. So at least they have jobs however they do the bare minimum. Very few are motivated to even show up on time. Then when one gets fired for being a slacker they all get up in arms about how it isn't fair. One kid we interviewed told us that his biggest accomplishment was being great a beer pong and not getting into fights at his college job in the cafe. Ummm you realize you are trying to get a job at a Fortune 500 insurance company right? I am sure every generation has this but this is my first experience seeing a younger generation and yikes.

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I see it a lot too, but usually it's because the parents/guardians allow them to be that way. I'm the opposite and know if i don't go to school/work I'll be kicked out. But i see people who just work and blow all their money on clothes and partying and have no goals whatsoever, again because their parents don't enforce anything. So yeah, I'd say its a common thing, even though it shouldn't be.

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I see this a lot too in my age group and around my area... I thought it was just my area

IS THIS NORMAL? How come so many young adults are unmotivated

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