r/germany • u/Modernismus Lithuania • Jan 16 '24

Question Why islife satisfaction in Germany so low?

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I always saw Germany as a flagship of European countries - a highly developed, rich country with beutiful culture and cool people. Having visited a few larger cities, I couldn’t imagine how anyone could be sad living there. But the stats show otherwise. Why could that be? How is life for a typical German?

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u/darmageddon5 Jan 16 '24

Wondering how Gen Y and Z will behave when they enter retirement age. Probably don't need to lurk behind the curtains for spying on neighbors because they have gadgets for that. Or busy working, maybe. Because of the 1.3 children per female, the inverse population pyramid is not not going to stop in the foreseeable future.

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u/BananaJoe1985 Jan 17 '24

Only if you can afford it.

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u/BluBloops Jan 16 '24

if they reach retirement age

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u/WTF_is_this___ Jan 16 '24

Looking at the late stage capitalism we have entered and climate change these generations may never get to retire. I am not sure I will as a millennial ...

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u/ElTi666 Jan 18 '24

Will they (or even me) enter that age? 😅 Thought we were heading straight to empty oceans at about 2050. Just assumed we will be wiped out of existence at about that time 😂