Nearly half of young adults have 'money dysmorphia,' survey finds. Here are the symptoms
www.cnbc.com
Money dysmorphia describes the distorted view of one's finances that many Americans now experience.

The economy is fine! We just have… money dysmorphia. /s

The gaslighting is at warp speed now.

  • aseriesoftubes@lemmy.world
    193·
    7 months ago

    Gaslighting? Did you read the article? It doesn’t say that the economy is fine. It’s about how social media makes people feel shitty about how much money they (don’t) have, because they see so many people living glamorous lives online.

    • CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
      71·
      7 months ago

      Roughly 43% of Gen Z and 41% of millennials struggle with comparisons to others and feel behind financially

      This is the kind of attribution they are making, that its just a psychological condition and not an actual endemic issue that needs to be addressed.

      I can definitely see why the term “gaslighting” was used

      • dustyData@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 months ago

        “Sir, 50% of the population has this virus called COVID.”

        “It’s just a virology condition and not an actual endemic issue that needs to be addressed.”