Young people and coercive control

that article was an interesting read! @Appleblossom my friends and i have experienced similar situations to the ones described in the article. i used to share my location with all my friends/whoever asked but now i only share it with 2-3 people that i trust and know won't use my location against me.

social media has its pros and cons, and unfortunately one of the cons is that there's a lot of misinformation and poor representation of what a 'healthy' relationship can look like. my younger sister needed a lot of guidance around what she was learning from the internet, and it was quite challenging as she naturally wanted to listen to her peers and do what they were doing. having good adult role models/supports can make a huge difference. reading this articles reminded me of youth mentor programs, i might look into some again, i'd love to support more young people.

Hello,

I have found that within the workplace a majority of people aged around 25 years old have a highly passive aggressive attitude, they seek to control and dominate, and they have poor expressive skills.

I DO feel that they have learned this from a society that values grind culture, and that they have spent a lot of time forming a fantasy life based on what they see on the internet, and that when real life and real people reject innapropriate and juvenile behaviour, the young person takes it personally and throws a tantrum, tries to shoot the messenger and will ghost the situation.

It feels to me like they have a lot of bravado but it is gained from a) being in school/uni and b) being fake on social media. Then they come to the workplace and can't understand that they arent paid for being a tik-tok character, they're paid to.....SHUT UP ABOUT YOURSELF AND WORK.

As a tactic I have learned to call out their bravado then teach them a few useful things to get by in a days work. But, they are easily bored and they want to be on their phone constantly. The way I see it if their parents are wealthy enough to create these monsters they might as well go home to the parents house and not waste my energy in the workplace. Old people can block/delete too, but we don't create a drama when we slam the door shut on people who think that dramas are a necessary addition to real life.