Generation Z is on everyone’s lips. New ways of life… Well, now is the time to learn about the report by the car buying and selling retailer Halfords, as reported by the British newspaper ‘The Times’, which reflects that young people between 18 and 27 years of age prefer to leave basic DIY tasks to experts. But 22% go to their parents to do it for them.
Moreover, the report concluded that young people in this age group even admitted that they could not change a ceiling light bulb. Going a little further, it pointed out that 20% said that climbing a ladder could be “too dangerous”.
In fact, the percentages reflected in this study leave this generation in a more than dubious position. For example, 11% would call a professional to hang a picture for them.44% go to professionals to have their tires inflated or to change basic parts of the car. Or one of the most striking. Up to 30% do not identify the head of a screwdriver.
‘The Independent’ has also echoed this report. And through one of its columnists, in this case the journalist Ellie Muir, she talks about the issue in question and leaves a resounding sentence in this regard. “As someone who is often witness to studies like these that consider my generation to be useless, I take this kind of ‘research’ with a pinch of scepticism.”
And he focuses his reasoning on the fact that “most of us can’t afford to own a home and therefore live in rentals that put residents at constant odds with landlords”. That’s why, he goes on to say, “driving a tiny nail into the wall seems like a punishable crime…”.
Writing, another handicap for Generation Z
However, there are more studies on this generation that lead to the analysis of more fields that are directly affecting them. According to several studies and statements collected by Türkiye Today, professors from different universities have come to the conclusion that Generation Z young people have become so accustomed to the use of keyboards that they have ended up paling when jumping from digital to traditional writing. This lack of habit is key in learning, and students now demonstrate this with a loss in their handwriting, often twisting on the page and demonstrating unintelligible handwriting.