‘You have to stand out’: six Dagenham teenagers on their future prospects
Wednesday 20th March 2024
Final year students from Goresbrook school talk about housing, higher education and social media – as well as hopes and fears
- Young people becoming less happy than older generations, research shows
- Social media is like driving with no speed limits, says US surgeon general
Zainab Shehzadi has a long list of worries: robots stealing jobs from humans, the damage wreaked on the climate by previous generations, turmoil in other countries, fighting fierce competition to secure a job that pays enough to live a comfortable life.
It’s a lot for a 17-year-old to take on, but she sees it as a reflection of the uncertain world she has grown up in. “We’re living in an age where everything is changing very rapidly,” she says.
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