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So you like being a foreigner, but you hate being a foreigner?

Have you seen an uptick with young adults feeling lost and experiencing "quarter-life" crises in the wake of the pandemic? What advice do you have for them?

No way! He's a successful Business Guy! Give him money!

Thanks for the reply. I don't envy people coming out of school right now, with so much uncertainty with regards to real estate/home ownership and the future of work. I'm optimistic that there will be a silver lining in the form of lasting policies of remote work and flexible hours, but the cynic in me says this will be a repeat of the great recession, where corporations use it as an excuse to stagnate wages long after the effects on the economy of the pandemic have worn off. It probably depends where you live.

Professionally I have been extremely fortunate and the pandemic has strengthened my career and my certainty around it. Personally, though, I have struggled a lot with the isolation, and went through a breakup midway through the pandemic. I've gone to therapy (CBT) and have been taking an SSRI to deal with anxiety, which has helped somewhat. It's been a lonely period of self-discovery, where I'm realizing that I'm not the introverted type I used to think I was, so now I'm trying very hard to seek new experiences and form connections with people because my social circle is pretty lacking.