Increasingly popular with Gen Z audiences, manifestation content has also spread rapidly on platforms like TikTok and Instagram­—the latest iteration of the “law of attraction” that promotes the use of “positive frequencies” and “delusional thinking” to attract wealth and prosperity into one’s life. Rather than claw their way up the corporate ladder or surreptitiously stash away money for the future, practices like project 129 and the 3-6-3 method emphasize positive thinking and visualization to achieve personal and financial goals.

Yeah, no, that was big when I was young too, and when my mother was young, and when my grandparents were young it was called prayer, and so on.

a time of global societal uncertainty

Oh yeah, I remember those halcyon days when we didn’t have global uncertainty.

I accept that gen z may be struggling more than those before them. But breathless articles like this make it seem like it was all unicorn farts and rainbows in the past.

The goal posts have finally gotten high enough that most folks starting out likely won’t make past the starting position… And when things look that bleak, the only winning move is to not play the game. It’s shocking that the ones who write these articles are so out of touch with the world as it is now for those just entering adulthood with little to nothing given to the appears.

I’m completely unable to purchase property with a mortgage, and it’s not a lack of supply, it’s a lack of owners willing to deal with mortgage holder as opposed to someone who just has cash. I’ve increased my offers to 30% over asking, higher down-payments, waiving inspections… I doesn’t matter.