Hello all, Ig this is sort of a rant honestly but I want to know if others have experienced something similar. From a v young age (about 8-10) I knew I was really smart & knew when I grew up I wanted 2 help ppl. Well a lot has changed since then. Long story short, I’ve been disillusioned. For context, I’m 22 & a surgical technologist. I joined like I said 2 help ppl- I don’t need the $$, I’m a saleswoman I can sell anything 2 anyone. What bothers me is the fact that I feel like I’ve worked my whole life & didn’t get credit for it- I got straight A’s, opened up my own LLC, bought a car, etc. and I’m proud of myself but I’m tired. I’ve essentially worked my brain 8 hour days/5 days a week/for 18 years of my life. I’m frustrated bc I feel like i wasted so much of my time @ school learning useless things that I never use when I could’ve been learning real tangible skills like cooking, gardening, hunting, fishing, etc. (& no I don’t have any elders in my life I can ask to teach me bc they don’t know themselves). Is anyone else in this same boat? Btw I grew up with a single mom so maybe that also plays a major role in my exhaustion- having to take up what my father left behind. I’m not lazy, I’m very smart. I’m just so so so tired. And I’m only in my early twenties…I feel jaded, the education system failed me, my parents failed me, the health system failed me…Does any other gen z kid/anyone in general feel this way too? ://