Podcast interview (Cracks Podcast) where Oso Trava and Eva Marcushamer discuss how teenagers in 2025 differ from previous generations: increased social pressure (linked to social media), greater confusion about identity, changing attitudes toward work (less willingness to work long hours), and concerns about young people pursuing medical transition treatments early. The dialogue includes anecdotal references to San Francisco and a recommendation to wait until neurological maturity before irreversible decisions.
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Do you know how many teenagers in San Francisco start sex change treatments at age 12? And by age 18 they realize that they are wrong, that it was just a phase, that it was just confusion.
How have you seen this change in teenagers from 30 years ago to teenagers from 20 years ago to today's teenagers?
Today's teenagers are more lost, more confused, and feel a lot of social pressure.
Social pressure has increased dramatically since social media.
I think they are much more scared. The way they think about work has.
Also changed a lot.
Kids today no longer want to work.
Like I did 30 years ago when I lived to work and my professional life was absolutely everything.
They also want to have a good time, and that's fine.
Now they realize that they don't need to work as many hours anymore.
That in fewer hours they can be.
Just as productive and earn the same.
Amount of money as before working who.
Knows how many hours.
That has changed. The confusion is greater because social pressure.
Is greater, especially regarding sexual identity.
There are many options and many choices.
Because now it is said that between.
Men and women there are many possibilities. I am not so sure about that. I am open to hearing what they want to say, but I do believe.
That socially we have rushed and pressured young people to make decisions about what.
They want to be, man, woman, or something else long before they are ready. What is the antidote to this? Wait until they have neurologically grown up.
Do you know how many teenagers in.
San Francisco, and I tell you, because.
I lived there for six years, start with sex change treatments at age 12, and by 18 they have realized that.
They are wrong, that it was just a phase, it was just confusion, it was just rebellion. You start seeing a lot of articles.
About these kids who have made drastic decisions like surgeries, like hormone treatments.
I think we have to wait a little bit. I don't understand the rush to live so fast. I don't get it. You know, life lasts a long time. Why are we in such a hurry to grow up? Where the hell are we going? I mean, I don't know. I ask them where do they want to go? What do they want to do before their time? I don't know. Play with dolls, whatever they can.
Well, that doesn't just apply to teenagers. I think young adults also want to have what they would have at 60. At 20, what's the rush?
