The generational limbo of those of us who are still young (even if they don't make it easy for us)

When you are little, you dream of growing up. And, curiously, the more you grow, the more you long for the years you left behind. Adult life comes without an instruction manual, and there are ages when you face challenges for which no one has prepared you. Even so, we keep moving forward. With doubts, but also with illusions. With fears, but also with desires.

Our generation has grown up hearing that we had it easier. "When I passed the civil service exam, ChatGPT didn't exist" or "you have everything at the click of a button." And it's true: we have more tools than ever. But also a more demanding, competitive, uncertain and changing world. Are we prepared? Sometimes yes. Sometimes no. But we try. And that is already an act of resistance.

We have had to live in a time where everything is immediate, but personal achievements come later and later. The average age of emancipation is over 30 years. We study and train but we still feel that it is not enough. They demand experience before giving us the first opportunity. And when we achieve it, the salary barely allows us to start a life project.

To all this is added an administration that is out of step. That doesn't listen. That puts the interests and needs of someone who is 12 years old and someone who is 30 in the same bag. That proposes youth policy as a succession of recreational events, but without a serious diagnosis or strategic plan. And we ask ourselves: is that really what youth needs?

The answer is no. Because yes, we also want to have fun, but above all we want to be taken seriously. That they talk about housing, employment, mental health, conciliation, real opportunities. That public action is adapted to a youth that is not lost, but overloaded, and that does not need pats on the back, but tools to move forward.

If something defines us as a generation, it is not fragility, but the struggle. We are not conformists, even if they are determined to say otherwise. And although it seems that we live in a generational limbo, we will continue to raise our voices so that we are heard. Because being young today is not a privilege. It is a challenge. And also an opportunity to change things.