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Millennial here who graduated in 2009 during the Great Recession, and I wanted to weigh in on this conversation.
我是千禧一代，2009年经济危机期间毕业，我想就此话题发表一些看法。
I've been seeing going around on social media about how we survived this time of great poverty and stress in our lives.
我最近在社交媒体上看到大家都在讨论，我们当初是如何熬过那段非常贫困、压力很大的日子。
Millennials who were young adults during the Great Recession are sharing their wisdom on Tik Tok,
在经济危机时期刚成年的千禧一代正在Tik Tok上分享他们的智慧，
"We don't panic during recessions, we prepare for them."
"我们不在经济衰退时恐慌，我们为之做好准备。"
as Gen Z anxiously prepares for a downturn that economists warn could be triggered by President Trump's trade war.
经济学家警告，特朗普总统的贸易战可能引发经济衰退，Z世代正焦虑地为经济下行做好准备。
So, I just started seeing videos after video after video of Gen Z just feeling downtrodded, frustrated, very bleak and hopeless about the future.
我开始看到很多很多视频，Z世代感到很压抑、沮丧，觉得未来非常黯淡且无望。
When I was going through the Great Recession in 2008, I didn't feel as hopeless and bleak.
我在2008年经历经济危机时，我没有感到这么绝望与黯淡。
I was looking at my peer group, the people around me, and we were doing okay.
我看看我的同龄人，我周围的人，我们都过得还行。
We were all struggling, but we were in it together.
我们都在挣扎，但我们共同面对。
Number one, take whatever job you can get.
第一，有什么工作就做什么工作。
On Tik Tok, Sasha walked Gen Z through recession tips like living below your means and deleting layaway payment platforms.
在抖音上，萨莎向Z世代传授了应对经济衰退的建议，比如量入为出地生活，删除分期付款平台。
Her biggest piece of advice: stop comparing yourself to others on social media.
她最大的建议是停止在社交媒体上将自己与他人比较。
Because of social media, I feel like Gen Z are living two vastly different experiences.
因为社交媒体，我感觉Z世代过着两种截然不同的生活。
You see the Gen Z that are like struggling and broke, and then you see the Gen Z who are on yachts and on planes, you know, Coachella.
你看到有些Z世代过得很艰难、破产，然后有些Z世代坐游艇、坐飞机、去科切拉音乐节。
We're all in this together. The reality of the situation is the vast majority of us are struggling.
我们的处境都一样。现实情况是，我们中的绝大多数人都过得很艰难。
On a platform that encourages keeping up with the latest trends, many Tik Tokers are vowing to do one thing, lower their spending.
在这个鼓励紧跟最新潮流的平台上，许多Tik Tok用户发誓要做一件事：减少开支。
I am trying my hardest to not spend a lot of money on everything.
我正在尽全力不在所有东西上花太多钱。
My mindset is I want to do it and build a practice of doing it before I have to do it out of basic necessity.
我的心态是，我想这样做，我想在出于基本需求不得不这样做之前，养成节俭的做法。
I'm basically choosing to go to local farmers markets and produce markets instead of a big box grocery store.
我基本上选择去当地的农贸市场和农产品市场，而不是去大型连锁超市。
I limit all subscriptions if I can password-share with my friends on apps. Let's just share and not pay double the cost.
如果能和朋友共享密码，我就会限制订阅各种app的会员。我们只需分享，不必承担双倍费用。
If you don't got it, you don't got it. And that's okay.
如果你不想这样做，那就不这样做。没关系。
Spend money. Focus on the essentials.
可以花钱。专注必需品。
Save as much as you can and really prioritize, and make sure you are living a life that feels good to you, not that looks good on social media.
尽量多存钱，分清主次，确保你过的生活是让自己舒服的，而不是在社交媒体上看起来很光鲜。
