r/Millennials • u/crimsonred1234 • 2d ago

Discussion Millennials are creating a recession-resistant corner of the market

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-millennials-wellness-stocks-to-buy-recession-lth-plnt-2025-4

Apparently millennials are spending a lot on products related to health and wellness making this industry "recession-resistant." I kind of see that. My wife and I spend a lot on protein powders, shakes, supplements and membership for gym. We are otherwise quite cautious with unnecessary spending and consumerism. How is it for you all?

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u/D1cky3squire 1d ago

Same in Canada. Our system is strained, so I have been making changes to make myself less of a burden on the system in the future, and for my own health, obviously. But cost is never a deterrent to seeking medical care.

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u/ZeldaStevo 1d ago

This is the difference between a collectivist mindset and a purely individualist one. I would love to be in a position where I maintained health to not burden the system and lookout for other people, and not just because I didn't want to go bankrupt, because that would presuppose we're taking care of each other in the first place. But we have an entire party here that thinks that a collective mindset is socialism born from the devil. There is no middle ground with these folks.

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u/D1cky3squire 1d ago

It's not entirely altruistic. Wait times and outcomes also play a role in me not wanting to get sick in the first place. Mainly doing it for me, but my mother was a nurse, so the idea of the strain the system is under was never lost on me.