Yeah, I agree with you on that. I'm a Gen Z and I've noticed that social media has made the object for most people's desires material things. > So far they see

Yeah, I agree with you on that. I'm a Gen Z and I've noticed that social media has made the object for most people's desires material things. > So far they seem even more materially oriented. Because that’s how we teach people to be. I don't know if this is Gen Z specific, but I do that we (as a generation) focus too heavily on material items. It seems that every generation cares about consumer culture and social status when they're young, but then quickly grow out of it as they age. > And of course social media continues to reduce social interaction down its most shallow possible level. Social media really does have that effect whereby everyone is constantly "on stage" and must perform; the only problem is that the performance is about petty drama and material gain over others. > All financial considerations aside, Gen Z will probably be the most isolated, mentally ill, and least self sufficient generations in a very long time. And that’s because of the world we made for them. I wouldn't discount people's ability to adapt: once the consensus comes around on social media (the worst offender being Instagram) we'll jump ship, and mental health will slowly recover. Isolation will follow, and for self-sufficiency, when people are dropped into situations for which they aren't ready, they quickly learn and become ready.