This generation grew up in the middle of at least two of those economic crises, has witnessed countless riots, faced down a soul-crushing pandemic at the peak o

This generation grew up in the middle of at least two of those economic crises, has witnessed countless riots, faced down a soul-crushing pandemic at the peak of their childhood, and has lived their entire life without even a shred of hope in their political system. The few of us who got blessed by the tech lottery live comfortably, while the rest live with no hope of making a decent living, owning our own house, or starting a family. This article discusses Gen Z diving into their phones as a symptom of the generational malaise, but don't mistake the symptom for the cause.