I'm not hearing anything particularly modern in this take. The author lacks a sense of personal foundation upon which to build a life for themselves. Their list

I'm not hearing anything particularly modern in this take. The author lacks a sense of personal foundation upon which to build a life for themselves. Their list of "debunked" foundations - family, country, church, work - were never universally applicable to everyone. Not for the last fifty years, hundred years, all of human history were people doomed to be unhappy if they did not get married, or did not serve their country, or did not join a priesthood, or did not find professional success. Plenty of people found and find happiness in spite of not having one or more of these achievements. The author would be advised to find something creative that engages them. No, doomscrolling doesn't count, and "creative" is a pretty broad term. Even for, especially for, someone who believes that everything is doomed - activism can be creative. It requires little more than intrinsic motivation, energy, time, and the dedication to see it through. It may have been a mistake to give children social media from too early an age, but at some point, it became the author's responsibility to give up an energy sink that is not serving them anymore and find a better use for their time.