> Young people seem to have it worse these days

Scott Galloway has spoken well about this, I think. In pursuing toxic masculinity we sort of orbital nuked our culture of masculinity as it pertains to men. (Particularly straight men.)

At the same time, we have multiple elements socially stunting our youth, from the Meta-TikTok addiction complex to gambling for kids to the lockdowns.

At the same time, our economy is creating a very visible chasm between the lower and upper classes. If you're stuck in that crevasse, the aforementioned lack of role models and social ineptitude can hurt in heartbreaking ways. In some, that leads to depression. In others, anger.