A grim reality is unfolding for younger generations. The wave of despair-driven deaths—suicides, substance abuse, alcoholism—keeps climbing. Layer in the economic squeeze: wages can't catch up to living costs, homeownership feels like a distant dream, birth rates are tanking, and wealth concentration has hit extremes. Hyperinflation ate away purchasing power while opportunities dried up. No wonder Gen Z threw in the towel. It's not pessimism—it's rational response to a stacked deck. When the fundamentals are broken, checking out starts looking like the only move available.