This is another problem I worry about, when I get tired from worrying about the infinity of other problems, such as World War III, cultural collapse, the Great Replacement and so on. As comes clear from the book review of Mark Bauerlein, The Dumbest Generation Grows Up: From Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults, the Millennial youth, those born between 1981 and the mid-1990s, this is a generation grounded in narcissism, and the generation after them, Gen-Z, is even worse according to the reviewer. My wife teaches at a university in Florida, and she agrees with the assessment made below. In short, the young are even more narcissistic than we the baby boomers. The philosophy of woke, and suppression of free speech is widely accepted, and surveys confirm this. As well, these generations are extremely fragile, which is a concern if some sort of collapse, economic or otherwise occurs. “ As the reviewer observes: “Most of my students seemed desperately unhappy and unfulfilled. I became convinced, and still am, that something had gone seriously wrong with these people. Yes, it’s true that the older generation has always complained about the younger, probably since human life began. But the Millennials and Gen Z seem to have problems that are unique — and uniquely bad. Bad for them, and bad for society’s future. If these are the people who will be in charge one day, it really is hard not to believe we are doomed.” My wife agrees, and feels that we have only a limited time left to save, everything, before we all drop off the perch.
https://www.amren.com/features/2023/02/from-dumb-to-dangerous/