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Dec 2024
41m 45s

Generation Doom: Hooked On Hopelessness

Dr. Phil McGraw
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Gen Z are growing increasingly disillusioned and pessimistic about the state of the world around them. A major multi-country study found that over 50% of young people believe that humanity is doomed. Gen Z or "Generation Doomer" witnessed the hope of obtaining their parents' and grandparents' American Dream lifestyles disappear after reaching adulthood. No w ... Show More
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