Elliot Bewick joins James Smith to reveal the problem with Gen Z. This generation is currently trapped in a quiet crisis where skyrocketing anxiety rates and plummeting fertility are threatening the future of social stability. Bewick explains why modern connectivity has become a dangerous trap that trades genuine competence for manufactured authenticity.

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He explains:

◼️ Why skyrocketing suicide and anxiety rates are destroying mental health

◼️ How Instagram turned human connection into a predatory and exhausting status game.

◼️ What happens when there are no incentives to work

◼️ How the West has become obsessed with victimisation

Timestamps

00:00 The Crisis Facing Gen Z

03:15 The Problem With Content Ideation

05:07 The Reality of Gen Z Mental Health

07:56 How Young People Climb Status

09:39 The Impact of COVID on Gen Z

12:37 Modern Social Media Status Hierarchies

17:02 The Trap of Manufactured Authenticity

20:48 The Ethics of Steroid Disclosure

25:09 Why Jiu-Jitsu Cures Body Dysmorphia

31:25 Performative Difficulty vs True Hardship

39:58 The Looming Loneliness Epidemic

43:51 Why Modern History Was Worse

48:10 The Trench Visualization for Perspective

54:26 The Practice of Secular Grace

59:51 Hard Work vs Generational Privilege

01:01:51 The Global Housing Crisis Reality

01:05:01 The Pending Depopulation Crisis

01:07:08 Why Men Are Losing Purpose

01:11:18 The Rise of Masculinity Outlaws

01:16:00 Modern Career Opportunities for Gen Z

01:19:17 How to Build a Legacy

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