Is Gen Z “utterly screwed”?

MIT graduates line up to receive their degrees at the 2025 Commencement Ceremony on May 30, 2025. | Boston Globe/Getty Images Key takeaways • By many metrics, Gen Z is doing better economically than previous generations at the same age.• Zoomers are especially vulnerable to displacement from AI.• Gen Z’s economic pessimism may partly reflect its high rates of social media use and loneliness. Gen Z was born too late.  By the 2020s, the boomers had already bought up all the houses, while the millennials had commandeered the good careers. Zoomers have, therefore, been condemned to