In an era dominated by screens and rapid change, Generation Z, those roughly aged 13 to 28 and often dubbed “Zoomers,” are emerging as our 21st-century equivalent of the “Lost Generation.” This cohort, shaped by smartphones, social media and cultural shifts, faces unique hurdles that delay traditional milestones like marriage, home ownership, full-time work, and starting families.

As my favorite historian Victor Davis Hanson notes in his recent column, many young men in their teens and 20s are “prolonging their adolescence,” often stereotyped as shiftless gamers overly reliant on parents and hesitant to forge independent paths.

My own observations echo this concern. Whenever I’m out at a restaurant or shopping, I can’t help but notice how many in this age group are glued to their phones,

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