It's not just Gen Z. and it's not their phones. it's the multiple stressors from every part of life that is causing it. low pay. high prices, terrible housing market, expensive healthcare. Expensive and debt ridden educational system. Increasingly out of touch and divisive politics. constant interruptions, no peace ever. The real threat of war. This is not rocket surgery, things are messed up, and there is no easy solution like banning phones for people under 16. we need proper, true and lasting change.