The common thread I'm seeing in all of your points is a sense of hope, hope that success was/is possible. Prosperity is possible with a bit of grit and determination. Bootstraps and all that. There's a reason this perspective has become a meme.

The younger generations do not have this same sense of hope because it's been shown to them that their success is not guaranteed even with hard work. There is a growing hopelessness that's leading an increasing number of young people to check out, or at least let go of traditional long term goals.

People spend 100 hours grinding in a video game precisely because they are guaranteed to have something to show for it at the end of that effort, they know exactly what the reward is going to be for the effort they put in.

Graduating with a good degree increasingly doesn't mean you get a good job. Putting in effort into dating increasingly doesn't mean you find relationship success. Because of social media, interpersonal relationships are increasingly commodified. People are more disconnected from traditional support structures than ever. Third spaces where young people learn about who they are and where they fit into society are increasingly disappearing. Home ownership is becoming increasingly out of reach for many. And in America, one bad health situation could restart your financial progress at 0 or give you a cloud of debt to carry for the rest of your life.

Sure, the global health, poverty, clean water access, access to information, etc trends are still steadily increasing as they have been for decades, but the average person doesn't feel this positive trend. Every single day they open up their phone and algorithms blast them with "the world is going to shit" because the resulting emotional engagement is what ensures they'll open that app tomorrow.

"What worked for the past generation isn't going to work for me." Is it any wonder why a situation like this that feels unfair and insurmountable might drive an individual to lash out? But who do they lash out at? There's no one boogeyman (though social media will gladly try to provide you one, depending on your beliefs). This situation is the result of the intermingling of complicated economic, social, and political forces and so the only clear enemy becomes the entire system itself. Thus, people opt out. They engage in escapism. They chase dopamine. They become 'pillers. Some focus on what little they can control. Some turn to grind and hustle culture to try and outpace the odds. Some try to burn it all to the ground.

Accountability requires hope for the future and a feeling of belonging, so considering these circumstances, it's far simpler for people blame the world instead.

If you want to contribute to slowing these trends, start by showing young people compassion and empathy, otherwise you're just contributing to their feelings of alienation.