Gen Z is grappling with global chaos—here's how they're coping with 'inheriting broken systems'

As the first digital native generation, Gen Z is grappling with exposure to global instability in a way that no other generation has.

"We were raised with war bleeding through our screens ... we've seen more armed drones, missiles and mutilated children before 9 a.m. than any generation before us," said 25-year-old neuroscience and AI researcher Amogh Mehrotra.

Geopolitical turmoil has rocked the world in recent years, from the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, as well as the conflict between Israel and Iran during which nuclear tensions were heightened.