Harvard Asked Gen Z How America’s Going and They Said We’re Cooked

Harvard just polled young voters and the vibe is basically “democracy is buffering while my bank account is on 1%.”

They call it “deep economic insecurity” and “eroding trust in democracy,” which is Ivy League for: you can’t preach civic duty to people Venmo-requesting their roommate for toilet paper.

The poll’s warning is the kind of sentence you write right before the credits roll: this trajectory could “threaten the future stability of American democracy.” Harvard’s doing the academic version of grabbing Congress by the collar and yelling “DUDE.”

And what are young people supposed to trust, exactly? The same government that can find $800 billion for weapons faster than it can process a student loan form? The same economy where you need a master’s degree to afford a studio with “historic charm” (translation: mold)?

Meanwhile, polarization keeps rising because it’s profitable. Politicians fundraise off your fear, media sells ads off your rage, and billionaires buy influence like it’s a Steam summer sale.

Gen Z isn’t “checked out” because they’re lazy. They’re checked out because they’re watching adults play Monopoly with real houses and then lecture them about personal responsibility.