The Only ‘Oppression’ Gen Z Knows Is When the Wi-Fi’s Down

There’s a generation out there that thinks they’re storming the beaches of Normandy every time Starbucks runs out of oat milk. They cry on TikTok, lecture you about oppression from a $1,200 iPhone, and think emotional fragility is a political strategy. They are Gen Z — the softest, loudest, and most embarrassingly overconfident generation to ever exist. Let’s break it down. You’re Not Brave, You’re Bored Half of Gen Z’s activism is just a side effect of having nothing real to fight. They grew up in a world where every comfort was handed to them: Instant food Instant gratification Instant opinions spoon-fed by algorithms Now they’re looking for meaning — and finding it in outrage. Instead of fighting actual injustice, they “fight” systemic racism by posting black squares on Instagram. They cry about mental health on Twitter but flip out when someone suggests logging off. Their version of civil disobedience? Canceling a YouTuber who didn’t cry hard enough in his...