People graduating college this spring might not get jobs. Young adults who’ve just started their careers may lose their jobs. Many already have. High school students are left in the lurch, not sure when they’ll go back to school, or whether any of their dreams will pan out the way they planned. The world’s been turned upside down, for none more so than members of Generation Z, those born after 1996.

“I think for Gen Z this pandemic is leading many to believe at a deep, deep level for the first time that the world isn’t safe,” author Ben Bennett told The Stream.

I joined Point of View on May 28, 2020 to discuss this article and other topics. The interview begins 1 hour and 30 minutes into the recording.