Gen Z far more miserable than past generations, 1 in 4 treated for…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new poll says Gen Z is far less happy than earlier generations, and Lola Cruz is out where they're commuting right now.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI'm standing at a bus stop in the dark, and the line behind me looks like the poll results with backpacks.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe New York Post reports that one in four Gen Zers is being treated for depression, and most of the drop in positivity has come since twenty nineteen.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSince twenty nineteen. That's a long stretch to be tired.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentThe biggest fall came during the pandemic, Hank, and nobody here has fully come back from it, including the guy eating a gas station burrito at six-forty.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAt six-forty Eastern, that burrito has seen things.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentI asked the crowd for one cheerful person, and the only smile out here is painted on the coffee cart's sign.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe coffee cart's sign.

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   Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentAnd the cart has a line, so the sign is doing better than the poll. Everyone's waiting for the same thing, and it's caffeine.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDid anyone say what would cheer them up?

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    Lola Cruz · Senior Field CorrespondentA few said sleep, one said rent, and the bus just showed up on time, which has everyone deeply suspicious.