Toxic Society Blamed for Youth Anxiety Post-Covid

A speaker on Europe 1 suggested that society behaved like a dysfunctional toxic family during the Covid-19 pandemic, with adults projecting their fears onto the younger generation. Instead of nurturing them, the youth were crushed. This has led to an expression of a need for meaning and questioning, which is healthy, but the lack of offerings creates a void for ideologies. A discussion on Europe 1 explored the challenges of accompanying adolescents seeking meaning. The program touched upon a form of paranoia where dissent is viewed as enmity. Experts suggested that adults, including parents, must acknowledge their own existential questions to guide young people.