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I don't agree - to me, it feels the article is not about generations but about society. For example, take the fact that right now aesthetics are shaped by algorithms, and anyone from any generation needs to tailor their photography to what the algorithm likes. This is not a "gen z bad, millennial good" complaint - this is cross-generation and the complaint here is "we're all letting corporations dictate our tastes like never before".
The other points such as FOMO, Monetization of human relationships (influencers), can be similarly linked to social interactions being primarily corporate controlled.
I don't think it's fair to dismiss those issues as "things young people like", nor to put the blame on them and say "these issues are caused by how young people interact socially".
FOMO is a genuine cause for anxiety and it's a direct consequence of a modern society where social media exists - not something that Millenials, Gen Z or Gen Alpha like or are responsible for.