I read the op-ed everyone seems to be talking about, the one lamenting a generational collapse, calling out boomers, and declaring that Gen Z has tuned out, opted out, and seen through the system. The piece resonated widely, perhaps because it articulated a frustration many millennials carry: the sense of living in an economy that offers diminishing returns, shrinking mobility, and little reassurance about the future.

That frustration is real. But frustration, no matter how eloquently expressed, is not analysis.

The article insists that “we don’t have libraries.” We do. Public libraries, university libraries, and institutional archives exist across the country. They are underfunded and poorly maintained, yes! But they are also largely empty. The problem is not access; it is engagement. Political and economic understanding today is shaped less by books and more by social media platforms where every Dick, Tom, and Harry becomes an authority, nuance is penalised, and outrage is rewarded. In such an environment, certainty often travels........

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