In his essay “It Is Over,” Zorain Nizamani presents an image of an elite class with a worn-out ideology, against which the tech-savvy younger generation makes a silent and noble exit. Nonetheless, this analysis is based on the oppressor-versus-oppressed dichotomy, which overlooks the complex mental and philosophical underpinnings of contemporary society. To say that it is over for the preceding generation is merely to substitute the media platform from television to Discord. Thus, while the younger generation’s aloofness is presented as evidence of success, it must be noted that the entire argument is based on serious logical fallacies, retreating into a shattered reality.

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According to Nizamani, Gen Z is silently and quietly going to leave. They do not perceive the face of patriotism. Psychologically, they have learned helplessness, which is why they have demonstrated this behaviour. He resorts to a false dilemma fallacy, which suggests that youth are either doomed to state propaganda or must leave the country to disown it. Through his simplistic denial of any internal reform or organised civic resistance, he reduces experiential avoidance to a moral decision. When an entire generation chooses “Spotify and headphones” as its response to an unbearable situation, it is taking an inward turn away from the “murky waters” of national identity. By doing so, they actually make the “boomers’” task of maintaining control easier; people who have checked out emotionally stop actively........

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