Gen Z is what we made them. And they are the result of the world we made. Gen Z kids are not like us. They wouldn’t survive in the world we grew up in. They have evolved to suit the world we left to them. And that world has no need for some of the abilities we held so dear.
Gen Z is neither better nor worse than us. Different, yes. But even if they were inferior, they are the future. They are our species’ hope. If we are to have any relevance at all, we need to do whatever will help them fulfil that hope. Not criticise them for being what we made them.
In any respect I have found them intelligent and resourceful. A few bad apples, maybe, but of course we were all completely perfect, weren’t we?