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By noon, the anxiety peaked. He scrolled through LinkedIn, seeing peers "humbled and honored" to accept roles he coveted. The "Generation Me" label suggested he was entitled, but Leo didn't want a trophy for showing up—he wanted a sense of security that felt increasingly mythical. He lived in a paradox: he was more connected to the world than any generation in history, yet he spent most of his time staring at his own reflection in a black mirror.

"You can be anything," his parents had said. To Leo, that sounded like: "If you aren't everything, you’ve failed." Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are ...

Leo nodded. "We were told the world was our stage. They just forgot to tell us how exhausting it is to be the only one under the spotlight." By noon, the anxiety peaked

The narrative of "Generation Me" wasn’t something Leo chose; it was the water he swam in. Since preschool, he’d been told his voice was unique, his potential limitless, and his feelings paramount. But as he sat at his kitchen table—which doubled as his desk—the weight of that "limitless" potential felt less like a gift and more like a debt he couldn't repay. He lived in a paradox: he was more

That evening, Leo met a friend at a crowded bar. They spent the first ten minutes taking the "perfect" photo of their drinks. But then, the phones went face down.