You missed my point. Gen Z are literal children. Statistics about them are meaningless. This story is click bait crap.
And I can go back even farther...the GREAT DEPRESSION ( which almost nobody seems to know about anymore ), of the late 19th century was horrific, with multiple major bank closures, and children/early teens leaving school to work, to bring home a meager pay to help support families. Farms were lost, homes were lost, because of the loss of jobs and the inability to pay off mortgages. It was as bad, if not worse than the Crash of '29!
One major difference, today, is that during past recessions and depressions, some prices were lowered and so were salaries, but then, those people still had jobs.
Wanna talk about inflation?
During the 1950s, there several recessions and the financial markets were stagnant. I well remember my mother complaining about the price of tomatoes and some other food items.
Though, yes, purely anecdotal, I can tell you the prices of some items from when my grandparents were newlyweds ( family stories ), as well as what they've been during my own lifetime. The differences are eye-watering!