'I thought I was going to be someone': how Gen Z became a generation of rejects

Illustration for Business Insider:
“The ghosted generation. From college to dating, no one in history has been rejected more than Gen Z”
Art Director: Tyler Le and Natalie Amari. 

“'I thought I was going to be someone': how Gen Z became a generation of rejects” Business Insider, March 16th, 2025
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