As a "young person" I do think that my generation simply switched to a different set of addictions.

Let me explain.

If you are a smoker, a drinker, a gambler, you have to DO something. Actively seek the casino, the pack of sigarettes, a pub to drink. You have to go out there to get the excitement.

With the new addictions, excitement is in you pocket. The cost to access it is zero, the marginal cost of consuming an additional unit of it is zero. Addiction is limitless.

So yeah, as an insider I would say that his will be the sickest generation, ever.