One of the most positive things I have noticed and have been told over the last year is that there is a significant undercurrent of young people in that age range (~14 yo) who are fully immersed in the big tech social media virtual reality, but they easily see through the manipulation as a natural instinct. I think our natural intellect is more resistant to mass brainwashing than what the establishment expected.    Plenty of dumb fucks out there, no doubt, but as long as that undercurrent remains strong, there is still plenty of hope.