India, Nov. 3 -- Every successive human generation seems aggrieved by its lot in this world. Comparisons with OGs entail smirks whereas comparisons with 'Gen Zee' result in raised eyebrows. An integral aspect of the human drama is the inter-generational chasm of misunderstandings which refuses to abate.

My generation has transitioned from basic landlines to ultra smart watches, from rickety bus rides to high speed jet setting, from occasional soaps to a torrent of reels and from caste-based decision making to "nothing matters any more".

The newest human inhabitants of this planet are growing up in an era of ultra connectivity and AI enabled chaos. Their happiness index depends on their ability to aspire for aboveness and to not succumb ...