They're critical of Marx precisely because it's that scary to face the truth of alienation. I grew up in a household run by idiot centrist boomers who still can't grasp this concept. They see the fact that I still struggle into my 40's as a moral failing while I have been floundering through over two decades of being used up and underpaid. I'm literally in tech right now, making effectively the same amount of money that I brought home sweating in crowded kitchens but it is somehow my fault for... Not asking strongly enough to get paid more?

I don't know, I guess what I'm trying to say is I feel for these kids because I definitely would have been primed to rely on chatbots for emotional support if I was born into their generation. This is a systemic problem that I fear no one will ever face in a meaningful way