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[25] Mikhail Bakunin, God and the State. The Light-Bringer is

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[25] Mikhail Bakunin, God and the State. The Light-Bringer is
used here as a literary symbol of forbidden knowledge, free inquiry,
and resistance to total authority.
[26] Deloitte, 2026 Global Gen Z and Millennial Survey. The
survey included 22,595 respondents across 44 countries. Cost of living
remained the top concern; 55 percent of Gen Z respondents reported
delaying major life decisions because of financial pressure; 69 percent
said housing availability or affordability affected career choices; 58
percent reported digital fatigue; and 20 percent said their
organizations were scaling back entry-level roles as AI changed
hiring.
[27] International Labour Organization, Employment and Social
Trends 2026. For 2025, the ILO estimated global youth
unemployment at 12.4 percent, representing 67.3 million unemployed
young people, and a youth rate of 20.0 percent not in employment,
education, or training, representing about 257 million people.
[28] Inter-Parliamentary Union, Youth Participation in National
Parliaments 2025 and related 2026 materials. Only 2.8 percent of
parliamentarians worldwide were aged thirty or younger, and 37.1
percent of parliamentary chambers had no member in that age
group, despite roughly half of the global population being under
thirty.
[29] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
OECD Employment Outlook 2026 and OECD Digital Education
Outlook 2026. The OECD warns that generative AI may
disproportionately affect youth unemployment because entry-level
work often contains simpler cognitive tasks and young workers are
especially vulnerable when employment shocks restrict labor-market
entry. The education report emphasizes human-centered, teacher-
guided use rather than replacing learning with output.
[30] UNICEF and the Global Coalition for Youth Mental Health,
2025-2026 global Gen Z mental-health study. Among more than
5,600 respondents aged fourteen to twenty-six, six in ten reported
feeling overwhelmed by current events, only half knew where to find
mental-health resources, 55 percent believed they had effective coping
mechanisms, and 60 percent remained hopeful and wanted to help
shape a better future.
[31] UNICEF, Not the New Normal and 2026 materials on
children in armed conflict. UNICEF estimated that more than 473
million children - over one in six globally - lived in conflict-affected
areas. Its 2026 reporting also describes record displacement,
expanding risks to children, and the dangers posed by new military
technologies and attacks on civilian infrastructure.