Claiming the bottom spot for the 35th year in a row was the US, whom researchers described as “firmly not giving a shit about what anyone thinks to a detrimental extreme”.
Recognise that your feelings of guilt are signs of maturity and growth. If you looked back with no issue then I would be concerned. But that's not the case.
Try not to dwell on things that happened a decade+ ago. You're not the same person. Learn from it and move on.
Gen Y was renamed once a cultural event/experience name took hold (Millennial). I was expecting the same happen to "Gen Z" but that could still come in time.
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