That’s because you are young, prob’ly have a US-centric viewpoint, & perhaps ignored history class. This transition is tiny compared to growing up in the Great Depression, or in France before the French Revolution, or in Russia (at any time), or in many African countries, or in …

Don’t despair so much. Change is normal, so find a way to go with the flow, untethered from thinking that the past is how it should always be. And stop paying so much attention to social media & AGI guesswork; that’s not the world, for 90% of people on Earth.