As a Gen Zer, I hate that I worked hard and failed throughout my life only to be told Gen Z is stupid or lazy

So many people say Gen Z is stupid or lazy, and it’s so dismissive of reality. I pulled all nighters and used tutoring in high school only to get Bs and Cs. I paid for private coaching for sports only to get cut from the school team in tryouts. I worked hard in college only to get denied internships. I hate how so many people pretend Gen Z is lazy and failing because they aren’t pursuing opportunities when landing these opportunities are impossible because so much of Gen Z is pursuing them