Gen Z was hit with three major events. 8:00 am, Mar. 10, 2021 × Eight local youths known as Zoomers, or Gen Z, give their thoughts on their future. They are, clockwise from top, middle: Luke Drake, Alexus Heins, Makayla Kennedy, Daniel Ma, Erin Stoeckig, Adam McPhail, Alissa Halvorson, and Ava Jovaag. (Post Bulletin photo illustration) ROCHESTER, Minn. — People don't typically view themselves as being shaped by events unless they have been hit by a two-by-four. And today's youth have been gobsmacked by three epic events: a once-in-a-century pandemic, a recession and, in the midst of both, a global reckoning on racism sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.