Do you know how to survive a rip tide? You don't battle against the flow, and you don't go with it either. You swim crosswise and get out. Maybe there is a clue there. You are unlikely to succeed doing what worked for Boomers, times are different. The Millennial masses are struggling so don't do what they are doing. Go find out what the contrarian Millennials are doing, see if they are happy and emulate them.
TEK