01 I will survive Copyright © 2022 Accenture. All rights reserved. 5 People who seek a mental escape from it online are facing challenges there, too. Algorithmic angst—the constant paranoia of whether people’s decisions are truly theirs or a result of manipulation—is on the rise and is driving an exodus to new platforms. 9 Apparently, they can’t even trust the news anymore. In fact, many have simply stopped looking at it. Reuters Institute’s 2022 Digital News Report—a global survey of 46 markets across six continents—revealed: “Trust in the news has fallen in almost half the countries in our survey... Interest in news has fallen sharply across markets, from 63% in 2017 to 51% in 2022.” 10 + 35mm photography, algorithm version 4 , aspect ratio 3:2, change 100 Living in an era that relentlessly demands mental coping strategies is gnawing away at people’s sense of safety and causing widespread anxiety. A survey by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy revealed that 66% of therapists said that the cost-of-living crisis is impacting people’s mental health but, despite their increasing need for help, 47% reported patients cancelling their sessions because they could no longer afford them. 11