Actually if you want a serious answer, I usually try to apply force as close to the hinge as possible when opening and closing the lid. This way the full length of the screen isn’t acting as a lever multiplying the force on the relatively short span of the hinge mounting bracket.
I definitely agree this is too common a problem not to be by design.
Melatonin helps me sleep the first four or so hours, then Zyrtec helps with the last four. You can take the Zyrtec any time since it’s a 24 hrs pill, but I try to take mine around bedtime. They don’t make me groggy or anything during the day, and they even help with mosquito bites!
Edit: Also Costco sells a year’s supply for the cost everyone else sells a month’s worth.