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The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood (www.theatlantic.com)
submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.

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[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"If we take away their phones, they can't know it's all on fire!"

Yeet

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

It might be beneficial for younger kids to not be aware of every global catastrophe, don't you think?

[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world -4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

"Let us not prepare you for the world you're born into"

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I said young kids, not all kids. Learn to read.

[–] Anti_Iridium@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You actually said "Younger kids" . Younger is defined as "having lived or existed for only a short time."

Maybe you should learn about Reddings Postulates

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago

Maybe you should learn about contextual communication. Most of us aren't pedantic English majors

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

You mean in the sense where overexposure to news makes someone generally paranoid, combined with the fact that a massive fire in colombia is not likely to enrich their perceptions or help them understand the world around them any better?