This was a golden nugget:
I find it a bit of a conflict that people will say that they think young people face all of these strange new challenges that older generations don't understand, but at the same time, don't look at building skills in the young on how to cope with them. Rather than learning how to deal with annoying people, they are getting trained to complain to an authority. Rather than learning how to deal with interpersonal conflicts, they are being told to get an authority to step in. But, at what point does a child learn the necessary skills of an adult, if they are continually being insulated from the experiences required, the training grounds for these skills?
I have raised multiple children, and these are some of the most valuable skills I see them having or lacking.
Life is hard, so you must be harder.
I learned to work hard and deal with assholes. It made me who and what I am…
But I shielded one of my kids and they were eaten alive until they figured out how to cut and run, and when to stick it out.
No one is coming to rescue you.
You must save yourself.