I am torn between knowing our parents had these same conversations about how soft and out of touch we are compared to their generation, and thinking this is something different.
The only factor that has me thinking the latter is the case is the addictiveness of dopamine in all the instant gratification of the phone…as I sit here staring at my phone now. Giving a kid a phone is like opening up the liquor cabinet and letting them at it with no restrictions or controls. Scary.
Maybe the stigma attached to staring at a screen and avoiding social situations will increase in popular opinion in general or at least as they mature.
Maybe these are just the stupid mistakes they are making and will shape them? I balance worry with faith in the human spirit and ability to learn from our mistakes.
Fair enough, and there's a few shining lights I guess. Learning from mistakes? Hmm, humans are good at adapting which is why we progressed to where we are, and yet learning from mistakes seems something we only apply to some aspects and not others. The answers to some of the problems we face are in the past and yet we make the same fundamental mistakes and end up going to war over them.
Time will tell where it goes I guess, but it's not as pleasant a place to live these days and will get worse. I don't like living in an ill-mannered, uncaring society where mediocrity and laziness is promoted and rewarded and hubris and ego are the most prevalent traits.