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and generally horrifying information about the state of affairs. Some choice quotes:
People always say that every generation thinks the younger generation is getting weird, and is crazier. But I believe that what I am witnessing of the gen alphas is just completely different from the type of rebellion of my generation (gen z).
People will keep saying “we’ve always complained about the newest generation,” but society is fundamentally different now and it’s not just this generation. My parents are victims too, slaves to their devices. It seems like only some Gen X and Millennials are at least technologically aware enough to see what’s going on.
The screen and media addiction of generation alpha is actually an emergency that requires government intervention. Its literally like a black mirror episode what this stuff is doing to kids.
They are that incapable of looking at stationary with print on it. If it doesn't have a back-light and it doesn't move, it will not keep their attention.
I'm gen z when I was 12, smartphones were kinda shit and most people in my country couldn't afford it, so everything was on desktops. I think that worked as a good control.
Social media only became widespread by 2016 and most had phones by then, everyone was on Facebook, Instagram and all that. I don't think it was too damaging. But then again, short form content wasn't much of a thing.
I think short form video content is especially damaging, I have many times fallen for it myself with tiktok and shorts. You end up watching hundreds of videos on very different topics, it's a time suck. There needs to be tight controls on these for everyone, adults and minors, max 30 minutes a day or something.
Not many are watching Andrew Tate's long form videos, they watch short 1 minute clips.
100%. Computers used to require work and effort to understand them, and of course didn't fit in your pocket.