For a little over a decade, we have been raising children in an environment that is hostile to human development. We need to change that now.

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.

  • @[email protected]English
    43•8 months ago

    the size of the relationship is often statistically small, which has led some researchers to conclude that these new technologies are not responsible for the gigantic increases in mental illness that began in the early 2010s.

    Anyway, here’s 8500 words about why we are blaming cell phones anyway.

    (Surely it’s not also the terrible economic landscape, hyper-competitive education system, or the collapse of community institutions…)

    • @[email protected]English
      5•8 months ago

      %90 of the teenagers who said they are depressed also have phones. Much significance, many r, wow p value