Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out
Whether they’re spending hours on the landline telephone, racking up a massive texting bill, or being “addicted” to Facebook or MySpace or Instagram, something that teens want to do in every generation is spend a lot of unstructured time hanging out, flirting, and jockeying for status with their peers.
Gretchen McCulloch • Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language
- “The younger you are, the more likely you are now to feel lonely.” “Loneliness is now one of the most important problems our generation has to solve, alongside climate change and obesity.”
- If we’re becoming less religious, we are gradually substituting religion with other forms of cults like astrology, wellness clubs, or group therapies (e.g., Alcoh
Alexandre Dewez • 📖 Venture Chronicles - September 2023
what’s happened during the COVID era as the continuation of a trend that began in the middle of the 20th century. When city dwellers were largely confined to crowded tenements, they were forced out into the world, which often meant hanging out with strangers in taverns. But as time went on, leisure became privatized. Living conditions improved; peo... See more
Allie Conti • Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’
The clearest impact of technology on teen development to date has been starkly negative. According to psychologist Jean Twenge’s 2017 book, iGen, smartphone use has caused a spike in depression and anxiety among people born from 1995 on, and a diminution in sociability and independence. An excerpt of her book in The Atlantic was aptly titled, “Have
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