Re: OT: End the Phone-Based Childhood Now

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 8:04 PM Emanuel Berg <incal@dataswamp.org> wrote:
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> Jeffrey Walton wrote:
>
> > So the problem with GenZ seems to be how they are growing up
> > and what they are spending their time on; and not their job
> > (they are teens!)
>
> They need other things to do that appeal to them more than
> smartphone idling. If such things existed, they would go
> for them, I'm confident.
>
> But it is also how things are presented, what mental picture
> they have, which is often incorrect. Today almost all
> activities, even pretty mundane things that were once thought
> of as relaxing and potentially inclusive to a whole bunch of
> people, are presented as elitist pursuits for the select few.
>
> They think, for example, "Martial arts seems like a lot of
> fun, but it is nothing for me, everyone who does it are great
> athletes and clearly I'm not." while in reality it is "_A lot_
> of people who does it are great athletes - and the reason why
> is because they do it". These kids only need to show up, but
> sadly, a lot of them don't, ever.
>
> So it is a vicious circle, the more they think they have to be
> brilliant to do anything the less confident they become from
> doing nothing.
>
> > and not society around them (which they withdraw from).
>
> Society pushed them away just as much.

I've got a feeling you did not read the article.

Jeff