• The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      3 months ago

      Being constantly connected is bad for us because we haven’t figured out the right coping mechanisms. I bet the generation Gen Z raises will do a lot better since Gen Z will be familiar with exactly how hooked on simulated connectedness you can get

      • P00ptart@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        ·
        3 months ago

        I doubt that. My mother was addicted to CompuServe back in the day and I was a neglected child because of it. I give my kid all the attention I can, but he wants more than I can possibly muster.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          3 months ago

          Well. Then maybe the next gen after that will be the cohort that for the most part raises their kids like you are. We all try to protect our kids from the trauma we went through, and raise them to interact with the world in better and healthier ways than we do. Right now the fight is to make sure the next generations get the chance to do better

          • P00ptart@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            3 months ago

            I agree and hope that continues to get better for more children. I just feel bad for the kids that don’t have as empathetic parents.

      • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        3 months ago

        I doubt that since most of gen z is injecting the feed directly into their arteries. They suffer fucking withdrawals if disconnected for more than a few minutes without something else to occupy them.

        • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          3 months ago

          Those withdrawal symptoms are what they’re gonna want their kids to avoid. They’re so addicted because their parents didn’t worry as much as they should have about if all that connectivity would be okay.

          • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            3 months ago

            They’re addicts, they won’t look past their own needs long enough to think of others. Social media addiction isn’t as physically destructive as meth but is out it right up there mentally