I genuinely think we are experiencing a degradation in our social hygiene. I know this is an eternal opinion of adults, but I think we have particular cause to worry because of the unholy triumvirate of:
1. Smartphones (and Social Media)
2. Collapse of voluntary association and Third Places [1](bowling leagues, libraries)
3. Unclear advise on what to do when you're feeling bad about yourself (it's not your fault, mental health guidance/awareness, secularization)
I'm a young liberal, and I know this comment makes me sound like the stereotypical "boomer". But this malaise cannot be normal.
For me, personally, I don't think I would have smoked so much dope if I was born in 1980, for reasons of societal expectations. These days: what expectations?
1. Smartphones (and Social Media) 2. Collapse of voluntary association and Third Places [1](bowling leagues, libraries) 3. Unclear advise on what to do when you're feeling bad about yourself (it's not your fault, mental health guidance/awareness, secularization)
I'm a young liberal, and I know this comment makes me sound like the stereotypical "boomer". But this malaise cannot be normal.
For me, personally, I don't think I would have smoked so much dope if I was born in 1980, for reasons of societal expectations. These days: what expectations?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_place