Kids these days.
They are different. If you know some kids, you know what I'm talking about. Toddlers are usually the same as always, but kids that are in elementary school to high school are drastically different than any we've seen before.
Now, saying something like this isn't new. In fact, there are already millions of pieces of literature on the problems facing upcoming generations, so instead of regurgitating everything those books say, I want to zoom in on just one specific aspect of the few people even younger than me (because, keep in mind, I'm in my early 20s). So, drum roll please:
They have no idea how to be people.
That as a stand-alone statement doesn't make much sense. I understand this. Fortunately, that's what the rest of this blog post will be about. I'll go through a series of questions that defines this human-ineptitude, explains the effects this has on rising generations, and how we can alleviate this problem. Let's do this.
What does "kids don't know how to be real people" even mean?
Here's what I've noticed. Back in the good old days of MTV and classic Nintendo consoles, kids didn't have that much access to technology. Honestly, people really didn't have that much access outside of TV. But nowadays, kids have constant access to devices and social media.
Congratulations, Joseph, I hear you thinking. You just shared something that literally everyone already knows.
Yes, I'm aware. But here's where my thinking gets different (in my opinion). My new idea is this: the fact that children are connected to technology so intimately has replaced their need for living their own experience.
