Kids are exposed to more information than before to keep them stimulated, but they are also guided down predetermined paths more than before. Child-rearing has

Kids are exposed to more information than before to keep them stimulated, but they are also guided down predetermined paths more than before. Child-rearing has become more data-centric than ever. Parents naturally want to do what is best for their children, which means eliminating all the uncertainties, and sticking with winning formulas. So while we pay lip-service to celebrating diversity, in reality we're actually going in the opposite direction towards convergence, and risk-aversion. Kids are happy because they are constantly stimulated, and the guided rearing has led them to believe in certainty of future. Unfortunately, there is now less 'slack' in the society and economy to accommodate serendipity. And that's what the grown-ups face in the real world.