> is that pressure, high expectations etc. do have a devastating effect on teenagers' mental health and mental wellbeing. Having grown up in the South Bay and

> is that pressure, high expectations etc. do have a devastating effect on teenagers' mental health and mental wellbeing. Having grown up in the South Bay and then having moved to Europe myself I think that lots of parents in the Bay Area really don’t understand this, and props to you for doing so (even though you aren’t a parent). Sure plenty of kids end up being extremely high achievers. Plenty of kids also crack under the pressure and spend their formative years hating themselves. Sure it’s a cultural thing, but it’s a cultural thing that actively hurts children.