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I’d argue that the incrrasing neuroticism and mental health issues of each succeeding generation after the Millennials is precisely because the lack of this kin

by hosh 4y ago

I’d argue that the incrrasing neuroticism and mental health issues of each succeeding generation after the Millennials is precisely because the lack of this kind of autonomy combined with usage of social medial. Life is risky. Our job as parents are not to keep a child from any and all risk, but to curate environments where risks are not catastrophic. It’s this ability to freely explore that a child would exercise initiative and independent thinking. It is this ability that allows a generation to know what they can do for leading society when you and I and every preceding generation are gone, and they have their own kids to raise.

JaimeThompson 4y ago
>incrrasing neuroticism and mental health issues I would argue that previous generations had such issues as well but they just didn't get talked about as much. It would help explain some of the damn the long term all that matters is the next year / six months type of thinking.
- hosh 4y ago
  They did have those issues, but I don’t think it was as bad. It also depends on circumstances unique to that generation. MacLuhan of the “the medium is the message” watched with concern an entire generation of electrification and broadcast radio and TV. He watched as people become passive consumers of content, content which shaped and homoginized culture. Another example is there if you read the history and the fictional literature of the Gilded Age (around 1890s). Automation of household tasks combined with a shift to industrial jobs outside of home lead to the rise of the movement for the right for women to vote … and also, the discontent and malaise from no longer being able to contribute meaningfully for the household outside of raising of children. That went on well in the 50s. The ability for someone to be able to meaningfully contribute unique to them to something greater than themselves is a key to well-being for both the person and the community they belong to. The erosion of that ability has been going on for multiple generations. When kids today are restricted from being able to meaningfully contribute (because it is not risk-free), they turn to other places. Social media are that place, but the social media companies are out to make a profit, not to enable meaningful engagement. Internet use is largely uncurated by parents. So we end up with a society where we have this veneer of keeping kids “safe” by keeping them off the streets, but letting them run wild on the internet. (Example: Roblox)
- bobthepanda 4y ago
  There is that, but TikTok has basically allowed the explosion of the “psych 101” effect where you learn a very surface level about psychology and start self-diagnosing.
PuppyTailWags 4y ago
I would argue to disagree with ascribing mental health issues after the Millennials due to whatever is also relatively new at the time like kids having more supervision. This essentially boxes your theory to apply to only one generation (gen Z), so what you're describing is only that Gen Z are more mentally ill than Millennials, which... are you sure you can neatly form causal relationships between one generation to one specific change? How are you doing that?

by hosh 4y ago

JaimeThompson 4y ago

>incrrasing neuroticism and mental health issues I would argue that previous generations had such issues as well but they just didn't get talked about as much. It would help explain some of the damn the long term all that matters is the next year / six months type of thinking.

hosh 4y ago
They did have those issues, but I don’t think it was as bad. It also depends on circumstances unique to that generation. MacLuhan of the “the medium is the message” watched with concern an entire generation of electrification and broadcast radio and TV. He watched as people become passive consumers of content, content which shaped and homoginized culture. Another example is there if you read the history and the fictional literature of the Gilded Age (around 1890s). Automation of household tasks combined with a shift to industrial jobs outside of home lead to the rise of the movement for the right for women to vote … and also, the discontent and malaise from no longer being able to contribute meaningfully for the household outside of raising of children. That went on well in the 50s. The ability for someone to be able to meaningfully contribute unique to them to something greater than themselves is a key to well-being for both the person and the community they belong to. The erosion of that ability has been going on for multiple generations. When kids today are restricted from being able to meaningfully contribute (because it is not risk-free), they turn to other places. Social media are that place, but the social media companies are out to make a profit, not to enable meaningful engagement. Internet use is largely uncurated by parents. So we end up with a society where we have this veneer of keeping kids “safe” by keeping them off the streets, but letting them run wild on the internet. (Example: Roblox)
bobthepanda 4y ago
There is that, but TikTok has basically allowed the explosion of the “psych 101” effect where you learn a very surface level about psychology and start self-diagnosing.

PuppyTailWags 4y ago

I would argue to disagree with ascribing mental health issues after the Millennials due to whatever is also relatively new at the time like kids having more supervision. This essentially boxes your theory to apply to only one generation (gen Z), so what you're describing is only that Gen Z are more mentally ill than Millennials, which... are you sure you can neatly form causal relationships between one generation to one specific change? How are you doing that?