I’m pretty sure it’s a reflection of being powerless. Our whole society is a top-heavy gerontocracy. Teens don’t really have much agency. Social media addict

I’m pretty sure it’s a reflection of being powerless. Our whole society is a top-heavy gerontocracy. Teens don’t really have much agency. Social media addiction doesn’t help, I’m sure. But gone are the days when a teen could go off and take chances and find themselves. Every job is drug tested, every apartment requires a good credit score, every street corner has a camera. We already live in a police state.