So - people say 'yes this is a thing for older boys/men as well', but my experience has been that it is worse among adolescents. So - I used to play a lot of D

So - people say 'yes this is a thing for older boys/men as well', but my experience has been that it is worse among adolescents. So - I used to play a lot of Destiny. Really loved running raids, some of the best fun I have had playing videogames. A raid requires a group of 6, all working together, sticking to their assigned role and being focused enough to improvise if a teammate falters. To get a group of 6, you either need to know a bunch of folks, or you have to find random people on the LFG sites. There was a very common phrase in the LFG posts: "No Squeakers". While politically incorrect I know exactly what they mean. Pubescent boys could not focus, and would not shut up. They understand their roles, but just cannot stick to it and often quickly devolve into screwing around. The kids 15-16 seemed a lot better. Young girls (what few there were) were fine too. Even us older habitually distracted men who have trouble focusing were a lot better. There seemed to be something unique to boys of that age.