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Interestingly, all these examples (except maybe driving/cars) are activities associated with numbing oneself. Maybe the youth just have better mental health th

• dageshi 2y ago
  Perhaps tiktok is a cheaper, more convenient solution for numbing?
• pesus 2y ago
  I don't think this is a very accurate interpretation. Maybe for some, but I'd reckon sex, drugs, and alcohol (and partying in general) are more often than not used for the opposite reason.
• s1artibartfast 2y ago
  I think they can be associated with numbing oneself, but aren't necessarily. I would also associate most of those things with vivacity, exploration, spontaneity, and risk taking. Perhaps there is also a shift in the dominant narrative of associated with these activities. Studies seem to show the youth mental health is at an all time low. I wont go as far as to claim that lack of drinking and fucking is the cause, but I do think they are related, perhaps as the result of a third factor. I don't have data to support this, but my gut tells me the root may be more reserved and cautious approach to life in general.
• mmanfrin 2y ago
  > Maybe the youth just have better mental health than in yesteryear. Hiiiiiighly doubt this.