We eliminated most of childhood. Kids lost their ability to regularly roam for hours, freely and without adults. With that went most of kids' organic time lear

We eliminated most of childhood. Kids lost their ability to regularly roam for hours, freely and without adults. With that went most of kids' organic time learning complex problem solving, concocting and executing plans, working with peers, giving/getting feedback, how to lead, how to follow and other factors that set the stage for YA mental health. Phones are tools kids use to cope with a life spent in perpetual lockdown. Phone use rose as kids were working out how to cope with the loss of their critical growth places/critical growth hours. In this context, blaming phones seems a lot like adults being adults.