I think this article and your comment can coexist under this thesis: the things kids are worrying about are increasingly more bogus. My personal opinion is tha

I think this article and your comment can coexist under this thesis: the things kids are worrying about are increasingly more bogus. My personal opinion is that bogus problems have a powerful negative effect on people. You've lived the life of a street dog and grown up lean and strong, while these kids are living the yappy dog life and growing up neurotic. (I intend that as a compliment to you.) They're optomizing for nonexistent variables. The article touches on this idea: "Researchers found that pupils in schools which tackled the problems they worried about, such as those with eco-clubs and recycling schemes to teach children about environmental problems, were happier."