Take away their Iphones and Play Stations.
A Teacher Explains The Massive Challenges Young Americans Don’t Want To Face, But MustJeremy Adams' book, 'Hollowed Out,' offers an alarming diagnosis, as well as a little hope, for a generation that has rejected family and tradition for a damaging digital existence.
By Auguste Meyrat
August 13, 2021
It’s as frustrating as it is typical that cultural critics treat each new development in society as just another phase, as though it were an angsty adolescent trying out a new identity. In some ways, the thought that this or that specific trend is a phase with a beginning and an end may be comforting and easier to understand, but in other ways, it leads to inadequate solutions and circular arguments. ...
While some may contend it’s completely natural that young people be a little shallow, Adams explains at length this is not true. Something has changed in the past decade, and it’s no secret what it is – their phones.
It’s an inconvenient truth that is quickly forgotten, but Adams makes it clear: “Young people spend up to nine hours a day on their phones, most of it on social media platforms with a vapid parade of posts, comments, and pictures.”
Unlike the real world, which imposes certain demands on its participants, the virtual world demands nothing and actively discourages things like introspection, reflection, and accountability. ...
Read entire article at The FederalistAnd consideration that there are things more important than oneself, I suspect - like patriotism.