Published on 12, July, 2020
I now under why the youth on this site are annoyed with the so call older and wiser generation. When the see, youth is wasted on the young.
What sort of message is that to the younger members of the group. A lot of the problems with the youth is caused by society.
The constant bombardment of ads and must have adverts just so a few can earn vast amounts of money. Lots of adults do not see this either.
Kid are encouraged to sit in their rooms for hour after hour playing computer games. Lots of these games are just full of violence, which over time desensitises them to violence it is just a game to them.
How many parents sit toddles in front of the tv for a bit of quiet time or buy the older children computer games. Then complain about them spending all their time in their room.
Parents giving mobile phones to younger and younger children. The art of communication is lost to text messages.
I would not say the youth is wasted on the youth, more that they have been programmed to behave like this. Would like to see some of your comments.
So many issues in there.
I think social media and advertising are worse than ever. One of the worst things we’ve ever invented. It puts people into echo chambers, has distorted politics, bombards people with disinformation that aligns with their personal prejudices and it fools people into thinking online connections are as valid as real world ones. It’s bad for everyone but I am very glad it wasn’t a thing when I was at school. The potential for bullying and exclusion is horrendous.
Computer games: this isn’t a recent thing. It was true even when I was a child. I don’t think they really desensitise people to violence unless they already have an underlying problem. On that note though, there is much on social media or in movies that you could argue desensitises people.
I’m not a parent so it would be wrong of me to criticise harried parents who sit their kid in front of an iPad but my mum and my aunts gave me a lot of their time, taught me to read as a toddler etc. It would be a shame to lose that.
The general statement about youth being wasted on the young isn’t entirely false though. When I was young I didn’t really understand the need to take care of my body, I hadn’t yet developed the confidence and skills to do many things I can do now and I generally realise now that time is not an unlimited resource.
We can all look back and say we didn't understand what were doing back then, it is the same for the youth today in time they will look back. The amount of pressure put on children even at school are far me than we ever had. The education system needs to be looked. Too many people sat in offices making rules that they have no idea what the consequence's are to young people.