Anxiety Generation

Question 1

What is his thesis

Answer 1

That rates of mental disorder in gen z caused by smartphones and social media. Cites not just self reported issues but suicides rising after 2010. Across anglosphere and elsewhere in west.

Question 2

How is evolution involved?

Answer 2

Humans evolved to have long childhoods so could learn social behaviour through play etc. we ending play based childhood and making a phone based childhood.

Question 3

What do kids need?

Answer 3

Play, social learning and attachment. They learn through serve and receive; mirroring; synchronous rhyming etc. develops abilities to interact with others, learns cues, resolve arguments etc. All disrupted behind a screen. Need play for own sake not play with strategic goal of curating brand.