By a variety of measures and in a variety of countries, the members of Generation Z (born in and after 1996) are suffering from anxiety, depression, self-harm, and related disorders at levels higher than any other generation for which we have data.

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      8 months ago

      It might be beneficial for younger kids to not be aware of every global catastrophe, don’t you think?

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          8 months ago

          You mean in the sense where overexposure to news makes someone generally paranoid, combined with the fact that a massive fire in colombia is not likely to enrich their perceptions or help them understand the world around them any better?

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              8 months ago

              Maybe you should learn about contextual communication. Most of us aren’t pedantic English majors