they are less patient, less resilient, yet have an inflated sense of their worth.
Sounds about right. You know though, I think a lot of it just has to do with the world too and I don't know if there is really a way to fix that. My nieces are a good example. Growing up, they were always limited with their screen time. My sister and brother in law were always really good at that. They had strict rules and expectations. Now that my niece is an adult, despite all of that, she is on her phone constantly. Maybe in a different world she would be even worse? I don't know, it just seems like you can't win no matter what you do sometimes.
Yeah, it is the world. That is why even the adults that didn't grow up on screens really at all, let alone the internet, still exhibit similar behaviours. The difference is, that their brains weren't conditioned to be digital consumers, and they learned skill prior to sitting on the screen.
Yeah, that is true. I will be the first to admit I probably spend more time on my phone than I should. Usually I am reading stuff though, I very rarely watch videos.
If it leads to action, then it is empowering. If it is a thin disguise to avoid dealing with other stuff, then it reduces us.