How Cell Phones Are Destroying the Mental Health of an Entire Generation
More safety means less human connection
The changes in the iGeneration have certainly had some positive side effects, like increased physical safety and a reduced birthrate, but these positive outcomes are accompanied by a host of negative changes that may outweigh the good. For example, one reason teenagers are physically safer today than in generations past is because they’re more likely to stay at home and less likely to go out with friends.
What is gained in safety is lost in connection with peers. And that’s one of the primary changes that Twenge is concerned about.
