What if anxiety&depression⬆️ in kids is not as much bc of phones&social media but more because of the rigged, senseless school system they function in, fraught with busywork, absurd behavior demands (don't move!), arbitrary grading, inflicted guilt
+no one having their backs😒
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as much as i'm sympathetic to this pov hasn't that stuff been around for a long time, so it wouldn't explain a *recent* increase? or has it actually gotten worse recently?
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iiuc there’s been a substantial increase in stress and intensity around the school + college admissions game
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Yep. And playing that game, with overly involved parents pushing it through, becomes the endeavour, rather than learning or even just teenaging. Bleak.
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yeah i could definitely see that. the version of this i have the most direct exposure to is high school math contest kids; the pressure at high levels of competition seemed to me like it steadily got worse between like 2012 to 2018 at least :/