The author talks about all the benefits of a "screen free" childhood and I remember my own fondly (although as an older millennial it was rapidly interrupted as technology spread). What I always wonder though, is if this kind of upbringing is so positive for kids, why are so many boomers so self-centered and spiteful? Surely, they should be happy, beautiful and kind?
I think its a very complex topic - what sort of average societal behavior then leads to some dominant trait X in given part of population. Its definitely not online vs park reduction.
Older generations experienced often very little emotional intelligence, men were told from very early age to man-up, men don't cry, you don't discuss your feelings because that would be / make you gay. Women were raised from small girls to be obedient wives and mothers and not strive for much else in lives, just shut up and listen.
I can see this massive EQ (or whatever is more appropriate term) difference myself, even me vs my dad, if you know what to look for its in plain sight and its massive. Now some folks from current generation didn't 'escape' this and are still like that, pushing this to their own kids, I somehow did and further I went away the clearer the picture was. I don't blame previous generation, this is how literally everybody functioned and how they were raised. But overall they had more freedom to play and also way more restriction and punishment.
Lets see how today's young will fare in retirement, I don't think it will be a nice picture, definitely not for new generation of young.
Boomers aren't any more self-centered and spiteful than any other generation, it seems to me. As to the younger generations, we don't know what they'll be like when they reach the age boomers are now.
