That's okay, every opinion is valid, take care, don't drink too much! :D

There's a 2001 documentary about the internet in Japan. Even though the video is a bit old, you can still get something interesting out of it. Some Japanese teenagers give their opinions, which still hold up today. Maybe someone will like it, I'll leave it here! Also, sorry for long text!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5jLP_aa_juA

@madarao Almost all kids in school now are retarding themselves by using GayI for all their work too. I've seen it firsthand

now, internet addiction is one thing (I highlight computer illiteracy because most of those types can't even use a search engine anymore, so their dependency is debatable at best if they can't *find* the information). overall IQ or learning ability is another story, we have definitely created an environment where younger people aren't encouraged to ask questions about things that interest them and that will contribute to a lot of the problem.

@shingo that is true. from what i've noticed though, those kinds of folks really know so little about computers or the internet and the constant brainrot onslaught is just the most convenient form of entertainment for them, which is replaceable if you take it away or if the network effect brings them to something better. that's what I meant by indifferent, the dependence on it is circumstantial.

i forsee a minority of gen z parents will try to shelter their kids to avoid unhealthy internet habi

@madarao It's partly that. A lot of it has to do with how people were raised, and if you were raised with an iPad while you were young, you're gonna be mentally fried way more than someone who wasn't. The younger the generation, the more iPad babysitting that's happening on average.

it's not a generational thing. most of them are indifferent if not for the fact they don't have friends elsewhere. the rest of us have jobs, you can't make it in most careers without internet and that's applies to everyone

also i would do the reaction thing as a half joke, but i'd prefer to keep my face off this site, so sorry

very odd

reactions to what?

Thanks, I've been making friends though I don't talk much, that's a good thing!

btw I hope keto is working well for you!