Alcohol is dangerous stuff.... beyond college craziness, it's a major factor in most rapes and most crimes of nonsexual violence. I always assumed that a major reason for women getting drunk at college parties was that they wanted to get intimate with a guy but were too shy/inhibited/tense/inexperienced to pull it off without the help of booze, but I'm a non-female; what's the truth?
I'm gonna fence sit this one. There's a clear cultural element to alcohol consumption (sanctioned escapism/disinhibition, etc.) that's still present in zoomers, but less prominent than in millennials. I've spent a few years working in nightlife, many are still getting problematically drunk. (Ofc, to your point, some of this might be mediated by their anxieties/neuroses/traumas at their core.)
I think we with through the ethical issues of our own youth in retrospect in order to provide wisdom for our children. I think it's important to teach our teens to drink socially and in moderation. Are there other issues with the current generation? Yes of course. I think we need to let millennials work through there time of life: becoming parents, leaders and elders.
Broad porn access and social media access are incredibly addictive-- drug like. Kids going through development are heavily addicted and we wonder why you have anxiety and executive function issue. The article is relevant: if tiktok or pornhub are your drugs of choice, recognize the issue and get help. Your agency is being eroded by your own habit formation.
Alcohol is dangerous stuff.... beyond college craziness, it's a major factor in most rapes and most crimes of nonsexual violence. I always assumed that a major reason for women getting drunk at college parties was that they wanted to get intimate with a guy but were too shy/inhibited/tense/inexperienced to pull it off without the help of booze, but I'm a non-female; what's the truth?
I'm gonna fence sit this one. There's a clear cultural element to alcohol consumption (sanctioned escapism/disinhibition, etc.) that's still present in zoomers, but less prominent than in millennials. I've spent a few years working in nightlife, many are still getting problematically drunk. (Ofc, to your point, some of this might be mediated by their anxieties/neuroses/traumas at their core.)
I think we with through the ethical issues of our own youth in retrospect in order to provide wisdom for our children. I think it's important to teach our teens to drink socially and in moderation. Are there other issues with the current generation? Yes of course. I think we need to let millennials work through there time of life: becoming parents, leaders and elders.
Broad porn access and social media access are incredibly addictive-- drug like. Kids going through development are heavily addicted and we wonder why you have anxiety and executive function issue. The article is relevant: if tiktok or pornhub are your drugs of choice, recognize the issue and get help. Your agency is being eroded by your own habit formation.