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Church of Jeff

six years old and it's still true.

Parker @panoparker Parents: Kids are more depressed these days, I wonder why? Kids: You destroyed the economy for us, the earth is literally dying, we are going to work until we die and on top of that the Nazis are back. Parents: It's those pesky iPhones 11/28/17, 4:15 PM
7 Dec 2023 at 20:49 | Open on mastodon.world
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Pistolenkind
C.S.Strowbridge

@Pistolenkind @jeffowski

Exactly. Kids today saw covid-19 make them and the people the care about really sick and often die. They also saw their parent care more about being able to go to the movies rather than protecting their own kids. That's got to mess you up.

7 Dec 2023 at 21:31 | Open on mastodon.social
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@jeffowski
Two sides of the blame game and neither is correct.

7 Dec 2023 at 21:08 | Open on stranger.social
Herma

@jeffowski @Willow
Blaming each other instead of finding a solution together.

7 Dec 2023 at 21:18 | Open on mstdn.social
gajustempus

@jeffowski
no
it's getting worse. Even the iPhones suck now. And #Disney - formally a staple to cheer you up with their awesome and fantastic movies - joined the trainwreck-club

7 Dec 2023 at 21:53 | Open on social.anoxinon.de
Vincent392

@gajustempus @jeffowski also iOS/iPadOS is Unnecessarily hard to navigate.

8 Dec 2023 at 0:13 | Open on mastodon.social
Ferrichrome

@Vincent392 @gajustempus @jeffowski How so? iOS is a lot of things, but not sure how it’s hard to navigate, or at least it’s not any harder than Android.

8 Dec 2023 at 3:20 | Open on mastodon.social
Vincent392

@Ferrichrome @gajustempus @jeffowski context: I have been using Samsung (besides 1 tablet) my whole life, started with a Tab 4, then said lenovo, then a Tab A7, then a Galaxy J56 (That I still have) then a Tab A8, then a A7 2018 and then the Galaxy M23 I'm using to type this out.

I have an iPad for one place, and it could've been a Samsung with a custom rom, since all the apps they use are avaliable on Android, but no, they're instant on iPads.

So iOS/iPad is confusing to me.

8 Dec 2023 at 7:53 | Open on mastodon.social
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abhijith
Pxtl

@jeffowski its gotten even better: now we've also automated art and writing but food service is still done by humans. And nobody can afford a home anymore.

7 Dec 2023 at 23:01 | Open on mastodon.social
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Chumchum Tumtum

@jeffowski I mean, the phones have played a vital role in worsening our depression

7 Dec 2023 at 23:25 | Open on social.linux.pizza
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@fcktheworld587 @jeffowski they and the culture they enabled and the infrastructure their production and consumption cycles have enabled a couple of those items on that tweet
8 Dec 2023 at 0:22 | Open on mycrowd.ca
FortunateFool
FISHLARP
Vincent392
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@jeffowski "and on top of that, the n*zis are back." Say it louder for the people in the back!

8 Dec 2023 at 0:44 | Open on mastodon.social
Poppy (Tryna learn webdev rn) :spinny_cat_nb:

@BraveryTEWalker@mastodon.social @jeffowski@mastodon.world "We're getting back into 500-year-old bullshit from dead murderers (aka western chauvinism)."

8 Dec 2023 at 3:04 | Open on kitty.social
Seasonal Stompy Robot

@jeffowski to be fair, the iPhones are what's teaching the kids about the world.
Previously, kids were more insulated.
You think the world was kinder when your were little? It's because your parents didn't blast world news at you 24/7.

The harsh realities if the world, applied too early, means the generation loses their sense of wonder, and we're all poorer for it!

(Yes, I'm essentially arguing for lightweight, kind-hearted gaslighting of children.)

@jeffowski to be fair, the iPhones are what's teaching the kids about the world.
Previously, kids were more insulated.
You think the world was kinder when your were little? It's because your parents didn't blast world news at you 24/7.

The harsh realities if the world, applied too early, means the generation loses their sense of wonder, and we're all poorer for it!

8 Dec 2023 at 0:54 | Open on mastodon.gamedev.place
Sky UwU

@jeffowski Even more true now - with a still ongoing pandemic that, from my layman understanding of the science, no doubt is directly causing depression in children.

8 Dec 2023 at 1:01 | Open on tech.lgbt
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@jeffowski I think it's both reasons : essentially without the iPhones, and without kids finding out this information - the world would seem pretty blissful.

8 Dec 2023 at 1:26 | Open on toot.community
Whyrl

@jeffowski @bersl2 Totally agree with OP, but social media is probably partly to blame too. I can't imagine growing up in a world where I can't disconnect from school/social and being mentally healthy.

8 Dec 2023 at 2:43 | Open on furry.engineer
Tim Fearnside

@jeffowski Not coincidentally, it’s also why parents of kids today are more depressed.

8 Dec 2023 at 5:27 | Open on mindly.social
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