I don’t know how much of this is a reflection of the change in how much technology we’re forced to use or being able to see what differences in the world there are.

I can’t blame young generations for wanting to exclude themselves and put in the least amount of effort. It’s like, I went to Ireland, I go to nice tiny restaurant and my friend and I chat with a few gals who were much younger there. It’s interesting, they were on college break, and they always travel. They told us where there favorite places to go are and where they’ve been. And I thought, wow most friends I grew up with have never left the state they were born in. And quite frankly, they have very little interest in traveling so nothing to compare to.

I bring up these two points, because it seems like technology has filled that void of exploration and seeing the world in person. So you can sit there and watch videos or shorts of a different place you want to see but never end up going there.

It also seems like at this point, having a smart phone is shoved down your throat. It surprised me that retail workers have to have smartphones now. So it’s easy to doom scroll now. And the aspect of not traveling or seeing new things or meeting new people stunts mental growth.