The Great Rewiring of Childhood: A Smartphone-Social Media Dystopia

Why are smartphones and social media causing mental health problems in younger people? To answer this question, we must first identify what they are missing out on because of their compulsive technology use. That being, a play-based childhood.

Throughout human history, children in all parts of the world have spent much of their free time playing with peers. This play-based childhood is not unique to humans; all young mammals instinctively gravitate to playing, as it is essential for their development.

But now, with the rise of technology, much of that is gone.

This video explores The Great Rewiring of Childhood, in which a phone-based childhood has replaced a play-based childhood, and some of the lasting effects that has caused.

“Gen Z became the first generation in history to go through puberty with a portal in their pockets that called them away from the people nearby and into an alternative universe that was exciting, addictive, and unstable.”

— Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation.

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1 thought on “The Great Rewiring of Childhood: A Smartphone-Social Media Dystopia”

JOHN DAWE says:

January 29, 2025 at 00:31

Another ‘tool’, utilised in the dissolution of the Glue @ Core of Society = The stable Family unit! The game was already stratagised with not only the SWINDLE that is unREAL Estate ‘Prices’ (Only ever going UP- So far), Purposefully exacerbated by Policies such as ‘Forced’ Immigrations uptakes & others, But the requirement that it takes TWO wage packets to run a common household, whereas in the pre 1970s, this was accommodated with generally just 1 income. With both Parents ‘Working’ to Bleed to the ‘Same 4’ Banking Cabal in OZtopia, & NotMyGov promoting itself to the Youth of a Nation as their Future Support facility, further influences from MSM to ‘Have’ the latest ‘Tech’, to accommodate those hours when Parents are too busy, exhausted, doing household chores OR, ‘Glued to the incessant Ad filled Idiot box Neuro Anesthesia’! Reinforcing the Tech programming, NotMyGov EDU Dept, adopts Ipads for Year 2 Primary school as part of a ‘Book list’ (LOL)! & withAll ‘Work’ @ school is predominantly done on computers, so the loss of the ability to legibly ‘Write'(If at all) – Is lost, along with that part of the brain organising co-ordination & manual processing(The Alumina in all of the INCREASING Childhood Vaxxs, ALREADY plays a part in this Denegration of Neuro Processing at large [Autism rates etc], now being pushed to warp speed, the MIS/DISconnect of Reality processing (Include the GlobAlist/NotMyGov ‘TRANS’ gendering ‘Exercise’ amongst, & in league with this program!).
Further Blitzing indoctrinations from the same cabal on Global warming [Theory], & the notion that, If you don’t slip/ Slop on some Carcinogenic skin cream/Slap – You’ll end up Frying into the dust like Riddick’s Necromongers on Crematoria! AppaRentLie Anything above early 30 degrees, will require a welding mask & asbestos undies – Better stay inside on your ‘E’ Device in the Airconditioning (Don’t worry about Vitamin D for your skin, ultra violet spectrum for your eyes – & inclusive of variable focal points/lengths, nor Physicallities of General Bone/muscle building).
‘Playing’ is SOO IMPORTANT! From developing solutions to learning Social skills, including ‘Sharing’ & Co-operation (I guess THE Well resourced [NOT ‘Elite’], politicians/ Bureau-TechnoCrats at large, must have Missed this phase of life. Maybe their Brain Diverted to a different track – Becoming Lawyers or Corporates, Then Politicos & Execs – THE ‘Co-operations & sharing’, doesn’t fit into the Playground ‘Con-Troll’ model! – Funny how later as an adult, the Toys are more expensive, but, the big kids STILL want to take them off you!
Last; Options for the Modern era. When the Electric power goes down, do I/He/She/They Singular A) Call up my mates & game on the Net (Sorry! Not an option- The NoBloodyNetwork’s down – again). B) Go outside & Mow the lawn. ( Never utilised a gardening device EVER!). C) Attack the refrigerator contents, let the cold air out, & proceed to Make some food to eat. ( NOPE. Never boiled an egg. If, like commercial kitchens, it doesn’t come in a box, bladder, container – with just add water/ or microwave = Stuffed! – OH! & you’ve left the fridge Door – Still open!) D) Revisit the idea of going outside – Minus your BioWarfare equipment, to ride your bicycle. ( Nope. a flat tyre! Consult YouTube on inner tube inflation – OR, make a Memo to throw the whole bike out, & purchase another one – Because of ‘Engineering Complexities’! E) Do nothing. Sit in the dark as an Organic Mute, & keep operating the T.V remote in Bewilderment!
= WHY OH WHY, do Folks ALWAYS pick ‘E’? = Because it’s Programmed! LOL!
Pre CONVID Mythical NON living Beastie ‘Exercise’, there seemed to be a noticeable gap in Kids at large, abilities to do Baseline engineering (E Device Usage AREN’T inclusive. this is ‘Operational’.), measuring & manufacturing (Changing a lightbulb not inclusive. Note; THE Resources sector, HAS a SWP for even this! DER! [Safe Work Procedure – The lowest common denominator = Knuckle Dragging]), Baseline Home economics, ‘Origins of Information’, & Questioning at large almost Anything. POST CONVID – What does anyone think I have confidence in now, considering the Physical/Psych-Op Traumas, All age Generations have put ‘Their’ offspring through?
Wellness as usual.

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