[lelanthran]

> From my observation children are increasingly dysfunctional.

Hasn't every generation complained about this? We forget that we were children once too, and pushed at the boundaries as we matured into teens.

This is what children do.

[cjbgkagh]

Just because people complain about it, doesn’t mean it is not true. I think there are objective measures in intelectual ability, physical fitness, and mental soundness. And those objective measures appear to be getting worse. The big win of sanitation, nutrition, and general education appear to be long behind us.

[tstrimple]

> “Children; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. They no longer rise when elders enter the room, they contradict their parents and tyrannize their teachers. Children are now tyrants.”

~ Socrates

[cjbgkagh]

Socrates; the guy famously sentenced to death for corrupting the youth. He himself encouraged the youth to do exactly those things.

Decadence is nothing new. Society goes through ups and downs. There have been numerous reformation periods did yield substantial benefits. I don't think anyone is arguing that things have always throughout history gotten worse in all places simultaneously.

It's my opinion that the exploitative power of machine learning with mass surveillance in the hands of profit incentivized corporations may not lead to the most conducive environment for developing brains. Even my mature brain has a hard time with it.

[watwut]

Some generations are worst then others. Some are more violent then others for example. Tho, afaik, children of our generations were way more dysfunctional then we are willing to accept in these debates.