Let's not forget this is the generation that needed Subway Surfer playing in the background to get through even a 1 minute video on TikTok.
I think a significant part of that "retardation" has to do with low attention spans, due to being raised on dopamine drip-feeds (tablets) since they were 2 or 3.
Low attention spans -> less willing to read/work on problems -> less reading/working on problems -> suck ass at both.
Being inattentive/distractible while driving would definitely explain it.
Completely valid point, hadn't considered that. They could just be so teched out (among other causes of lowered attention) that they can't drive for shit.
I think a significant part of that "retardation" has to do with low attention spans, due to being raised on dopamine drip-feeds (tablets) since they were 2 or 3.
As someone who admittedly spends too much time in front of a screen, that's always creeped me the hell out. Good lord, parents, try actually parenting. If/when I have kids, I certainly won't be giving them tech for quite some time. I'd be tempted to encourage them not to indulge until they're like 25, although then they end up retarded (at least in how they fit into society) in the other direction. But, yeah, no fucking way I'm giving one of my hypothetical kids tech when then two or three...or well after that. They need to grow up without tech so they know what it's like, before they start relying on it.
I remember the first few times I saw some fatass hand their toddler and iPad. WTF.
Let's not forget this is the generation that needed Subway Surfer playing in the background to get through even a 1 minute video on TikTok.
I think a significant part of that "retardation" has to do with low attention spans, due to being raised on dopamine drip-feeds (tablets) since they were 2 or 3.
Low attention spans -> less willing to read/work on problems -> less reading/working on problems -> suck ass at both.
Being inattentive/distractible while driving would definitely explain it.
Completely valid point, hadn't considered that. They could just be so teched out (among other causes of lowered attention) that they can't drive for shit.
As someone who admittedly spends too much time in front of a screen, that's always creeped me the hell out. Good lord, parents, try actually parenting. If/when I have kids, I certainly won't be giving them tech for quite some time. I'd be tempted to encourage them not to indulge until they're like 25, although then they end up retarded (at least in how they fit into society) in the other direction. But, yeah, no fucking way I'm giving one of my hypothetical kids tech when then two or three...or well after that. They need to grow up without tech so they know what it's like, before they start relying on it.
I remember the first few times I saw some fatass hand their toddler and iPad. WTF.