my brain: the only reason you perceive yourself as a relatively mellow and laid back person is because you are completely engrossed by your daydreams, and constantly focus on those instead of your real life and the consequences of your actions and decisions. evidence shows that when you are forced to confront real life problems, you quickly resort to panicking. in addition to-
research: young people today are more anxious and depressed than ever
society: oh my god that’s terrible why
research: well they’re under more pressure at school, they’re worried about the political climate, they’re more diverse and more aware of social injustices than past generations, their job prospects are poor, trends like helicopter parenting and increasing surveillance of kids inhibit their ability to develop a sense of being in control of their lives, there’s an increasing cultural disconnect between generations, they’re increasingly criminalized for minor offenses or even just being out in public, they’re overscheduled and lacking in free time, they-
society: it’s because of selfies isn’t it
whenever i see these post-apocalyptic films set in the USA where everyone is pretty much just killing each other with no mention of other nations i always just assume that the rest of the world is fine and has learnt how to resume life as normal
synnatra 