The difference is when you were a teenager you didn't have algorithmic feeds keeping you glued to the screen like today's youth are.

I wholeheartedly agree, which is why I started my original comment with saying that the tech landscape is different now. The current internet is essentially an addictive substance that seriously harms mental health and cognitive ability.

I'm not on social media, don't watch short-form content etc because I'm an adult and aware of the danger of these things. And I definitely think that parents should teach their kids the same, even if you can't outright forbid / ban it.

I suppose I did have to create my own fun, solving self created problem after self created problem. It was a completely different set of skills.

I still can't get into scrolling a feed hoping something is interesting. Sure, it happens in short bursts, but usually I'm trying to actually achieve something, even if it's only to satisfy a personal itch or curiosity.

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