I read the article and I left think, "Well... OK." I feel like the author thought they were making a grander point than they were actually making. They write as if it is a scathing critique of Generation Z, when it really just feels like a pandering piece taking advantage of a child's social media addiction. And I would even hesitate to call it a social media addiction. She was a 13 year old girl for Christ's sake. That has always been a period of transition from dependant child to independant teenager. That age group has been like that far before the advent of social media. The age group is shallow, media-addicted, and angsty. The only difference is that now all three of those are possible with phones and the internet. Lastly, the girl just lost her mother. I can't speak for everybody, but when I've lost family, I tend to spend more time at home and on social media. It's hard to face the world with grief, and social media can provide a middle ground. I do think that social media addiction is a problem, but this article just reeked of "holier-than-thou" to me.
On a side note, do kids really care about snapchat scores? I have never even looked at mine....
I read the article and I left think, "Well... OK." I feel like the author thought they were making a grander point than they were actually making. They write as if it is a scathing critique of Generation Z, when it really just feels like a pandering piece taking advantage of a child's social media addiction. And I would even hesitate to call it a social media addiction. She was a 13 year old girl for Christ's sake. That has always been a period of transition from dependant child to independant teenager. That age group has been like that far before the advent of social media. The age group is shallow, media-addicted, and angsty. The only difference is that now all three of those are possible with phones and the internet. Lastly, the girl just lost her mother. I can't speak for everybody, but when I've lost family, I tend to spend more time at home and on social media. It's hard to face the world with grief, and social media can provide a middle ground. I do think that social media addiction is a problem, but this article just reeked of "holier-than-thou" to me.
On a side note, do kids really care about snapchat scores? I have never even looked at mine....