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Post:	<quote><b>[IOD]Snips wrote:</b> Well the core issue is healthy mental practices for youth. Western countries have terrible physical and mental health compared to other countries. Google says the human brain reaches max size in early adolescence, a full brain development continues until the mid-to-late 20s. Most of us gamers had dialup internet in our teenage years. Sure we watched too much tv, but as kids we allowed ourselves to get bored and reflected on life. We did NOT have ipads as an 8year old staring at a screen constantly. I think our brains developed better without phones/tablets compared to most kids today. Young children shouldn't own tablets/phones constantly or even be allowed to use them at school. Parents have grown exceptionally lazy during this information age. The internet & social media companies are structured for addictive repetitive engagement. It should be obvious that kids typically unable to hold a thought & having the attention of a butterfly is the end result. Have seen enough videos showing kids in Korea and other countries having much better mental discipline along with better grades. Shortcuts are rewarded, stealing ideas from co-workers or taking credit from AI without knowing basic concepts. I don't have a choice but to gauge my perspective of strangers unless I sample unbiased polling from youtube videos spread-out across the country. Too many people assume homelessness isn't a national issue UNLESS they see it inside their own town. Or that the opinions of their own neighborhood appropriately represent the nation, it takes more work to try to feel out such issues. Relying on paid news networks to learn the pulse of what American people overall are feeling/fearing would be like watching soda commercials to guess which can of pop gives you the whitest teeth. Politicians lie & twist perspectives constantly but mainstream news is even worse.</quote>
Reply To:	Author  Message [IOD]Snips Super Regular Speed Sniping Master P:  07/16/2025 18:50 EST     Well the core issue is healthy mental practices for youth. Western countries have terrible physical and mental health compared to other countries. Google says the human brain reaches max size in early adolescence, a full brain development continues until the mid-to-late 20s. Most of us gamers had dialup internet in our teenage years. Sure we watched too much tv, but as kids we allowed ourselves to get bored and reflected on life. We did NOT have ipads as an 8year old staring at a screen constantly. I think our brains developed better without phones/tablets compared to most kids today. Young children shouldn't own tablets/phones constantly or even be allowed to use them at school. Parents have grown exceptionally lazy during this information age. The internet & social media companies are structured for addictive repetitive engagement. It should be obvious that kids typically unable to hold a thought & having the attention of a butterfly is the end result. Have seen enough videos showing kids in Korea and other countries having much better mental discipline along with better grades. Shortcuts are rewarded, stealing ideas from co-workers or taking credit from AI without knowing basic concepts. I don't have a choice but to gauge my perspective of strangers unless I sample unbiased polling from youtube videos spread-out across the country. Too many people assume homelessness isn't a national issue UNLESS they see it inside their own town. Or that the opinions of their own neighborhood appropriately represent the nation, it takes more work to try to feel out such issues. Relying on paid news networks to learn the pulse of what American people overall are feeling/fearing would be like watching soda commercials to guess which can of pop gives you the whitest teeth. Politicians lie & twist perspectives constantly but mainstream news is even worse.