Gen Z Needs Less Screen Time… Really?
Every few days, another article tells us, Gen Z, to put our phones down, as if the screen is the problem and not what we're trying to escape from. It's almost like there's a weekly quota of "Gen Z is DOOMED" headlines to meet. Going by those headlines: 1️⃣ If we're on our phones, we're wasting our lives. 2️⃣ If we binge-watch a series, we're lazy. 3️⃣ If we know every lyric to an album released three hours ago, we're officially obsessed. Okay, fine... but have you ever thought... what if we, Gen Z, are just looking for something genuine to find our way out? Didn’t get it? Let me explain. Here’s the thing: My generation didn't grow up with stories waiting on a library shelf or a TV schedule... we grew up with millions of them in our pockets. ➡️ Some were terrible. ➡️ Some were straight-up brain rot. ➡️ And some quietly changed the way we saw ourselves. I still think that is one of the internet's most underrated superpowers. ➡️ Sometimes yo...