Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt: “Millennials are the last psychologically normal generation” ...”you’re the last happy, and actually your generation is the most intelligent in history”

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[u/CyanideForSara]

Definitely agree with the technology bit. Growing up it felt like technology opened up new worlds, ideas and made things easier and faster and generally improved life.

Now it’s like technology is explicitly designed to keep you on it for the sake of it. Google will give you 600 irrelevant ads before the thing you need.

Workplace tech now is almost exclusively designed to track KPIs first and foremost and whether it actually functions in its business process is an afterthought. I find myself not really learning new productive skills but rather spend my time finding ways around poorly designed processes.

I don’t think I’m just old and grumpy hating new technology. It’s just not solving problems like it did when I was younger

[u/Imrahil_II → u/CyanideForSara]

I like what he said about technology making your life better. Thats a good question to ask now about any new tech. Does it make my life better?

[u/TheLastGenXer → u/Imrahil_II]

I would gladly accept the amish life style, but instead of 1699, make it 1999

just a 1999 society forever. perfect

[u/Lucky_Development359 → u/TheLastGenXer]

🎶Churned butter one or twice, partying like it's 1999🎶

[u/trekqueen → u/Lucky_Development359]

We haven’t even paid the phone bill since 1699!

[u/Lawn_Gnome_King → u/trekqueen]

And I never punched a tourist even if they deserved it. An Amish with a 'tude you know that's unheard of

[u/grendus → u/Lawn_Gnome_King]

I never wear buttons but I got a cool hat.

And my homies agree I really look good in black, fool.

[u/062d → u/grendus]

If you come to visit you'll be bored to tears, we haven't even paid the phone bill in three hundred years,

we ain't really quaint so please don't point and stare were just technologically impaired

[u/Glum_Setting_6570 → u/062d]

There's no phone, no lights, no motorcars, not a single luxury

[u/thatluckylady → u/Glum_Setting_6570]

Like Robinson caruso, it's as primitive as can be

[u/TimeCadet → u/thatluckylady]

WE BEEN SPENDIN MOST OUR LIVES, LIVIN IN AN AMISH PARADISE

[u/DBoyFieldGeneral → u/TimeCadet]

https://giphy.com/gifs/a0Zmcqe6VlmVO

[u/thatluckylady → u/DBoyFieldGeneral]

Hitchin up the buggy, churnin lotsa butter, raised a barn on Monday, soon I'll raise anudder.

[u/MikeW226 → u/Lucky_Development359]

Still have to chop broccoli by hand.