Roughly 3-in-5 millennials can’t sleep because they’re stressed out over their smartphones. Student loans, paying bills and job security ranked much lower on the list. Stephen Green, Scott Ott and Bill Whittle take the measure of Millennial stress from smartphones and helicopter parents.
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3-in-5 Millennials Can’t Sleep, Stressed Over Smartphone Anxiety
Roughly 3-in-5 millennials can’t sleep because they’re stressed out over their smartphones. Student loans, paying bills and job security ranked much lower on the list. Stephen Green, Scott Ott and Bill Whittle take the measure of Millennial stress from smartphones and helicopter parents.
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Since the government is the sole source (legally) of student loans, why not treat college like medicare. Certain classes have a set fee and if colleges charge more than that then the student has to pay for that themselves. Only certain classes would be covered based on the ability to get a paying job in that course of study. I think this might have an effect on the price of education.
I took typing lessons.
My kids took “keyboarding” classes.
My grandkids are taught to swipe on iPads provided to each student.
I need to turn off autocorrect. Autocorrect has become my worst enema.
My Father would put a small loss on failed attempts, and I learned from him that failures are simply opportunities to try again.
Why is Scott wearing pajamas?
I’m stressed over … let’s see ….. I pretend to be stressed over …….. well, I’m off to take a nap.
Instead of ‘Patton: Ordeal & Triumph’ we have ‘Gen Z: The Ordeal of Waiting in Line for the New Whatever’
Greatest Generation
Baby Boomers 1944-1964 Never thought I was a Hippie!
Gen X 1965-1979
Gen Y 1980-1994 alias Millennials
Gen Z 1995-2015
I’d say the Greatest Generation were the Great Grandparents of the Millennials!
Sorry, Bill. The “Greatest Generation” aren’t the parents of Millennials. They’re the grandparents. The “Hippies” are the parents of Millennials…
As always, great stuff and bang on. Sadly, here in the UK it’s not just the young’uns, you see folk in their 40s and 50s in pubs paying more attention to their phones that to each other.
As for allergies/health etc. I grew up in the 70s and 80s with pets, playing outside, often off for hours and hours on end with mates on our bikes down by the canal and other remote places, all very Stand By Me. We never found a body, but we did once find a hole in the fence around Pinewood Studios and had a great time throwing polystyrene boulders around until a peak capped security guard chased us out. In my current job, which I’ve been in for over fifteen years, I’ve had four days sick (chickenpox, as you ask). I leave you to guess if any of my younger, seemingly fitter, colleagues have a similar record.
It says a lot about their priorities, does it not? Sad.
Steve’s microphone is way over modulated.
I’ve noticed it in the backstage video as well as this one.
Check your levels, Steve.
Other than that, great episode.
I can’t articulate how grateful I am for the work you guys are doing – keep it up! Having nieces and nephews that have been deeply affected by exactly these issues makes this video all the more relevant in my case. There is, however, hope for all these “kids”, as many of them are beginning to realize that they’re unfulfilled and are beginning to search for the reasons. As I share with them some of the insights that you guys are bringing, they are changing their priorities. For that I thank you.
On a technical note – Steve’s audio has been distorted on the last couple videos I’ve watched. Might want to check the input levels…
It’s hard to imagine anyone not noting the audio issue. Steve’s working hard to ameliorate.
I think he just needs to turn down his analog preamplifier gain. And tell Bill to turn off the autofocus! 🙂
Good episode, though.
It’s so close to perfect and a real tribute to the many hours you’ve spent perfecting it. Very impressive!